3 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs b/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs
index c64492d54632..7cca7004abde 100644
--- a/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs
+++ b/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,9 @@ impl Compiler<'_, '_> {
                 c.compile_select(s, sel.clone())
             }),
 
-            ast::Expr::Assert(assert) => self.compile_assert(slot, assert),
+            ast::Expr::Assert(assert) => {
+                self.thunk(slot, &assert, move |c, a, s| c.compile_assert(s, a.clone()))
+            }
             ast::Expr::IfElse(if_else) => self.compile_if_else(slot, if_else),
             ast::Expr::LetIn(let_in) => self.compile_let_in(slot, let_in),
             ast::Expr::Ident(ident) => self.compile_ident(slot, ident),
diff --git a/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/eval-okay-lazy-assert.exp b/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/eval-okay-lazy-assert.exp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..48082f72f087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/eval-okay-lazy-assert.exp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+12
diff --git a/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/eval-okay-lazy-assert.nix b/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/eval-okay-lazy-assert.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5a36964976ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/eval-okay-lazy-assert.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+assert true;
+
+let
+  x = assert false; 13;
+  y = 12;
+in
+
+{ inherit x y; }.y