diff --git a/src/compiler/ast.c b/src/compiler/ast.c
index 538dc5925..12820d699 100644
--- a/src/compiler/ast.c
+++ b/src/compiler/ast.c
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ bool expr_is_pure(Expr *expr)
 		case EXPR_TYPEID:
 		case EXPR_CT_ARG:
 		case EXPR_OPERATOR_CHARS:
+		case EXPR_CT_CHECKS:
 			return true;
 		case EXPR_VASPLAT:
 			return true;
diff --git a/src/compiler/copying.c b/src/compiler/copying.c
index 1eab3a948..a52d4a520 100644
--- a/src/compiler/copying.c
+++ b/src/compiler/copying.c
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ Expr *copy_expr(CopyStruct *c, Expr *source_expr)
 		case EXPR_GROUP:
 		case EXPR_STRINGIFY:
 		case EXPR_CT_EVAL:
+		case EXPR_CT_CHECKS:
 			MACRO_COPY_EXPR(expr->inner_expr);
 			return expr;
 		case EXPR_TYPEID_INFO:
diff --git a/src/compiler/enums.h b/src/compiler/enums.h
index c3bf2e653..a1342ba7f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/enums.h
+++ b/src/compiler/enums.h
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ typedef enum
 	EXPR_CATCH_UNWRAP,
 	EXPR_COMPOUND_LITERAL,
 	EXPR_CONST,
+	EXPR_CT_CHECKS,
 	EXPR_CT_CALL,
 	EXPR_CT_CONV,
 	EXPR_CT_IDENT,
@@ -343,6 +344,7 @@ typedef enum
 typedef enum
 {
 	SCOPE_NONE = 0,
+	SCOPE_CHECKS = 1 << 0,
 	SCOPE_EXPR_BLOCK = 1 << 5,
 	SCOPE_MACRO = 1 << 6,
 } ScopeFlags;
@@ -544,6 +546,7 @@ typedef enum
 	TOKEN_CT_ALIGNOF,           // $alignof
 	TOKEN_CT_ASSERT,            // $assert
 	TOKEN_CT_CASE,              // $case
+	TOKEN_CT_CHECKS,            // $checks
 	TOKEN_CT_DEFAULT,           // $default
 	TOKEN_CT_DEFINED,           // $defined
 	TOKEN_CT_FOR,               // $for
diff --git a/src/compiler/llvm_codegen_expr.c b/src/compiler/llvm_codegen_expr.c
index eeeaabc9a..c676ae1b3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/llvm_codegen_expr.c
+++ b/src/compiler/llvm_codegen_expr.c
@@ -5545,6 +5545,7 @@ void llvm_emit_expr(GenContext *c, BEValue *value, Expr *expr)
 		case EXPR_CT_ARG:
 		case EXPR_ASM:
 		case EXPR_VASPLAT:
+		case EXPR_CT_CHECKS:
 			UNREACHABLE
 		case EXPR_BUILTIN_ACCESS:
 			llvm_emit_builtin_access(c, value, expr);
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse_expr.c b/src/compiler/parse_expr.c
index 1b581d228..e62a9ef37 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse_expr.c
+++ b/src/compiler/parse_expr.c
@@ -886,6 +886,18 @@ static Expr *parse_ct_sizeof(ParseContext *c, Expr *left)
 	return access;
 }
 
+static Expr *parse_ct_checks(ParseContext *c, Expr *left)
+{
+	assert(!left && "Unexpected left hand side");
+	Expr *checks = expr_new(EXPR_CT_CHECKS, c->span);
+	advance_and_verify(c, TOKEN_CT_CHECKS);
+	CONSUME_OR_RET(TOKEN_LPAREN, poisoned_expr);
+	ASSIGN_EXPR_OR_RET(checks->inner_expr, parse_expression_list(c, true), poisoned_expr);
+	CONSUME_OR_RET(TOKEN_RPAREN, poisoned_expr);
+	RANGE_EXTEND_PREV(checks);
+	return checks;
+}
+
 static Expr *parse_ct_call(ParseContext *c, Expr *left)
 {
 	assert(!left && "Unexpected left hand side");
@@ -1762,6 +1774,7 @@ ParseRule rules[TOKEN_EOF + 1] = {
 		[TOKEN_CT_SIZEOF] = { parse_ct_sizeof, NULL, PREC_NONE },
 		[TOKEN_CT_ALIGNOF] = { parse_ct_call, NULL, PREC_NONE },
 		[TOKEN_CT_DEFINED] = { parse_ct_call, NULL, PREC_NONE },
+		[TOKEN_CT_CHECKS] = { parse_ct_checks, NULL, PREC_NONE },
 		[TOKEN_CT_EVAL] = { parse_ct_eval, NULL, PREC_NONE },
 		[TOKEN_CT_EXTNAMEOF] = { parse_ct_call, NULL, PREC_NONE },
