diff --git a/compiler/magicsys.nim b/compiler/magicsys.nim
index 57b6a001ef..02f115714b 100644
--- a/compiler/magicsys.nim
+++ b/compiler/magicsys.nim
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 import
   ast, astalgo, msgs, platform, idents,
-  modulegraphs, lineinfos
+  modulegraphs, lineinfos, types
 
 export createMagic
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ proc getNimScriptSymbol*(g: ModuleGraph; name: string): PSym =
 proc resetNimScriptSymbols*(g: ModuleGraph) = g.exposed = initStrTable()
 
 proc getMagicEqSymForType*(g: ModuleGraph; t: PType; info: TLineInfo): PSym =
-  case t.kind
+  case t.skipTypes(abstractRange).kind
   of tyInt,  tyInt8, tyInt16, tyInt32, tyInt64,
      tyUInt, tyUInt8, tyUInt16, tyUInt32, tyUInt64:
     result = getSysMagic(g, info, "==", mEqI)
diff --git a/tests/arc/tcaseobj.nim b/tests/arc/tcaseobj.nim
index 0b085b6cc1..e320b8a4e3 100644
--- a/tests/arc/tcaseobj.nim
+++ b/tests/arc/tcaseobj.nim
@@ -365,3 +365,28 @@ proc do2(x: int, e: ItemExt): seq[(string, ItemExt)] =
   do1(x).map(proc(v: (string, Item)): auto = (v[0], ItemExt(a: v[1], b: e.b)))
 
 doAssert $do2(0, ItemExt(a: Item(kind: 1, c: "second"), b: "third")) == """@[("zero", (a: (kind: 1, c: "first"), b: "third"))]"""
+
+block:
+  type RangeCrash = object
+    case x: range[0..7]
+    of 0..2:
+      a: string
+    else:
+      b: string
+
+  var rangeCrash = RangeCrash()
+  {.cast(uncheckedAssign).}:
+    rangeCrash.x = 5
+
+block:
+  type Discrim = distinct uint8
+  type DistinctCrash = object
+    case x: Discrim
+    of Discrim(0)..Discrim(2):
+      a: string
+    else:
+      b: string
+
+  var distinctCrash = DistinctCrash()
+  {.cast(uncheckedAssign).}:
+    distinctCrash.x = Discrim(5)