diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index 51a088a9e..55c43ed09 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -1365,13 +1365,16 @@ proc semAsgn(c: PContext, n: PNode; mode=asgnNormal): PNode =
     if lhsIsResult:
       n.typ = enforceVoidContext
       if c.p.owner.kind != skMacro and resultTypeIsInferrable(lhs.sym.typ):
-        if cmpTypes(c, lhs.typ, rhs.typ) == isGeneric:
+        var rhsTyp = rhs.typ
+        if rhsTyp.kind in tyUserTypeClasses and rhsTyp.isResolvedUserTypeClass:
+          rhsTyp = rhsTyp.lastSon
+        if cmpTypes(c, lhs.typ, rhsTyp) in {isGeneric, isEqual}:
           internalAssert c.p.resultSym != nil
-          lhs.typ = rhs.typ
-          c.p.resultSym.typ = rhs.typ
-          c.p.owner.typ.sons[0] = rhs.typ
+          lhs.typ = rhsTyp
+          c.p.resultSym.typ = rhsTyp
+          c.p.owner.typ.sons[0] = rhsTyp
         else:
-          typeMismatch(n.info, lhs.typ, rhs.typ)
+          typeMismatch(n.info, lhs.typ, rhsTyp)
 
     n.sons[1] = fitNode(c, le, rhs, n.info)
     if not newDestructors:
diff --git a/tests/concepts/tcomparable.nim b/tests/concepts/tcomparable.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06612a47e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/concepts/tcomparable.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+type
+  Comparable = concept a
+    (a < a) is bool
+
+proc myMax(a, b: Comparable): Comparable =
+  if a < b:
+    return b
+  else:
+    return a
+
+doAssert myMax(5, 10) == 10
+doAssert myMax(31.3, 1.23124) == 31.3
+