diff --git a/src/Sema.zig b/src/Sema.zig
index 191ab3407093..390ec0b92627 100644
--- a/src/Sema.zig
+++ b/src/Sema.zig
@@ -29385,14 +29385,18 @@ const InMemoryCoercionResult = union(enum) {
                 break;
             },
             .array_sentinel => |sentinel| {
-                if (sentinel.actual.toIntern() != .unreachable_value) {
-                    try sema.errNote(src, msg, "array sentinel '{f}' cannot cast into array sentinel '{f}'", .{
-                        sentinel.actual.fmtValueSema(pt, sema), sentinel.wanted.fmtValueSema(pt, sema),
+                if (sentinel.wanted.toIntern() == .unreachable_value) {
+                    try sema.errNote(src, msg, "source array cannot be guaranteed to maintain '{f}' sentinel", .{
+                        sentinel.actual.fmtValueSema(pt, sema),
                     });
-                } else {
+                } else if (sentinel.actual.toIntern() == .unreachable_value) {
                     try sema.errNote(src, msg, "destination array requires '{f}' sentinel", .{
                         sentinel.wanted.fmtValueSema(pt, sema),
                     });
+                } else {
+                    try sema.errNote(src, msg, "array sentinel '{f}' cannot cast into array sentinel '{f}'", .{
+                        sentinel.actual.fmtValueSema(pt, sema), sentinel.wanted.fmtValueSema(pt, sema),
+                    });
                 }
                 break;
             },
@@ -30179,10 +30183,14 @@ fn coerceInMemoryAllowedPtrs(
         src_src,
         null,
     );
-    if (child != .ok and !dest_is_mut) allow: {
+    if (child != .ok) allow: {
         // As a special case, we also allow coercing `*[n:s]T` to `*[n]T`, akin to dropping the sentinel from a slice.
         // `*[n:s]T` cannot coerce in memory to `*[n]T` since they have different sizes.
-        if (src_child.zigTypeTag(zcu) == .array and dest_child.zigTypeTag(zcu) == .array and
+        //
+        // We must once again include `dest_is_mut` because `**[n:s]T -> **[n]T`
+        // is not allowed, as it would make it possible to assign an illegal value
+        // to the sentinel-terminated side.
+        if (!dest_is_mut and src_child.zigTypeTag(zcu) == .array and dest_child.zigTypeTag(zcu) == .array and
             src_child.arrayLen(zcu) == dest_child.arrayLen(zcu) and
             src_child.sentinel(zcu) != null and dest_child.sentinel(zcu) == null and
             .ok == try sema.coerceInMemoryAllowed(block, dest_child.childType(zcu), src_child.childType(zcu), !dest_info.flags.is_const, target, dest_src, src_src, null))
diff --git a/test/cases/compile_errors/coerce_pointers_with_uncoercable_child_pointers.zig b/test/cases/compile_errors/coerce_pointers_with_uncoercable_child_pointers.zig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bef21b2777ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/compile_errors/coerce_pointers_with_uncoercable_child_pointers.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+export fn entry1() void {
+    const p: **u32 = undefined;
+    const q: **i32 = p;
+    _ = q;
+}
+
+export fn entry2() void {
+    const p: [*]*u32 = undefined;
+    const q: [*]*i32 = p;
+    _ = q;
+}
+
+export fn entry3() void {
+    const p: []*u32 = undefined;
+    const q: []*i32 = p;
+    _ = q;
+}
+
+export fn entry4() void {
+    const p: [*c]*u32 = undefined;
+    const q: [*c]*i32 = p;
+    _ = q;
+}
+
+export fn entry5() void {
+    const p: **[1:42]u8 = undefined;
+    const q: **[1]u8 = p;
+    _ = q;
+}
+
+// error
+//
+// :3:22: error: expected type '**i32', found '**u32'
+// :3:22: note: pointer type child '*u32' cannot cast into pointer type child '*i32'
+// :3:22: note: pointer type child 'u32' cannot cast into pointer type child 'i32'
+// :3:22: note: signed 32-bit int cannot represent all possible unsigned 32-bit values
+// :9:24: error: expected type '[*]*i32', found '[*]*u32'
+// :9:24: note: pointer type child '*u32' cannot cast into pointer type child '*i32'
+// :9:24: note: pointer type child 'u32' cannot cast into pointer type child 'i32'
+// :9:24: note: signed 32-bit int cannot represent all possible unsigned 32-bit values
+// :15:23: error: expected type '[]*i32', found '[]*u32'
+// :15:23: note: pointer type child '*u32' cannot cast into pointer type child '*i32'
+// :15:23: note: pointer type child 'u32' cannot cast into pointer type child 'i32'
+// :15:23: note: signed 32-bit int cannot represent all possible unsigned 32-bit values
+// :21:25: error: expected type '[*c]*i32', found '[*c]*u32'
+// :21:25: note: pointer type child '*u32' cannot cast into pointer type child '*i32'
+// :21:25: note: pointer type child 'u32' cannot cast into pointer type child 'i32'
+// :21:25: note: signed 32-bit int cannot represent all possible unsigned 32-bit values
+// :27:24: error: expected type '**[1]u8', found '**[1:42]u8'
+// :27:24: note: pointer type child '*[1:42]u8' cannot cast into pointer type child '*[1]u8'
+// :27:24: note: pointer type child '[1:42]u8' cannot cast into pointer type child '[1]u8'
+// :27:24: note: source array cannot be guaranteed to maintain '42' sentinel