 		[TOKEN_CT_OFFSETOF] = { parse_ct_call, NULL, PREC_NONE },
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse_stmt.c b/src/compiler/parse_stmt.c
index c66f25206..7cd36539b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse_stmt.c
+++ b/src/compiler/parse_stmt.c
@@ -1204,6 +1204,7 @@ Ast *parse_stmt(ParseContext *c)
 		case TOKEN_CT_QNAMEOF:
 		case TOKEN_CT_NAMEOF:
 		case TOKEN_CT_DEFINED:
+		case TOKEN_CT_CHECKS:
 		case TOKEN_CT_STRINGIFY:
 		case TOKEN_CT_EVAL:
 		case TOKEN_TRY:
diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_casts.c b/src/compiler/sema_casts.c
index b9b9ce9e1..6b8b37c50 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_casts.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_casts.c
@@ -847,6 +847,7 @@ Expr *recursive_may_narrow_float(Expr *expr, Type *type)
 		case EXPR_ASM:
 		case EXPR_VASPLAT:
 		case EXPR_OPERATOR_CHARS:
+		case EXPR_CT_CHECKS:
 			UNREACHABLE
 		case EXPR_BUILTIN_ACCESS:
 
@@ -1019,6 +1020,7 @@ Expr *recursive_may_narrow_int(Expr *expr, Type *type)
 		case EXPR_ASM:
 		case EXPR_VASPLAT:
 		case EXPR_OPERATOR_CHARS:
+		case EXPR_CT_CHECKS:
 			UNREACHABLE
 		case EXPR_POST_UNARY:
 			return recursive_may_narrow_int(expr->unary_expr.expr, type);
diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_decls.c b/src/compiler/sema_decls.c
index 9d8c6d32a..9c674ae60 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_decls.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_decls.c
@@ -575,19 +575,14 @@ static bool sema_analyse_bitstruct(SemaContext *context, Decl *decl)
 		return false;
 	}
 	Decl **members = decl->bitstruct.members;
-	bool success = true;
-	SCOPE_START
-		VECEACH(members, i)
+	VECEACH(members, i)
+	{
+		if (!sema_analyse_bitstruct_member(context, decl, i, decl->bitstruct.overlap))
 		{
-			if (!sema_analyse_bitstruct_member(context, decl, i, decl->bitstruct.overlap))
-			{
-				success = false;
-				break;
-			}
+			return decl_poison(decl);
 		}
-	SCOPE_END;
-	if (!success) return decl_poison(decl);
-	return decl_ok(decl);
+	}
+	return true;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_expr.c b/src/compiler/sema_expr.c
index 3c614c968..443f95198 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_expr.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_expr.c
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ bool expr_is_constant_eval(Expr *expr, ConstantEvalKind eval_kind)
 		case EXPR_CONST:
 		case EXPR_OPERATOR_CHARS:
 		case EXPR_STRINGIFY:
+		case EXPR_CT_CHECKS:
 			return true;
 		case EXPR_COND:
 			return expr_list_is_constant_eval(expr->cond_expr, eval_kind);
@@ -725,6 +726,7 @@ static bool sema_check_expr_lvalue(Expr *top_expr, Expr *expr)
 		case EXPR_ASM:
 		case EXPR_VASPLAT:
 		case EXPR_OPERATOR_CHARS:
+		case EXPR_CT_CHECKS:
 			goto ERR;
 	}
 	UNREACHABLE
@@ -827,6 +829,7 @@ bool expr_may_addr(Expr *expr)
 		case EXPR_ASM:
 		case EXPR_VASPLAT:
 		case EXPR_OPERATOR_CHARS:
+		case EXPR_CT_CHECKS:
 			return false;
 	}
 	UNREACHABLE
@@ -7115,6 +7118,12 @@ static inline bool sema_expr_analyse_ct_incdec(SemaContext *context, Expr *expr,
 			return false;
 	}
 
+	if (var->var.scope_depth < context->active_scope.depth)
+	{
+		SEMA_ERROR(expr, "Cannot modify '%s' inside of a runtime scope.", var->name);
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	Expr *end_value = expr_copy(start_value);
 
 	// Make the change.
