diff --git a/docs/compiler.md b/docs/compiler.md
index bd9375cdd..7d5810177 100644
--- a/docs/compiler.md
+++ b/docs/compiler.md
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ a dialect of Go rather than a complete port of the language:
     in variables and returning the result.
  * lambdas are supported, but closures are not.
  * maps are supported, but valid map keys are booleans, integers and strings with length <= 64
+ * converting value to interface type doesn't change the underlying type,
+   original value will always be used, therefore it never panics and always "succeeds";
+   it's up to the programmer whether it's a correct use of a value
 
 ## VM API (interop layer)
 Compiler translates interop function calls into NEO VM syscalls or (for custom
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/codegen.go b/pkg/compiler/codegen.go
index 937e52bf4..5375feb64 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/codegen.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/codegen.go
@@ -944,6 +944,11 @@ func (c *codegen) Visit(node ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
 			ast.Walk(c, n.Args[0])
 			c.emitConvert(stackitem.BufferT)
 			return nil
+		case *ast.InterfaceType:
+			// It's a type conversion into some interface. Programmer is responsible
+			// for the conversion to be appropriate, just load the arg.
+			ast.Walk(c, n.Args[0])
+			return nil
 		case *ast.FuncLit:
 			isLiteral = true
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/convert_test.go b/pkg/compiler/convert_test.go
index fd3552afd..2793bfef8 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/convert_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/convert_test.go
@@ -147,3 +147,13 @@ func TestTypeConversionString(t *testing.T) {
 	}`
 	eval(t, src, []byte("lamao"))
 }
+
+func TestInterfaceTypeConversion(t *testing.T) {
+	src := `package foo
+	func Main() int {
+		a := 1
+		b := interface{}(a).(int)
+		return b
+	}`
+	eval(t, src, big.NewInt(1))
+}