diff --git a/tests/ui/return/tail-expr-if-as-return.rs b/tests/ui/return/tail-expr-if-as-return.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..119ffccc6a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/return/tail-expr-if-as-return.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fn main() {
+    if true {
+        "" //~ ERROR mismatched types [E0308]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/return/tail-expr-if-as-return.stderr b/tests/ui/return/tail-expr-if-as-return.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2631f1e426d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/return/tail-expr-if-as-return.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+error[E0308]: mismatched types
+  --> $DIR/tail-expr-if-as-return.rs:3:9
+   |
+LL | /     if true {
+LL | |         ""
+   | |         ^^ expected `()`, found `&str`
+LL | |     }
+   | |_____- expected this to be `()`
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.