diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index 7e7499e458..8488748101 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ proc isCastable(c: PContext; dst, src: PType, info: TLineInfo): bool =
     return false
   elif srcSize < 0:
     return false
-  elif typeAllowed(dst, skParam, c) != nil:
+  elif typeAllowed(dst, skParam, c, {taIsCastable}) != nil:
     return false
   elif dst.kind == tyProc and dst.callConv == ccClosure:
     return src.kind == tyProc and src.callConv == ccClosure
diff --git a/compiler/typeallowed.nim b/compiler/typeallowed.nim
index 18cfcf6b21..b6644642e9 100644
--- a/compiler/typeallowed.nim
+++ b/compiler/typeallowed.nim
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type
     taNoUntyped
     taIsTemplateOrMacro
     taProcContextIsNotMacro
+    taIsCastable
 
   TTypeAllowedFlags* = set[TTypeAllowedFlag]
 
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ proc typeAllowedAux(marker: var IntSet, typ: PType, kind: TSymKind,
     elif taIsOpenArray in flags:
       result = t
     elif t.kind == tyLent and ((kind != skResult and views notin c.features) or
-                              kind == skParam): # lent can't be used as parameters.
+      (kind == skParam and {taIsCastable, taField} * flags == {})): # lent cannot be used as parameters.
+                                                       # except in the cast environment and as the field of an object
       result = t
     elif isOutParam(t) and kind != skParam:
       result = t
diff --git a/tests/views/tviews1.nim b/tests/views/tviews1.nim
index b81b17f30b..bf70e70c39 100644
--- a/tests/views/tviews1.nim
+++ b/tests/views/tviews1.nim
@@ -77,3 +77,19 @@ type Inner = object
 var o = Outer(value: 1234)
 var v = Inner(owner: o).owner.value
 doAssert v == 1234
+
+block: # bug #21674
+  type
+    Lent = object
+      data: lent int
+
+  proc foo(s: Lent) =
+    var m = 12
+    discard cast[lent int](m)
+
+  proc main =
+    var m1 = 123
+    var x = Lent(data: m1)
+    foo(x)
+
+  main()