diff --git a/src/analyze.cpp b/src/analyze.cpp
index 905a6a6f94..33d28269b9 100644
--- a/src/analyze.cpp
+++ b/src/analyze.cpp
@@ -1962,29 +1962,14 @@ static ZigType *analyze_fn_type(CodeGen *g, AstNode *proto_node, Scope *child_sc
         return g->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
     }
 
-    switch (specified_return_type->id) {
-        case ZigTypeIdInvalid:
-            zig_unreachable();
-
-        case ZigTypeIdUndefined:
-        case ZigTypeIdNull:
-            add_node_error(g, fn_proto->return_type,
-                buf_sprintf("return type '%s' not allowed", buf_ptr(&specified_return_type->name)));
-            return g->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
-
-        case ZigTypeIdOpaque:
-        {
-            ErrorMsg* msg = add_node_error(g, fn_proto->return_type,
-                buf_sprintf("opaque return type '%s' not allowed", buf_ptr(&specified_return_type->name)));
-            Tld *tld = find_decl(g, &fn_entry->fndef_scope->base, &specified_return_type->name);
-            if (tld != nullptr) {
-                add_error_note(g, msg, tld->source_node, buf_sprintf("declared here"));
-            }
-            return g->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
+    if(!is_valid_return_type(specified_return_type)){
+        ErrorMsg* msg = add_node_error(g, fn_proto->return_type,
+            buf_sprintf("%s return type '%s' not allowed", type_id_name(specified_return_type->id), buf_ptr(&specified_return_type->name)));
+        Tld *tld = find_decl(g, &fn_entry->fndef_scope->base, &specified_return_type->name);
+        if (tld != nullptr) {
+            add_error_note(g, msg, tld->source_node, buf_sprintf("type declared here"));
         }
-
-        default:
-            break;
+        return g->builtin_types.entry_invalid;
     }
 
     if (fn_proto->auto_err_set) {
@@ -2056,6 +2041,19 @@ static ZigType *analyze_fn_type(CodeGen *g, AstNode *proto_node, Scope *child_sc
     return get_fn_type(g, &fn_type_id);
 }
 
+bool is_valid_return_type(ZigType* type) {
+    switch (type->id) {
+        case ZigTypeIdInvalid:
+        case ZigTypeIdUndefined:
+        case ZigTypeIdNull:
+        case ZigTypeIdOpaque:
+            return false;
+        default:
+            return true;
+    }
+    zig_unreachable();
+}
+
 bool type_is_invalid(ZigType *type_entry) {
     switch (type_entry->id) {
         case ZigTypeIdInvalid:
diff --git a/src/analyze.hpp b/src/analyze.hpp
index 0b48d357f6..c7cbab4b8c 100644
--- a/src/analyze.hpp
+++ b/src/analyze.hpp
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ ZigValue *analyze_const_value(CodeGen *g, Scope *scope, AstNode *node, ZigType *
 void resolve_llvm_types_fn(CodeGen *g, ZigFn *fn);
 bool fn_is_async(ZigFn *fn);
 CallingConvention cc_from_fn_proto(AstNodeFnProto *fn_proto);
+bool is_valid_return_type(ZigType* type);
 
 Error type_val_resolve_abi_align(CodeGen *g, AstNode *source_node, ZigValue *type_val, uint32_t *abi_align);
 Error type_val_resolve_abi_size(CodeGen *g, AstNode *source_node, ZigValue *type_val,
diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index e2cf13b77d..e5b28f84c2 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -19392,6 +19392,19 @@ static IrInstGen *ir_analyze_fn_call(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInst* source_instr,
             ZigType *specified_return_type = ir_analyze_type_expr(ira, impl_fn->child_scope, return_type_node);
             if (type_is_invalid(specified_return_type))
                 return ira->codegen->invalid_inst_gen;
+
+            if(!is_valid_return_type(specified_return_type)){
+                ErrorMsg *msg = ir_add_error(ira, source_instr,
+                    buf_sprintf("call to generic function with %s return type '%s' not allowed", type_id_name(specified_return_type->id), buf_ptr(&specified_return_type->name)));
+                add_error_note(ira->codegen, msg, fn_proto_node, buf_sprintf("function declared here"));
+
+                Tld *tld = find_decl(ira->codegen, &fn_entry->fndef_scope->base, &specified_return_type->name);
+                if (tld != nullptr) {
+                    add_error_note(ira->codegen, msg, tld->source_node, buf_sprintf("type declared here"));
+                }
+                return ira->codegen->invalid_inst_gen;
+            }
+
             if (fn_proto_node->data.fn_proto.auto_err_set) {
                 ZigType *inferred_err_set_type = get_auto_err_set_type(ira->codegen, impl_fn);
                 if ((err = type_resolve(ira->codegen, specified_return_type, ResolveStatusSizeKnown)))
diff --git a/test/compile_errors.zig b/test/compile_errors.zig
index 4434920224..a2d4e8ac23 100644
--- a/test/compile_errors.zig
+++ b/test/compile_errors.zig
@@ -6558,9 +6558,41 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.CompileErrorContext) void {
         \\export fn bar() !FooType {
         \\    return error.InvalidValue;
         \\}
+        \\export fn bav() !@TypeOf(null) {
+        \\    return error.InvalidValue;
+        \\}
+        \\export fn baz() !@TypeOf(undefined) {
+        \\    return error.InvalidValue;
+        \\}
     , &[_][]const u8{
-        "tmp.zig:2:18: error: opaque return type 'FooType' not allowed",
-        "tmp.zig:1:1: note: declared here",
+        "tmp.zig:2:18: error: Opaque return type 'FooType' not allowed",
+        "tmp.zig:1:1: note: type declared here",
+        "tmp.zig:5:18: error: Null return type '(null)' not allowed",
+        "tmp.zig:8:18: error: Undefined return type '(undefined)' not allowed",
+    });
+
+    cases.add("generic function returning opaque type",
+        \\const FooType = @OpaqueType();
+        \\fn generic(comptime T: type) !T {
+        \\    return undefined;
+        \\}
+        \\export fn bar() void {
+        \\    _ = generic(FooType);
+        \\}
+        \\export fn bav() void {
+        \\    _ = generic(@TypeOf(null));
+        \\}
+        \\export fn baz() void {
+        \\    _ = generic(@TypeOf(undefined));
+        \\}
+    , &[_][]const u8{
+        "tmp.zig:6:16: error: call to generic function with Opaque return type 'FooType' not allowed",
+        "tmp.zig:2:1: note: function declared here",
+        "tmp.zig:1:1: note: type declared here",
+        "tmp.zig:9:16: error: call to generic function with Null return type '(null)' not allowed",
+        "tmp.zig:2:1: note: function declared here",
+        "tmp.zig:12:16: error: call to generic function with Undefined return type '(undefined)' not allowed",
+        "tmp.zig:2:1: note: function declared here",
     });
 
     cases.add( // fixed bug #2032