diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 3eb5766734..a4ccacf2ad 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -11084,6 +11084,8 @@ tests/tbf/tb0262.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 tests/tbf/tb0263.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 tests/tbf/tb0264.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 tests/tbf/tb0265.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
+tests/tbf/tb0266a.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
+tests/tbf/tb0266b.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 tests/tbf/tb0588.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 tests/tbf/ub0115.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/tbf/ub0149.pp svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/compiler/pdecvar.pas b/compiler/pdecvar.pas
index c32e2619fd..51aef193ed 100644
--- a/compiler/pdecvar.pas
+++ b/compiler/pdecvar.pas
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ implementation
                      end;
                    _POINT :
                      begin
+                       if not is_object(def) and not is_record(def) then
+                         message(sym_e_type_must_be_rec_or_object);
                        consume(_POINT);
                        if assigned(def) then
                         begin
diff --git a/tests/tbf/tb0266a.pp b/tests/tbf/tb0266a.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aaee1bdee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tbf/tb0266a.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ %FAIL }
+
+unit tb0266a;
+
+{$mode objfpc}{$H+}
+
+interface
+
+type
+  TTest1 = class
+    fTest: String;
+  end;
+
+  TTest2 = class
+  private
+    fTest: TTest1;
+  public
+    property Test: String read fTest.fTest;
+  end;
+
+implementation
+
+end.
+
diff --git a/tests/tbf/tb0266b.pp b/tests/tbf/tb0266b.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c2b72ee0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tbf/tb0266b.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ %FAIL }
+
+unit tb0266b;
+
+{$mode objfpc}{$H+}
+
+interface
+
+type
+  TTest1 = class
+    fTest: String;
+  end;
+
+  TTest2 = record
+    fTest: TTest1;
+  end;
+
+  TTest3 = class
+  private
+    fTest: TTest2;
+  public
+    property Test: String read fTest.fTest.fTest;
+  end;
+
+implementation
+
+end.
+