diff --git a/asg/src/expression/ternary.rs b/asg/src/expression/ternary.rs
index 8f286d4559..4e26d254aa 100644
--- a/asg/src/expression/ternary.rs
+++ b/asg/src/expression/ternary.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,15 @@ impl<'a> FromAst<'a, leo_ast::TernaryExpression> for TernaryExpression<'a> {
         )?);
         let left: PartialType = if_true.get().get_type().unwrap().into();
 
-        let if_false = Cell::new(<&Expression<'a>>::from_ast(scope, &*value.if_false, expected_type)?);
+        let if_false = if expected_type.is_none() {
+            Cell::new(<&Expression<'a>>::from_ast(
+                scope,
+                &*value.if_false,
+                Some(left.clone()),
+            )?)
+        } else {
+            Cell::new(<&Expression<'a>>::from_ast(scope, &*value.if_false, expected_type)?)
+        };
         let right = if_false.get().get_type().unwrap().into();
 
         if left != right {
diff --git a/tests/compiler/statements/inputs/ternary_explicit_and_implicit.in b/tests/compiler/statements/inputs/ternary_explicit_and_implicit.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef82e41af8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiler/statements/inputs/ternary_explicit_and_implicit.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[main]
+x: u8 = 3;
+y: bool = true;
+
+[registers]
+a: u8 = 0;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/compiler/statements/ternary_explicit_and_implicit.leo b/tests/compiler/statements/ternary_explicit_and_implicit.leo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d092bc2928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiler/statements/ternary_explicit_and_implicit.leo
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+namespace: Compile
+expectation: Pass
+input_file: inputs/ternary_explicit_and_implicit.in
+*/
+
+function main(x: u8, y: bool) -> u8 {
+    return y ? x : 2;
+}
diff --git a/tests/expectations/compiler/compiler/statements/assign_ternary.leo.out b/tests/expectations/compiler/compiler/statements/assign_ternary.leo.out
index 659cb7e8b4..9a641be8e0 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/compiler/compiler/statements/assign_ternary.leo.out
+++ b/tests/expectations/compiler/compiler/statements/assign_ternary.leo.out
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 namespace: Compile
 expectation: Fail
 outputs:
-  - "Error [EASG0373021]: ternary sides had different types: left u32, right bool\n    --> compiler-test:4:13\n     |\n   4 |     let x = true ? x: true;\n     |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^"
+  - "Error [EASG0373026]: unexpected type, expected: 'u32', received: 'bool'\n    --> compiler-test:4:23\n     |\n   4 |     let x = true ? x: true;\n     |                       ^^^^"
diff --git a/tests/expectations/compiler/compiler/statements/ternary_explicit_and_implicit.leo.out b/tests/expectations/compiler/compiler/statements/ternary_explicit_and_implicit.leo.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2486b2233d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/expectations/compiler/compiler/statements/ternary_explicit_and_implicit.leo.out
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+namespace: Compile
+expectation: Pass
+outputs:
+  - circuit:
+      num_public_variables: 0
+      num_private_variables: 25
+      num_constraints: 33
+      at: 00318b0f80b01b9e2d5a8154a536deb1545f04abd493a84071ef13dce1a9d92d
+      bt: 799ee4dc07f6320b8c3dcbd5ebdf6de8a4cf5af8b1edc45dbe5621c8a34fa38d
+      ct: 7b6ec9eacd65cfa47dfe7e73eb7c8fa4be804a9fb878fddf59fe5d06e7c04489
+    output:
+      - input_file: inputs/ternary_explicit_and_implicit.in
+        output:
+          registers:
+            a:
+              type: u8
+              value: "3"
+    initial_ast: 29b5d6188c9fe56eaee3024a900b92e4bd9445364551b85e924fe9a392bac35d
+    canonicalized_ast: 29b5d6188c9fe56eaee3024a900b92e4bd9445364551b85e924fe9a392bac35d
+    type_inferenced_ast: 02edde30e615a1ac3e87818daa6fca7e4d7c0c0c0a1a9d9159a0a4190c11ec8a