diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v b/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
index d8f9b31761..e69a8e162a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/pratt.v
@@ -377,6 +377,10 @@ pub fn (mut p Parser) expr_with_left(left ast.Expr, precedence int, is_stmt_iden
 				p.warn_with_pos('`$p.tok.kind` operator can only be used as a statement',
 					p.peek_tok.position())
 			}
+			if p.tok.kind in [.inc, .dec] && p.prev_tok.line_nr != p.tok.line_nr {
+				p.error_with_pos('$p.tok must be on the same line as the previous token',
+					p.tok.position())
+			}
 			node = ast.PostfixExpr{
 				op: p.tok.kind
 				expr: node
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/postfix_inc.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/postfix_inc.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91cbf89b4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/postfix_inc.out
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/postfix_inc.vv:3:1: error: `++` must be on the same line as the previous token
+    1 | mut v := 4
+    2 | _ = v
+    3 | ++v
+      | ~~
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/postfix_inc.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/postfix_inc.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f2fd06335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/postfix_inc.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+mut v := 4
+_ = v
+++v