diff --git a/src/V3Number.cpp b/src/V3Number.cpp
index f172e0001..dd7b662f4 100644
--- a/src/V3Number.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Number.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ V3Number::V3Number (FileLine* fileline, const char* sourcep) {
 		    this->opAdd(product,addend);
 		    if (product.bitsValue(width(), 4)) {  // Overflowed
 			m_fileline->v3error("Too many digits for "<<width()<<" bit number: "<<sourcep);
+			if (!m_sized) m_fileline->v3error("As that number was unsized ('d...) it is limited to 32 bits (IEEE 2012 5.7.1)");
 			while (*(cp+1)) cp++;  // Skip ahead so don't get multiple warnings
 		    }
 		}
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_lint_unsized_bad.pl b/test_regress/t/t_lint_unsized_bad.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..cd621a77e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_lint_unsized_bad.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2008 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you can
+# redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+
+$Self->{vlt} or $Self->skip("Verilator only test");
+
+compile (
+    v_flags2 => ["--lint-only"],
+    fails=>1,
+    verilator_make_gcc => 0,
+    make_top_shell => 0,
+    make_main => 0,
+    expect=> quotemeta(
+qq{%Error: t/t_lint_unsized_bad.v:7: Too many digits for 32 bit number: 'd123456789123456789123456789
+%Error: t/t_lint_unsized_bad.v:7: As that number was unsized ('d...) it is limited to 32 bits (IEEE 2012 5.7.1)
+}).'%Error: Exiting due to.*'
+    );
+
+ok(1);
+1;
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_lint_unsized_bad.v b/test_regress/t/t_lint_unsized_bad.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1157b47b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_lint_unsized_bad.v
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed into the Public Domain, for any use,
+// without warranty, 2017 by Wilson Snyder.
+
+module t;
+   bit [256:0] num = 'd123456789123456789123456789;
+endmodule