@@ -8022,6 +8031,33 @@ RETRY:
 	}
 	UNREACHABLE
 }
+
+static inline Expr *sema_check_exprlist(SemaContext *context, Expr *exprlist)
+{
+	assert(exprlist->expr_kind == EXPR_EXPRESSION_LIST);
+	Expr *failed = NULL;
+	bool suppress_error = global_context.suppress_errors;
+	global_context.suppress_errors = true;
+	SCOPE_START_WITH_FLAGS(SCOPE_CHECKS);
+		FOREACH_BEGIN(Expr *expr, exprlist->expression_list)
+			if (!sema_analyse_cond_expr(context, expr))
+			{
+				failed = expr;
+				break;
+			}
+		FOREACH_END();
+	SCOPE_END;
+	global_context.suppress_errors = suppress_error;
+	return failed;
+}
+
+static inline bool sema_expr_analyse_ct_checks(SemaContext *context, Expr *expr)
+{
+	Expr *err = sema_check_exprlist(context, expr->inner_expr);
+	expr_rewrite_const_bool(expr, type_bool, err == NULL);
+	return true;
+}
+
 static inline bool sema_expr_analyse_ct_defined(SemaContext *context, Expr *expr)
 {
 	if (expr->resolve_status == RESOLVE_DONE) return expr_ok(expr);
@@ -8426,6 +8462,8 @@ static inline bool sema_analyse_expr_dispatch(SemaContext *context, Expr *expr)
 		case EXPR_VASPLAT:
 			SEMA_ERROR(expr, "'$vasplat' can only be used inside of macros.");
 			return false;
+		case EXPR_CT_CHECKS:
+			return sema_expr_analyse_ct_checks(context, expr);
 		case EXPR_CT_ARG:
 			return sema_expr_analyse_ct_arg(context, expr);
 		case EXPR_VARIANT:
diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_stmts.c b/src/compiler/sema_stmts.c
index 58e1e76ea..20a9ab116 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_stmts.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_stmts.c
@@ -2515,11 +2515,10 @@ static bool sema_analyse_checked(SemaContext *context, Ast *directive, AstId **a
 	bool success = true;
 	bool suppress_error = global_context.suppress_errors;
 	global_context.suppress_errors = true;
-	SCOPE_START
+	SCOPE_START_WITH_FLAGS(SCOPE_CHECKS)
 		VECEACH(declexpr->cond_expr, j)
 		{
 			Expr *expr = declexpr->cond_expr[j];
-
 			const char *comment = directive->doc_stmt.contract.comment;
 			global_context.suppress_errors = comment != NULL;
 			if (!sema_analyse_cond_expr(context, expr))
diff --git a/src/compiler/tokens.c b/src/compiler/tokens.c
index fdb7d5818..b52c73485 100644
--- a/src/compiler/tokens.c
+++ b/src/compiler/tokens.c
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ const char *token_type_to_string(TokenType type)
 			return "$assert";
 		case TOKEN_CT_CASE:
 			return "$case";
+		case TOKEN_CT_CHECKS:
+			return "$checks";
 		case TOKEN_CT_DEFAULT:
 			return "$default";
 		case TOKEN_CT_DEFINED:
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 7e069e1cb..72f04e659 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define COMPILER_VERSION "0.3.52"
\ No newline at end of file
+#define COMPILER_VERSION "0.3.53"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test_suite/compile_time/ct_checks.c3t b/test/test_suite/compile_time/ct_checks.c3t
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e571238e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_suite/compile_time/ct_checks.c3t
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// #target: macos-x64
+module test;
+import std::io;
+
+fn void main()
+{
+	int a;
+	bool b = $checks(a = 12.0);
+	var $y = 23;
+	bool c = $checks(int z = 23, $y += 23, &c);
+	bool d = $checks(&c, $y, int yy = 23);
+	io::printfln("%s %s %s", b, $y, c);
+}
+
+/* #expect: test.ll
+
+  store i32 0
+  store i8 0
+  store i8 0
+  store i8 1
diff --git a/test/test_suite2/compile_time/ct_checks.c3t b/test/test_suite2/compile_time/ct_checks.c3t
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e571238e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_suite2/compile_time/ct_checks.c3t
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// #target: macos-x64
+module test;
+import std::io;
+
+fn void main()
+{
+	int a;
+	bool b = $checks(a = 12.0);
+	var $y = 23;
+	bool c = $checks(int z = 23, $y += 23, &c);
+	bool d = $checks(&c, $y, int yy = 23);
+	io::printfln("%s %s %s", b, $y, c);
+}
+
+/* #expect: test.ll
+
+  store i32 0
+  store i8 0
+  store i8 0
+  store i8 1