diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 6570ed7471..1016e91b2a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -310,6 +310,14 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) infix_expr(infix_expr mut ast.InfixExpr) table.Type {
 		c.error('infix expr: cannot use `$right.name` (right expression) as `$left.name`',
 			infix_expr.pos)
 	}
+	if infix_expr.op in [.amp, .pipe, .xor] {
+		if !left.is_int() {
+			c.error('operator ${infix_expr.op.str()} not defined on left type `$left.name`', infix_expr.pos)
+		}
+		else if !right.is_int() {
+			c.error('operator ${infix_expr.op.str()} not defined on right type `$right.name`', infix_expr.pos)
+		}
+	}
 	if left_type == table.bool_type && !(infix_expr.op in [.eq, .ne, .logical_or, .and]) {
 		c.error('bool types only have the following operators defined: `==`, `!=`, `||`, and `&&`',
 			infix_expr.pos)
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/inout/bit_op_wrong_left_type_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/inout/bit_op_wrong_left_type_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98429e9a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/inout/bit_op_wrong_left_type_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/inout/bit_op_wrong_left_type_err.v:2:6: error: operator & not defined on left type `f64`
+    1| fn main() {
+    2|     0.5 & 1
+               ^
+    3| }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/inout/bit_op_wrong_left_type_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/inout/bit_op_wrong_left_type_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..604c8485f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/inout/bit_op_wrong_left_type_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+	0.5 & 1
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/inout/bit_op_wrong_right_type_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/inout/bit_op_wrong_right_type_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c37abc4908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/inout/bit_op_wrong_right_type_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/inout/bit_op_wrong_right_type_err.v:2:4: error: operator | not defined on right type `f64`
+    1| fn main() {
+    2|     1 | 0.5
+             ^
+    3| }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/inout/bit_op_wrong_right_type_err.v b/vlib/v/checker/tests/inout/bit_op_wrong_right_type_err.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e46d383406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/inout/bit_op_wrong_right_type_err.v
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+	1 | 0.5
+}
\ No newline at end of file