diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt
index d7f97a0c5..8a5cf2be7 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt
@@ -92,6 +92,18 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
     }
 
     override fun visit(forLoop: ForLoop) {
+
+        fun checkUnsignedLoopDownto0(range: RangeExpr?) {
+            if(range==null)
+                return
+            val step = range.step.constValue(program)?.number?.toDouble() ?: 1.0
+            if(step < -1.0) {
+                val limit = range.to.constValue(program)?.number?.toDouble()
+                if(limit==0.0 && range.from.constValue(program)==null)
+                    errors.err("for unsigned loop variable it's not possible to count down with step != -1 from a non-const value to exactly zero due to value wrapping", forLoop.position)
+            }
+        }
+
         val iterableDt = forLoop.iterable.inferType(program).typeOrElse(DataType.BYTE)
         if(iterableDt !in IterableDatatypes && forLoop.iterable !is RangeExpr) {
             errors.err("can only loop over an iterable type", forLoop.position)
@@ -104,11 +116,15 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
                     DataType.UBYTE -> {
                         if(iterableDt!= DataType.UBYTE && iterableDt!= DataType.ARRAY_UB && iterableDt != DataType.STR)
                             errors.err("ubyte loop variable can only loop over unsigned bytes or strings", forLoop.position)
+
+                        checkUnsignedLoopDownto0(forLoop.iterable as? RangeExpr)
                     }
                     DataType.UWORD -> {
                         if(iterableDt!= DataType.UBYTE && iterableDt!= DataType.UWORD && iterableDt != DataType.STR &&
                                 iterableDt != DataType.ARRAY_UB && iterableDt!= DataType.ARRAY_UW)
                             errors.err("uword loop variable can only loop over unsigned bytes, words or strings", forLoop.position)
+
+                        checkUnsignedLoopDownto0(forLoop.iterable as? RangeExpr)
                     }
                     DataType.BYTE -> {
                         if(iterableDt!= DataType.BYTE && iterableDt!= DataType.ARRAY_B)
@@ -146,6 +162,7 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
         super.visit(forLoop)
     }
 
+
     override fun visit(jump: Jump) {
         val ident = jump.identifier
         if(ident!=null) {
diff --git a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/cpu6502/codegen/ForLoopsAsmGen.kt b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/cpu6502/codegen/ForLoopsAsmGen.kt
index eeaba7490..425200e29 100644
--- a/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/cpu6502/codegen/ForLoopsAsmGen.kt
+++ b/compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/cpu6502/codegen/ForLoopsAsmGen.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ internal class ForLoopsAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val asmgen:
         val modifiedLabel2 = asmgen.makeLabel("for_modifiedb")
         asmgen.loopEndLabels.push(endLabel)
         val stepsize=range.step.constValue(program)!!.number.toInt()
+
+        if(stepsize < -1) {
+            val limit = range.to.constValue(program)?.number?.toDouble()
+            if(limit==0.0)
+                throw AssemblyError("for unsigned loop variable it's not possible to count down with step != -1 from a non-const value to exactly zero due to value wrapping")
+        }
+
         when(iterableDt) {
             DataType.ARRAY_B, DataType.ARRAY_UB -> {
                 if (stepsize==1 || stepsize==-1) {
diff --git a/examples/test.p8 b/examples/test.p8
index 5a5a8a92f..ad1ee25a6 100644
--- a/examples/test.p8
+++ b/examples/test.p8
@@ -7,21 +7,61 @@
 main {
 
     sub start() {
-        ubyte num_entries
+        ubyte fromub = 120
+        uword fromuw = 400
+        byte fromb = 120
+        word fromw = 400
 
-        num_entries = 10
-        ubyte ix
-        for ix in (num_entries-1)*2 downto 0 step -2 {
-            txt.print_ub(ix)
+        uword counter
+        byte bc
+        ubyte ubc
+        word wc
+        uword uwc
+
+        counter = 0
+        for bc in fromb to 0 step -1 {
+            counter++
+            txt.print_b(bc)
             txt.spc()
         }
-
         txt.nl()
-        num_entries = 10
-        for ix in num_entries-1 downto 0 {
-            txt.print_ub(ix*2)
+        txt.print_uw(counter)
+        txt.nl()
+        txt.nl()
+
+        counter = 0
+        for ubc in fromub to 0 step -1 {
+            counter++
+            txt.print_ub(ubc)
             txt.spc()
         }
+        txt.nl()
+        txt.print_uw(counter)
+        txt.nl()
+        txt.nl()
+
+        counter = 0
+        for wc in fromw to 0 step -1 {
+            counter++
+            txt.print_w(wc)
+            txt.spc()
+        }
+        txt.nl()
+        txt.print_uw(counter)
+        txt.nl()
+        txt.nl()
+
+        ; TODO FIX THIS LOOP??
+        counter = 0
+        for uwc in fromuw to 0 step -1 {
+            counter++
+            txt.print_uw(uwc)
+            txt.spc()
+        }
+        txt.nl()
+        txt.print_uw(counter)
+        txt.nl()
+        txt.nl()
     }
 
 }