diff --git a/compiler/passes/src/type_checking/check_expressions.rs b/compiler/passes/src/type_checking/check_expressions.rs
index 488ba84241..950621ecd4 100644
--- a/compiler/passes/src/type_checking/check_expressions.rs
+++ b/compiler/passes/src/type_checking/check_expressions.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,11 @@ impl<'a, N: Network> ExpressionVisitor<'a> for TypeChecker<'a, N> {
                         sym::height => {
                             // Check that the operation is invoked in a `finalize` block.
                             self.check_access_allowed("block.height", true, access.name.span());
-                            return Some(Type::Integer(IntegerType::U32));
+                            return Some(self.assert_and_return_type(
+                                Type::Integer(IntegerType::U32),
+                                expected,
+                                input.span(),
+                            ));
                         }
                         _ => {
                             self.emit_err(TypeCheckerError::invalid_block_access(access.name.span()));
diff --git a/tests/expectations/compiler/constants/block_height_type_fail.out b/tests/expectations/compiler/constants/block_height_type_fail.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcb4df4d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/expectations/compiler/constants/block_height_type_fail.out
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+namespace = "Compile"
+expectation = "Fail"
+outputs = ["""
+Error [ETYC0372003]: Expected type `u64` but type `u32` was found
+    --> compiler-test:5:22
+     |
+   5 |         let x: u64 = block.height;
+     |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^
+"""]
diff --git a/tests/tests/compiler/constants/block_height_type_fail.leo b/tests/tests/compiler/constants/block_height_type_fail.leo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a933a3b433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tests/compiler/constants/block_height_type_fail.leo
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ namespace = "Compile"
+ expectation = "Fail"
+ */
+
+program test.aleo {
+    async function bar() {
+        let x: u64 = block.height;
+    }
+
+    async transition foo() -> Future {
+        return bar();
+    }
+}