diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.c b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.c
index 1806e344..0679a5fb 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.c
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc1.c
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ static void inst_binary_name(char *binfname);
 static int operatorname(char *name);
 static int reparse_old_decl(declinfo_t *decl, int flags);
 static int reparse_new_decl(declinfo_t *decl, int flags);
+static void check_void_decl(const declinfo_t *decl, int variable);
 
 enum {
   TEST_PLAIN,           /* no parentheses */
@@ -1978,6 +1979,8 @@ static void declglb(declinfo_t *decl,int fpublic,int fstatic,int fstock)
   for (;;) {
     typeinfo_t *type = &decl->type;
 
+    check_void_decl(decl, TRUE);
+
     ispublic=fpublic;
     if (decl->name[0]==PUBLIC_CHAR) {
       ispublic=TRUE;                    /* implicitly public variable */
@@ -3429,7 +3432,23 @@ int parse_decl(declinfo_t *decl, int flags)
   return parse_new_decl(decl, NULL, flags);
 }
 
-void define_constructor(methodmap_t *map, methodmap_method_t *method)
+static void check_void_decl(const declinfo_t *decl, int variable)
+{
+  if (decl->type.tag != pc_tag_void)
+    return;
+
+  if (variable) {
+    error(144);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (decl->type.numdim > 0) {
+    error(145);
+    return;
+  }
+}
+
+static void define_constructor(methodmap_t *map, methodmap_method_t *method)
 {
   symbol *sym = findglb(map->name, sGLOBAL);
 
@@ -4970,9 +4989,12 @@ static int newfunc(declinfo_t *decl, const int *thistag, int fpublic, int fstati
   if (symp)
     *symp = NULL;
 
+  check_void_decl(decl, FALSE);
+
   if (decl->opertok) {
     check_operatortag(decl->opertok, decl->type.tag, decl->name);
   } /* if */
+
   /* check whether this is a function or a variable declaration */
   if (!matchtoken('('))
     return FALSE;
@@ -5266,9 +5288,12 @@ static int declargs(symbol *sym, int chkshadow, const int *thistag)
   if (!matchtoken(')')){
     do {                                /* there are arguments; process them */
       declinfo_t decl;
+
       parse_decl(&decl, DECLFLAG_ARGUMENT|DECLFLAG_ENUMROOT);
       assert(decl.type.numtags > 0);
 
+      check_void_decl(&decl, TRUE);
+
       if (decl.type.ident == iVARARGS) {
         assert(decl.type.numtags > 0);
         if ((sym->usage & uPROTOTYPED)==0) {
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5.scp b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5.scp
index 26997dae..70ea80d7 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5.scp
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5.scp
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ static char *errmsg[] = {
 /*141*/  "natives, forwards, and public functions cannot return arrays\n",
 /*142*/  "invalid type declaration\n",
 /*143*/  "new-style declarations should not have \"new\"\n",
+/*144*/  "void cannot be used as a variable type\n",
+/*145*/  "invalid type expression\n",
 #else
   "\250\261\311\232\271k\214:\234\303bu\201fo\223\204\221\012",
   "\202l\224\252s\205g\353\350e\233\201(\243\250\327\274\202) \255 f\247low ea\300 \042c\343e\042\012",
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-bad-void.sp b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-bad-void.sp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e83660f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-bad-void.sp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+void[] Bad1()
+{
+}
+
+void Bad2;
+
+stock Bad3(void x)
+{
+}
+
+public main()
+{
+}
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-bad-void.txt b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-bad-void.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d5d07c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-bad-void.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+(1) : error 145: invalid type expression
+(5) : error 144: void cannot be used as a variable type
+(7) : error 144: void cannot be used as a variable type