diff --git a/src/check_expr.cpp b/src/check_expr.cpp
index c8f07d7b5..eea6db2b4 100644
--- a/src/check_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/check_expr.cpp
@@ -2996,6 +2996,11 @@ gb_internal void check_unary_expr(CheckerContext *c, Operand *o, Token op, Ast *
 		if (!o->type) {
 			return;
 		}
+		if (o->mode == Addressing_Type) {
+			gbString type_str = type_to_string(o->type);
+			error(node, "Cannot apply '**' to a type '%s', the operand must be a value of struct or array type", type_str);
+			gb_string_free(type_str);
+		}
 
 		Type *type = base_type(o->type);
 		if (!is_type_struct(type) && !is_type_array(type)) {
diff --git a/tests/issues/run.bat b/tests/issues/run.bat
index d2c5d88a1..8a85ba90a 100644
--- a/tests/issues/run.bat
+++ b/tests/issues/run.bat
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ set COMMON=-define:ODIN_TEST_FANCY=false -file -vet -strict-style -ignore-unused
 ..\..\..\odin check ..\test_issue_6874.odin %COMMON% 2>&1 | find /c "Error:" | findstr /x "1" || exit /b
 ..\..\..\odin check ..\test_issue_6979.odin -no-entry-point %COMMON%  || exit /b
 ..\..\..\odin build ..\test_issue_7037.odin %COMMON% -o:none  || exit /b
+..\..\..\odin build ..\test_issue_7073-1.odin %COMMON% 2>&1 | find /c "Error:" | findstr /x "2" || exit /b
 
 @echo off
 
diff --git a/tests/issues/run.sh b/tests/issues/run.sh
index 49b60b86c..ce97a570a 100755
--- a/tests/issues/run.sh
+++ b/tests/issues/run.sh
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ else
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+if [[ $($ODIN build ../test_issue_7073-1.odin $COMMON 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep -c "Error:") -eq 2 ]] ; then
+	echo "SUCCESSFUL 1/1"
+else
+	echo "SUCCESSFUL 0/1"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 clang -c ../test_issue_7010.c -o test_issue_7010_c.o
 $ODIN test ../test_issue_7010.odin $COMMON
 
diff --git a/tests/issues/test_issue_7073-1.odin b/tests/issues/test_issue_7073-1.odin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49a7b01e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issues/test_issue_7073-1.odin
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Tests issue #7073-part 1 https://github.com/odin-lang/Odin/issues/7073
+package test_issues
+
+main :: proc() {
+	arr := [2]int{10, 20}
+	_, _ = **arr          // ok: array value
+	_, _ = **struct{x, y: int}{} // ok: struct value
+
+	_, _ = **[2]int       // error: array type
+	_, _ = **struct{x, y: int}   // error: struct type
+}