diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index dc6118f453..076aadb9c8 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -5462,8 +5462,10 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_gen_while_expr(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *scope, AstNode *n
             IrInstruction *expr_result = ir_gen_node(irb, continue_expr_node, payload_scope);
             if (expr_result == irb->codegen->invalid_instruction)
                 return expr_result;
-            if (!instr_is_unreachable(expr_result))
+            if (!instr_is_unreachable(expr_result)) {
+                ir_mark_gen(ir_build_check_statement_is_void(irb, payload_scope, continue_expr_node, expr_result));
                 ir_mark_gen(ir_build_br(irb, payload_scope, node, cond_block, is_comptime));
+            }
         }
 
         ir_set_cursor_at_end_and_append_block(irb, else_block);
@@ -5544,8 +5546,10 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_gen_while_expr(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *scope, AstNode *n
             IrInstruction *expr_result = ir_gen_node(irb, continue_expr_node, child_scope);
             if (expr_result == irb->codegen->invalid_instruction)
                 return expr_result;
-            if (!instr_is_unreachable(expr_result))
+            if (!instr_is_unreachable(expr_result)) {
+                ir_mark_gen(ir_build_check_statement_is_void(irb, child_scope, continue_expr_node, expr_result));
                 ir_mark_gen(ir_build_br(irb, child_scope, node, cond_block, is_comptime));
+            }
         }
 
         IrInstruction *else_result = nullptr;
@@ -5609,8 +5613,10 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_gen_while_expr(IrBuilder *irb, Scope *scope, AstNode *n
             IrInstruction *expr_result = ir_gen_node(irb, continue_expr_node, subexpr_scope);
             if (expr_result == irb->codegen->invalid_instruction)
                 return expr_result;
-            if (!instr_is_unreachable(expr_result))
+            if (!instr_is_unreachable(expr_result)) {
+                ir_mark_gen(ir_build_check_statement_is_void(irb, scope, continue_expr_node, expr_result));
                 ir_mark_gen(ir_build_br(irb, scope, node, cond_block, is_comptime));
+            }
         }
 
         IrInstruction *else_result = nullptr;
diff --git a/test/compile_errors.zig b/test/compile_errors.zig
index 92df4d2d14..c6771fb457 100644
--- a/test/compile_errors.zig
+++ b/test/compile_errors.zig
@@ -2,6 +2,28 @@ const tests = @import("tests.zig");
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
 
 pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.CompileErrorContext) void {
+    cases.add(
+        "ignored expression in while continuation",
+        \\export fn a() void {
+        \\    while (true) : (bad()) {}
+        \\}
+        \\export fn b() void {
+        \\    var x: anyerror!i32 = 1234;
+        \\    while (x) |_| : (bad()) {} else |_| {}
+        \\}
+        \\export fn c() void {
+        \\    var x: ?i32 = 1234;
+        \\    while (x) |_| : (bad()) {}
+        \\}
+        \\fn bad() anyerror!void {
+        \\    return error.Bad;
+        \\}
+    ,
+        "tmp.zig:2:24: error: expression value is ignored",
+        "tmp.zig:6:25: error: expression value is ignored",
+        "tmp.zig:10:25: error: expression value is ignored",
+    );
+
     cases.add(
         "import outside package path",
         \\comptime{