3 files changed, 23 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/types.nim b/compiler/types.nim
index a40a94421..ce80949b5 100644
--- a/compiler/types.nim
+++ b/compiler/types.nim
@@ -1199,9 +1199,9 @@ proc typeAllowedAux(marker: var IntSet, typ: PType, kind: TSymKind,
     case t2.kind
     of tyVar, tyLent:
       if taHeap notin flags: result = t2 # ``var var`` is illegal on the heap
-    of tyOpenArray:
+    of tyOpenArray, tyUncheckedArray:
       if kind != skParam: result = t
-      else: result = typeAllowedAux(marker, t2, kind, flags)
+      else: result = typeAllowedAux(marker, t2.sons[0], skParam, flags)
     else:
       if kind notin {skParam, skResult}: result = t
       else: result = typeAllowedAux(marker, t2, kind, flags)
@@ -1235,14 +1235,21 @@ proc typeAllowedAux(marker: var IntSet, typ: PType, kind: TSymKind,
     result = nil
   of tyOrdinal:
     if kind != skParam: result = t
-  of tyGenericInst, tyDistinct, tyAlias, tyInferred, tyUncheckedArray:
+  of tyGenericInst, tyDistinct, tyAlias, tyInferred:
     result = typeAllowedAux(marker, lastSon(t), kind, flags)
   of tyRange:
     if skipTypes(t.sons[0], abstractInst-{tyTypeDesc}).kind notin
         {tyChar, tyEnum, tyInt..tyFloat128, tyUInt8..tyUInt32}: result = t
   of tyOpenArray, tyVarargs, tySink:
-    if kind != skParam: result = t
-    else: result = typeAllowedAux(marker, t.sons[0], skVar, flags)
+    if kind != skParam:
+      result = t
+    else:
+      result = typeAllowedAux(marker, t.sons[0], skVar, flags)
+  of tyUncheckedArray:
+    if kind != skParam and taHeap notin flags:
+      result = t
+    else:
+      result = typeAllowedAux(marker, lastSon(t), kind, flags)
   of tySequence, tyOpt:
     if t.sons[0].kind != tyEmpty:
       result = typeAllowedAux(marker, t.sons[0], skVar, flags+{taHeap})
diff --git a/tests/errmsgs/tuncheckedarrayvar.nim b/tests/errmsgs/tuncheckedarrayvar.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17965914a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/errmsgs/tuncheckedarrayvar.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+discard """
+errormsg: '''
+invalid type: 'UncheckedArray[uint8]' for var
+'''
+"""
+
+var
+  rawMem = alloc0(20)
+  byteUA = cast[UncheckedArray[uint8]](rawMem)
diff --git a/tests/macros/tmacros_issues.nim b/tests/macros/tmacros_issues.nim
index 657f30fc4..d32b6a2a2 100644
--- a/tests/macros/tmacros_issues.nim
+++ b/tests/macros/tmacros_issues.nim
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ IntLit 5
 proc (x: int): string => typeDesc[proc[string, int]]
 proc (x: int): void => typeDesc[proc[void, int]]
 proc (x: int) => typeDesc[proc[void, int]]
-x => UncheckedArray[int]
+x => seq[int]
 a
 s
 d
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ block t2211:
   showType(proc(x:int): void)
   showType(proc(x:int))
 
-  var x: UncheckedArray[int]
+  var x: seq[int]
   showType(x)