diff --git a/PowerAssert/Hints/TypeTestHint.cs b/PowerAssert/Hints/TypeTestHint.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7a5cfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PowerAssert/Hints/TypeTestHint.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+using PowerAssert.Infrastructure;
+
+namespace PowerAssert.Hints
+{
+    class TypeTestHint : IHint
+    {
+        public bool TryGetHint(ExpressionParser parser, Expression expression, out string hint)
+        {
+            if (expression is TypeBinaryExpression typeBinaryExp && typeBinaryExp.NodeType == ExpressionType.TypeIs)
+            {
+                var expressionOperand = parser.DynamicInvoke(typeBinaryExp.Expression);
+                var typeOperand = typeBinaryExp.TypeOperand;
+
+                if (!typeOperand.IsInstanceOfType(expressionOperand))
+                {
+                    hint = $", {expressionOperand} is not assignable to {typeOperand}";
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            hint = null;
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/PowerAssert/Infrastructure/ExpressionParser.cs b/PowerAssert/Infrastructure/ExpressionParser.cs
index fb5b065..79e6818 100644
--- a/PowerAssert/Infrastructure/ExpressionParser.cs
+++ b/PowerAssert/Infrastructure/ExpressionParser.cs
@@ -151,6 +151,14 @@ Node ParseExpression(UnaryExpression e)
                     return new UnaryNode {Prefix = "-", Operand = Parse(e.Operand), PrefixValue = GetValue(e)};
                 case ExpressionType.ArrayLength:
                     return new MemberAccessNode {Container = Parse(e.Operand), MemberName = "Length", MemberValue = GetValue(e)};
+                case ExpressionType.TypeAs:
+                    return new BinaryNode
+                    {
+                        Left = Parse(e.Operand),
+                        Operator = "as",
+                        Right = new ConstantNode() { Text = NameOfType(e.Type) },
+                        Value = GetValue(e)
+                    };
             }
             throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("e", string.Format("Can't handle UnaryExpression expression of class {0} and type {1}", e.GetType().Name, e.NodeType));
         }
@@ -410,7 +418,8 @@ string GetDisplayText(MemberInfo member)
             new FloatEqualityHint(),
             new BrokenEqualityHint(),
             new TimeSpanTotalMistakesHint(),
-            new EnumComparisonShowValuesHint()
+            new EnumComparisonShowValuesHint(),
+            new TypeTestHint()
             );
 
         string GetHints(Expression e, object value)
diff --git a/PowerAssertTests/Approvals/EndToEndTest.PrintingIsTest.approved.txt b/PowerAssertTests/Approvals/EndToEndTest.PrintingIsTest.approved.txt
index d921aad..772f627 100644
--- a/PowerAssertTests/Approvals/EndToEndTest.PrintingIsTest.approved.txt
+++ b/PowerAssertTests/Approvals/EndToEndTest.PrintingIsTest.approved.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 b is string
 . __
 . |
-| False
+| False, System.Object is not assignable to System.String
 System.Object
 
    at PowerAssert.PAssert.IsTrue(Expression`1 expression) in ...\PAssert.cs
diff --git a/PowerAssertTests/Approvals/EndToEndTest.SafeCasting.approved.txt b/PowerAssertTests/Approvals/EndToEndTest.SafeCasting.approved.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5ed0e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PowerAssertTests/Approvals/EndToEndTest.SafeCasting.approved.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+System.Exception: IsTrue failed, expression was:
+
+a as string != null
+. ..        __
+. __        |
+. |         |
+| |         False
+| null
+System.Object
+
+   at PowerAssert.PAssert.IsTrue(Expression`1 expression) in ...\PAssert.cs
+   at PowerAssertTests.Approvals.EndToEndTest.ApproveException(Expression`1 func) in ...\EndToEndTest.cs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PowerAssertTests/Approvals/EndToEndTest.cs b/PowerAssertTests/Approvals/EndToEndTest.cs
index b63ca26..60fa07b 100644
--- a/PowerAssertTests/Approvals/EndToEndTest.cs
+++ b/PowerAssertTests/Approvals/EndToEndTest.cs
@@ -328,6 +328,14 @@ public void Casting()
             ApproveException(() => (long) x == 10L);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void SafeCasting()
+        {
+            object a = new object();
+
+            ApproveException(() => a as string != null);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void ArrayLength()
         {
diff --git a/PowerAssertTests/Hints/TypeTestHintTests.cs b/PowerAssertTests/Hints/TypeTestHintTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..837be20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PowerAssertTests/Hints/TypeTestHintTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using PowerAssert.Hints;
+using PowerAssert.Infrastructure;
+
+namespace PowerAssertTests.Hints
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class TypeTestHintTests
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void ShouldPickUpTypeComparisonOperator()
+        {
+            var hint = new TypeTestHint();
+
+            var a = new TypeA();
+
+            Expression<Func<bool>> x = () => a is TypeB;
+            var p = new ExpressionParser(x.Body);
+
+            string description;
+            Assert.IsTrue(hint.TryGetHint(p, x.Body, out description));
+            Assert.IsNotNull(description);
+        }
+
+        class TypeA { }
+        class TypeB { }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/PowerAssertTests/PowerAssertTests.csproj b/PowerAssertTests/PowerAssertTests.csproj
index 39f33a5..c5f04e3 100644
--- a/PowerAssertTests/PowerAssertTests.csproj
+++ b/PowerAssertTests/PowerAssertTests.csproj
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Hints\StringEqualsHintTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Hints\StringOperatorEqualsHint.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Hints\TimeSpanTotalMistakesHintTests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Hints\TypeTestHintTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="NodeFormatterTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ParserTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />