diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b1dc1efd06..e193adcc45 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - Overloading of  `>`, `<`, `!=`, and `==` operators.
 - New struct updating syntax: `User{ ...u, name: 'new' }` to replace `{ u | name: 'new' }`.
 - `byte.str()` has been fixed and works like with all other numbers. `byte.ascii_str()` has been added.
+- Smart cast in for-loops: `for mut x is string {}`
 
 ## V 0.2.1
 *30 Dec 2020*
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index 57b25d25c3..e92618e894 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ pub mut:
 pub fn (e &SelectorExpr) root_ident() Ident {
 	mut root := e.expr
 	for root is SelectorExpr {
+		// TODO: remove this line
 		selector_expr := root as SelectorExpr
 		root = selector_expr.expr
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 5f91476c2d..fc91ee7626 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -2886,19 +2886,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 			c.in_for_count--
 		}
 		ast.ForStmt {
-			c.in_for_count++
-			prev_loop_label := c.loop_label
-			c.expected_type = table.bool_type
-			typ := c.expr(node.cond)
-			if !node.is_inf && typ.idx() != table.bool_type_idx && !c.pref.translated {
-				c.error('non-bool used as for condition', node.pos)
-			}
-			// TODO: update loop var type
-			// how does this work currenly?
-			c.check_loop_label(node.label, node.pos)
-			c.stmts(node.stmts)
-			c.loop_label = prev_loop_label
-			c.in_for_count--
+			c.for_stmt(mut node)
 		}
 		ast.GlobalDecl {
 			for field in node.fields {
@@ -3884,60 +3872,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) match_exprs(mut node ast.MatchExpr, cond_type_sym table.TypeS
 				} else {
 					expr_type = expr_types[0].typ
 				}
-				match mut node.cond {
-					ast.SelectorExpr {
-						mut is_mut := false
-						mut sum_type_casts := []table.Type{}
-						expr_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(node.cond.expr_type)
-						if field := c.table.struct_find_field(expr_sym, node.cond.field_name) {
-							if field.is_mut {
-								root_ident := node.cond.root_ident()
-								if v := branch.scope.find_var(root_ident.name) {
-									is_mut = v.is_mut
-								}
-							}
-						}
-						if field := branch.scope.find_struct_field(node.cond.expr_type,
-							node.cond.field_name) {
-							sum_type_casts << field.sum_type_casts
-						}
-						// smartcast either if the value is immutable or if the mut argument is explicitly given
-						if !is_mut || node.cond.is_mut {
-							sum_type_casts << expr_type
-							branch.scope.register_struct_field(ast.ScopeStructField{
-								struct_type: node.cond.expr_type
-								name: node.cond.field_name
-								typ: node.cond_type
-								sum_type_casts: sum_type_casts
-								pos: node.cond.pos
-							})
-						}
-					}
-					ast.Ident {
-						mut is_mut := false
-						mut sum_type_casts := []table.Type{}
-						mut is_already_casted := false
-						if node.cond.obj is ast.Var {
-							v := node.cond.obj as ast.Var
-							is_mut = v.is_mut
-							sum_type_casts << v.sum_type_casts
-							is_already_casted = v.pos.pos == node.cond.pos.pos
-						}
-						// smartcast either if the value is immutable or if the mut argument is explicitly given
-						if (!is_mut || node.cond.is_mut) && !is_already_casted {
-							sum_type_casts << expr_type
-							branch.scope.register(ast.Var{
-								name: node.cond.name
-								typ: node.cond_type
-								pos: node.cond.pos
-								is_used: true
-								is_mut: node.cond.is_mut
-								sum_type_casts: sum_type_casts
-							})
-						}
-					}
-					else {}
-				}
+				c.smartcast_sumtype(node.cond, node.cond_type, expr_type, mut branch.scope)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -4017,6 +3952,63 @@ fn (mut c Checker) match_exprs(mut node ast.MatchExpr, cond_type_sym table.TypeS
 	c.error(err_details, node.pos)
 }
 
+// smartcast takes the expression with the current type which should be smartcasted to the target type in the given scope
+fn (c Checker) smartcast_sumtype(expr ast.Expr, cur_type table.Type, to_type table.Type, mut scope ast.Scope) {
+	match mut expr {
+		ast.SelectorExpr {
+			mut is_mut := false
+			mut sum_type_casts := []table.Type{}
+			expr_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(expr.expr_type)
+			if field := c.table.struct_find_field(expr_sym, expr.field_name) {
+				if field.is_mut {
+					root_ident := expr.root_ident()
+					if v := scope.find_var(root_ident.name) {
+						is_mut = v.is_mut
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			if field := scope.find_struct_field(expr.expr_type, expr.field_name) {
+				sum_type_casts << field.sum_type_casts
+			}
+			// smartcast either if the value is immutable or if the mut argument is explicitly given
+			if !is_mut || expr.is_mut {
+				sum_type_casts << to_type
+				scope.register_struct_field(ast.ScopeStructField{
+					struct_type: expr.expr_type
+					name: expr.field_name
+					typ: cur_type
+					sum_type_casts: sum_type_casts
+					pos: expr.pos
+				})
+			}
+		}
+		ast.Ident {
+			mut is_mut := false
+			mut sum_type_casts := []table.Type{}
+			mut is_already_casted := false
+			if expr.obj is ast.Var {
+				v := expr.obj as ast.Var
+				is_mut = v.is_mut
+				sum_type_casts << v.sum_type_casts
+				is_already_casted = v.pos.pos == expr.pos.pos
+			}
+			// smartcast either if the value is immutable or if the mut argument is explicitly given
+			if (!is_mut || expr.is_mut) && !is_already_casted {
+				sum_type_casts << to_type
+				scope.register(ast.Var{
+					name: expr.name
+					typ: cur_type
+					pos: expr.pos
+					is_used: true
+					is_mut: expr.is_mut
+					sum_type_casts: sum_type_casts
+				})
+			}
+		}
+		else {}
+	}
+}
+
 pub fn (mut c Checker) select_expr(mut node ast.SelectExpr) table.Type {
 	node.is_expr = c.expected_type != table.void_type
 	node.expected_type = c.expected_type
@@ -4114,6 +4106,45 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) unsafe_expr(mut node ast.UnsafeExpr) table.Type {
 	return t
 }
 
+fn (mut c Checker) for_stmt(mut node ast.ForStmt) {
+	c.in_for_count++
+	prev_loop_label := c.loop_label
+	c.expected_type = table.bool_type
+	typ := c.expr(node.cond)
+	if !node.is_inf && typ.idx() != table.bool_type_idx && !c.pref.translated {
+		c.error('non-bool used as for condition', node.pos)
+	}
+	if node.cond is ast.InfixExpr {
+		infix := node.cond
+		if infix.op == .key_is {
+			if (infix.left is ast.Ident ||
+				infix.left is ast.SelectorExpr) &&
+				infix.right is ast.Type {
+				right_expr := infix.right as ast.Type
+				is_variable := if mut infix.left is ast.Ident {
+					infix.left.kind == .variable
+				} else {
+					true
+				}
+				left_type := c.expr(infix.left)
+				left_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(left_type)
+				if is_variable {
+					if left_sym.kind == .sum_type {
+						c.smartcast_sumtype(infix.left, infix.left_type, right_expr.typ, mut
+							node.scope)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// TODO: update loop var type
+	// how does this work currenly?
