diff --git a/docs/lang/operators.md b/docs/lang/operators.md
index 53dd5a36..242bca64 100644
--- a/docs/lang/operators.md
+++ b/docs/lang/operators.md
@@ -225,8 +225,17 @@ Other kinds of expressions than the above (even `nonet(byte + byte + byte)`) wil
 * `hi`, `lo`: most/least significant byte of a word  
 `hi(word)`
 
-Furthermore, any type that can be assigned to a variable
-can be used to convert from one type to another of the same size.
+Furthermore, any type that can be assigned to a variable can be used to convert
+either from one type either to another type of the same size,
+or from a 1-byte integer type to a compatible 2-byte integer type.
+
+`byte` → `word`  
+`word` → `pointer`  
+some enum → `byte`  
+`byte` → some enum  
+but not  
+`word` → `byte`  
+some enum → `word`
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/millfork/compiler/AbstractExpressionCompiler.scala b/src/main/scala/millfork/compiler/AbstractExpressionCompiler.scala
index f4625e1e..2dfccb9d 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/millfork/compiler/AbstractExpressionCompiler.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/millfork/compiler/AbstractExpressionCompiler.scala
@@ -130,6 +130,24 @@ class AbstractExpressionCompiler[T <: AbstractCode] {
     }
     count <= 1
   }
+
+  def validateTypeCastAndGetSourceExpressionType(ctx: CompilationContext, typ: Type, params: List[Expression]): Type = {
+    var failed = false
+    if (typ.name == "pointer") {
+      ctx.log.error("Cannot cast into pointer")
+      failed = true
+    }
+    if (params.length != 1) {
+      ctx.log.error("Type casting should have exactly one argument")
+      failed = true
+    }
+    val sourceType = getExpressionType(ctx, params.head)
+    if (typ.size != sourceType.size && !sourceType.isAssignableTo(typ)) {
+      ctx.log.error("Cannot cast a type to an incompatible type of different size")
+      failed = true
+    }
+    sourceType
+  }
 }
 
 object AbstractExpressionCompiler {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/millfork/compiler/mos/MosExpressionCompiler.scala b/src/main/scala/millfork/compiler/mos/MosExpressionCompiler.scala
index 0a1283ee..c4906862 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/millfork/compiler/mos/MosExpressionCompiler.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/millfork/compiler/mos/MosExpressionCompiler.scala
@@ -1066,22 +1066,9 @@ object MosExpressionCompiler extends AbstractExpressionCompiler[AssemblyLine] {
           case _ =>
             env.maybeGet[Type](f.functionName) match {
               case Some(typ) =>
-                var failed = false
-                if (typ.name == "pointer") {
-                  ctx.log.error("Cannot cast into pointer")
-                  failed = true
-                }
-                if (params.length != 1) {
-                  ctx.log.error("Type casting should have exactly one argument")
-                  failed = true
-                }
-                val sourceType = getExpressionType(ctx, params.head)
-                if (typ.size != sourceType.size){
-                  ctx.log.error("Cannot cast a type to a type of different size")
-                  failed = true
-                }
+                val sourceType = validateTypeCastAndGetSourceExpressionType(ctx, typ, params)
                 val newExprTypeAndVariable = exprTypeAndVariable.map(i => sourceType -> i._2)
-                return if (failed) Nil else compile(ctx, params.head, newExprTypeAndVariable, branches)
+                return compile(ctx, params.head, newExprTypeAndVariable, branches)
               case None =>
                 // fallthrough to the lookup below
             }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/millfork/compiler/z80/Z80ExpressionCompiler.scala b/src/main/scala/millfork/compiler/z80/Z80ExpressionCompiler.scala
index 16268d48..75ecf54e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/millfork/compiler/z80/Z80ExpressionCompiler.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/millfork/compiler/z80/Z80ExpressionCompiler.scala
@@ -782,20 +782,7 @@ object Z80ExpressionCompiler extends AbstractExpressionCompiler[ZLine] {
               case _ =>
                 env.maybeGet[Type](f.functionName) match {
                   case Some(typ) =>
-                    var failed = false
-                    if (typ.name == "pointer") {
-                      ctx.log.error("Cannot cast into pointer")
-                      failed = true
-                    }
-                    if (params.length != 1) {
-                      ctx.log.error("Type casting should have exactly one argument")
-                      failed = true
-                    }
-                    val sourceType = getExpressionType(ctx, params.head)
-                    if (typ.size != sourceType.size) {
-                      ctx.log.error("Cannot cast a type to a type of different size")
-                      failed = true
-                    }
+                    val sourceType = validateTypeCastAndGetSourceExpressionType(ctx, typ, params)
                     return sourceType.size match {
                       case 1 => targetifyA(ctx, target, compileToA(ctx, params.head), isSigned = sourceType.isSigned)
                       case 2 => targetifyHL(ctx, target, compileToHL(ctx, params.head))
diff --git a/src/test/scala/millfork/test/WordMathSuite.scala b/src/test/scala/millfork/test/WordMathSuite.scala
index 38eb4cea..9f4d8db2 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/millfork/test/WordMathSuite.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/millfork/test/WordMathSuite.scala
@@ -20,6 +20,19 @@ class WordMathSuite extends FunSuite with Matchers {
       """.stripMargin)(_.readWord(0xc000) should equal(1280))
   }
 
+  test("Cast word addition") {
+    EmuCrossPlatformBenchmarkRun(Cpu.Mos, Cpu.Z80, Cpu.Intel8080, Cpu.Sharp)("""
+        | byte output @$c000
+        | word a
+        | void main () {
+        |  output = add(155, 166)
+        | }
+        | byte add(byte a, byte b) {
+        |   return hi(word(a) + word(b))
+        | }
+      """.stripMargin)(_.readByte(0xc000) should equal(1))
+  }
+
   test("Word subtraction") {
     EmuCrossPlatformBenchmarkRun(Cpu.Mos, Cpu.Z80, Cpu.Intel8080, Cpu.Sharp)("""
         | word output @$c000
@@ -132,7 +145,7 @@ class WordMathSuite extends FunSuite with Matchers {
         |   output = get(5, 6)
         | }
         | byte get(byte mx, byte my) {
-        |   return map[((mx + 00000) << 5) + my]
+        |   return map[(word(mx) << 5) + my]
         | }
       """.stripMargin){ m =>
       m.readByte(0xc3a6) should equal(77)