diff --git a/elab_expr.cc b/elab_expr.cc
index 671381e62..306f2e319 100644
--- a/elab_expr.cc
+++ b/elab_expr.cc
@@ -1983,6 +1983,15 @@ NetExpr* PECallFunction::elaborate_sfunc_(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
 		  }
 
 	    } else {
+		    // Check if the expression could be resolved. If test_width
+		    // failed to find the identifier, expr_type will be NO_TYPE.
+		  if (expr->expr_type() == IVL_VT_NO_TYPE) {
+			  // Try to elaborate the expression to get a proper error
+			  // message about the undefined identifier.
+			NetExpr *tmp = expr->elaborate_expr(des, scope, (unsigned)1, flags);
+			if (tmp) delete tmp;
+			return 0;
+		  }
 		  use_width = expr->expr_width();
 		  if (debug_elaborate) {
 			cerr << get_fileline() << ": PECallFunction::elaborate_sfunc_: "
diff --git a/ivtest/gold/br_gh1112.gold b/ivtest/gold/br_gh1112.gold
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39090a992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/gold/br_gh1112.gold
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+./ivltests/br_gh1112.v:4: error: Unable to bind parameter `value' in `top'
+1 error(s) during elaboration.
diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/br_gh1112.v b/ivtest/ivltests/br_gh1112.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..508440ea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/br_gh1112.v
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Test for GitHub issue #1112
+// $bits() with non-existent identifier should produce an error
+module top;
+  localparam width = $bits(value);  // 'value' doesn't exist - should error
+  initial $display(width);
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-sv.list b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
index dade32337..8f4ea3733 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-sv.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
@@ -989,3 +989,4 @@ partsel_real_idx	CE,-g2012		ivltests gold=partsel_real_idx.gold
 ipsdownsel_real_idx	CE,-g2012		ivltests gold=ipsdownsel_real_idx.gold
 ipsupsel_real_idx	CE,-g2012		ivltests gold=ipsupsel_real_idx.gold
 real_edges		CE,-g2012		ivltests gold=real_edges.gold
+br_gh1112		CE,-g2009		ivltests gold=br_gh1112.gold