+	c.check_loop_label(node.label, node.pos)
+	c.stmts(node.stmts)
+	c.loop_label = prev_loop_label
+	c.in_for_count--
+}
+
 pub fn (mut c Checker) if_expr(mut node ast.IfExpr) table.Type {
 	if_kind := if node.is_comptime { '\$if' } else { 'if' }
 	expr_required := c.expected_type != table.void_type
@@ -4167,68 +4198,30 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) if_expr(mut node ast.IfExpr) table.Type {
 					} else {
 						true
 					}
-					// Register shadow variable or `as` variable with actual type
 					if is_variable {
-						// TODO: merge this code with match_expr because it has the same logic implemented
 						if left_sym.kind in [.interface_, .sum_type] {
-							mut is_mut := false
-							if mut infix.left is ast.Ident {
+							if infix.left is ast.Ident && left_sym.kind == .interface_ {
+								// TODO: rewrite interface smartcast
+								left := infix.left as ast.Ident
+								mut is_mut := false
 								mut sum_type_casts := []table.Type{}
-								if v := branch.scope.find_var(infix.left.name) {
+								if v := branch.scope.find_var(left.name) {
 									is_mut = v.is_mut
 									sum_type_casts << v.sum_type_casts
 								}
-								if left_sym.kind == .sum_type {
-									// smartcast either if the value is immutable or if the mut argument is explicitly given
-									if !is_mut || infix.left.is_mut {
-										sum_type_casts << right_expr.typ
-										branch.scope.register(ast.Var{
-											name: infix.left.name
-											typ: infix.left_type
-											sum_type_casts: sum_type_casts
-											pos: infix.left.pos
-											is_used: true
-											is_mut: is_mut
-										})
-									}
-								} else if left_sym.kind == .interface_ {
-									branch.scope.register(ast.Var{
-										name: infix.left.name
-										typ: right_expr.typ.to_ptr()
-										sum_type_casts: sum_type_casts
-										pos: infix.left.pos
-										is_used: true
-										is_mut: is_mut
-									})
-									// TODO: remove that later @danieldaeschle
-									node.branches[i].smartcast = true
-								}
-							} else if mut infix.left is ast.SelectorExpr {
-								mut sum_type_casts := []table.Type{}
-								expr_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(infix.left.expr_type)
-								if field := c.table.struct_find_field(expr_sym, infix.left.field_name) {
-									if field.is_mut {
-										root_ident := infix.left.root_ident()
-										if root_ident.obj is ast.Var {
-											is_mut = root_ident.obj.is_mut
-										}
-									}
-								}
-								if field := branch.scope.find_struct_field(infix.left.expr_type,
-									infix.left.field_name) {
-									sum_type_casts << field.sum_type_casts
-								}
-								// smartcast either if the value is immutable or if the mut argument is explicitly given
-								if (!is_mut || infix.left.is_mut) && left_sym.kind == .sum_type {
-									sum_type_casts << right_expr.typ
-									branch.scope.register_struct_field(ast.ScopeStructField{
-										struct_type: infix.left.expr_type
-										name: infix.left.field_name
-										typ: infix.left_type
-										sum_type_casts: sum_type_casts
-										pos: infix.left.pos
-									})
-								}
+								branch.scope.register(ast.Var{
+									name: left.name
+									typ: right_expr.typ.to_ptr()
+									sum_type_casts: sum_type_casts
+									pos: left.pos
+									is_used: true
+									is_mut: is_mut
+								})
+								// TODO: needs to be removed
+								node.branches[i].smartcast = true
+							} else {
+								c.smartcast_sumtype(infix.left, infix.left_type, right_expr.typ, mut
+									branch.scope)
 							}
 						}
 					}
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/for.v b/vlib/v/parser/for.v
index adfca6be5f..33ba8cb76e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/for.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/for.v
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ fn (mut p Parser) for_stmt() ast.Stmt {
 	// `for cond {`
 	cond := p.expr(0)
 	p.inside_for = false
+	// extra scope for the body
+	p.open_scope()
 	stmts := p.parse_block_no_scope(false)
 	pos.last_line = p.prev_tok.line_nr - 1
 	for_stmt := ast.ForStmt{
@@ -186,5 +188,6 @@ fn (mut p Parser) for_stmt() ast.Stmt {
 		scope: p.scope
 	}
 	p.close_scope()
+	p.close_scope()
 	return for_stmt
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/for_smartcast_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/for_smartcast_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e2d66c0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/for_smartcast_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+type Node = Expr | string
+type Expr = IfExpr | IntegerLiteral
+
+struct IntegerLiteral {}
+struct IfExpr {
+	pos int
+}
+
+struct NodeWrapper {
+	node Node
+}
+
+fn test_nested_sumtype_selector() {
+	c := NodeWrapper{Node(Expr(IfExpr{pos: 1}))}
+	for c.node is Expr {
+		assert typeof(c.node).name == 'Expr'
+		break
+	}
+}
+
+struct Milk {
+mut:
+	name string
+}
+
+struct Eggs {
+mut:
+	name string
+}
+
+type Food = Milk | Eggs
+
+struct FoodWrapper {
+mut:
+	food Food
+}
+
+fn test_match_mut() {
+	mut f := Food(Eggs{'test'})
+	for mut f is Eggs {
+		f.name = 'eggs'
+		assert f.name == 'eggs'
+		break
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_conditional_break() {
+	mut f := Food(Eggs{'test'})
+	for mut f is Eggs {
+		f = Milk{'test'}
+	}
+	assert true
+}