diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_expr.c b/src/compiler/sema_expr.c
index 59406f2a7..46f20e97c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_expr.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_expr.c
@@ -9961,7 +9961,9 @@ bool sema_cast_const(Expr *expr)
 		case EXPR_RECAST:
 			if (sema_cast_const(expr->inner_expr))
 			{
+				Type *type = expr->type;
 				expr_replace(expr, expr->inner_expr);
+				expr->type = type;
 				return true;
 			}
 			return false;
diff --git a/test/test_suite/cast/cast_rcast.c3 b/test/test_suite/cast/cast_rcast.c3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f310fc27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_suite/cast/cast_rcast.c3
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+module test;
+// Issue #1811
+bitstruct Image_Tag : uint
+{
+  char x1 : 24..31;
+  char x2 : 16..23;
+  char x3 : 8..15;
+  char x4 : 0..7;
+}
+
+distinct Glyph_Format = CInt;
+const Glyph_Format GLYPH_FORMAT_BITMAP = (Glyph_Format)Image_Tag {'b', 'i', 't', 's'};
+
+fn void main() {
+  // Error: Implicitly casting 'Image_Tag' to 'Glyph_Format' is not permitted
+  Glyph_Format format = GLYPH_FORMAT_BITMAP;
+  // Error: 'Glyph_Format' and 'Image_Tag' are different types and cannot be compared.
+  assert(format == GLYPH_FORMAT_BITMAP);
+}
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