diff --git a/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp/Refactoring/CodeIssues/ExpressionOfCompatibleTypeCastIssue.cs b/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp/Refactoring/CodeIssues/ExpressionOfCompatibleTypeCastIssue.cs
index 25f8356c04..e828ebbb9a 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp/Refactoring/CodeIssues/ExpressionOfCompatibleTypeCastIssue.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp/Refactoring/CodeIssues/ExpressionOfCompatibleTypeCastIssue.cs
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp.Refactoring
 					return;
 				if (!foundConversion.IsExplicit)
 					return;
+				var implicitConversion = conversion.ImplicitConversion(exprType, castToType);
+				if (implicitConversion != Conversion.None)
+					return;
 
 				AddIssue(expression, string.Format(ctx.TranslateString("Cast to '{0}'"), castToType.Name),
 				         script => {
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.Tests/CSharp/CodeIssues/ExpressionOfCompatibleTypeCastIssueTests.cs b/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.Tests/CSharp/CodeIssues/ExpressionOfCompatibleTypeCastIssueTests.cs
index 4d129a2d7a..6af34c8099 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.Tests/CSharp/CodeIssues/ExpressionOfCompatibleTypeCastIssueTests.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.Tests/CSharp/CodeIssues/ExpressionOfCompatibleTypeCastIssueTests.cs
@@ -132,6 +132,29 @@ class TestClass
 		Point p = new Point();
 		$p += new Vector();
 	}
+}";
+			Test<ExpressionOfCompatibleTypeCastIssue>(input, 0);
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void TestImplicitOperator()
+		{
+			var input = @"
+struct Vector {
+  public static implicit operator Point(Vector v) { return new Point(); }
+}
+
+struct Point {
+	
+}
+
+class TestClass
+{
+	void TestMethod ()
+	{
+		Point p;
+		p = new Vector ();
+	}
 }";
 			Test<ExpressionOfCompatibleTypeCastIssue>(input, 0);
 		}