diff --git a/compiler/checker/checker.odin b/compiler/checker/checker.odin
index 3195b15..567e892 100644
--- a/compiler/checker/checker.odin
+++ b/compiler/checker/checker.odin
@@ -12712,12 +12712,88 @@ build_value_loop :: proc(
 	return value, target.slot_type
 }
 
+Return_Enum_Guard :: struct {
+	local: hir.Local_Id,
+	type:  types.Type,
+	value: i64,
+}
+
+return_enum_guard :: proc(
+	module: ^hir.Module,
+	statement: hir.Stmt,
+	locals: []hir.Local,
+) -> (Return_Enum_Guard, bool) {
+	if statement.kind != .If || statement.else_body != nil ||
+	   statement.expr == hir.INVALID_EXPR || int(statement.expr) >= len(module.exprs) {
+		return {}, false
+	}
+	condition := module.exprs[statement.expr]
+	if condition.kind != .Eq || condition.left == hir.INVALID_EXPR || condition.right == hir.INVALID_EXPR ||
+	   int(condition.left) >= len(module.exprs) || int(condition.right) >= len(module.exprs) {
+		return {}, false
+	}
+	left := module.exprs[condition.left]
+	right := module.exprs[condition.right]
+	if left.kind == .Integer {
+		left, right = right, left
+	}
+	if left.kind != .Local || right.kind != .Integer ||
+	   !types.equal(left.type, right.type) || !types.is_enum(left.type, &module.types) {
+		return {}, false
+	}
+	local := hir.as_local(left.target)
+	if local == hir.INVALID_LOCAL || int(local) >= len(locals) || locals[local].mutable {
+		return {}, false
+	}
+	if !all_paths_return(module, statement.then_body, locals) {
+		return {}, false
+	}
+	return Return_Enum_Guard{local=local, type=left.type, value=right.integer}, true
+}
+
+enum_guards_return :: proc(module: ^hir.Module, stmts: []hir.Stmt_Id, locals: []hir.Local) -> bool {
+	guards: [dynamic]Return_Enum_Guard
+	guards.allocator = module.allocator
+	defer delete(guards)
+	for id in stmts {
+		if guard, ok := return_enum_guard(module, module.statements[id], locals); ok {
+			append(&guards, guard)
+		}
+	}
+	for guard, index in guards {
+		seen := false
+		for previous in guards[:index] {
+			seen = seen || previous.local == guard.local
+		}
+		if seen {
+			continue
+		}
+		members := types.enum_members_for(&module.types, guard.type)
+		if len(members) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		complete := true
+		for member in members {
+			value := i64(member.value) if member.value < 0 else transmute(i64)u64(member.value)
+			covered := false
+			for candidate in guards {
+				covered = covered || candidate.local == guard.local && candidate.value == value
+			}
+			complete = complete && covered
+		}
+		if complete {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // Reports whether every control-flow path through `stmts` terminates (returns or traps),
 // so the end of the block is unreachable. A `.Return` or `.Trap` terminates outright; an
 // `.If` terminates only when it has an `else` and both arms terminate. A literal
 // `while true` cannot fall through because the language has no `break` statement.
-// Recursion into the branch slices handles nested ifs and `else if` chains.
-all_paths_return :: proc(module: ^hir.Module, stmts: []hir.Stmt_Id) -> bool {
+// Exhaustive equality guards over one immutable enum local also terminate collectively.
+all_paths_return :: proc(module: ^hir.Module, stmts: []hir.Stmt_Id, locals: []hir.Local = nil) -> bool {
 	for id in stmts {
 		statement := module.statements[id]
 		#partial switch statement.kind {
@@ -12725,8 +12801,8 @@ all_paths_return :: proc(module: ^hir.Module, stmts: []hir.Stmt_Id) -> bool {
 			return true
 		case .If:
 			if statement.else_body != nil &&
-			   all_paths_return(module, statement.then_body) &&
-			   all_paths_return(module, statement.else_body) {
+			   all_paths_return(module, statement.then_body, locals) &&
+			   all_paths_return(module, statement.else_body, locals) {
 				return true
 			}
 		case .While:
@@ -12741,7 +12817,7 @@ all_paths_return :: proc(module: ^hir.Module, stmts: []hir.Stmt_Id) -> bool {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return false
+	return enum_guards_return(module, stmts, locals)
 }
 
 // Reports whether `stmts` contains a `break` that targets the enclosing loop:
@@ -12967,7 +13043,7 @@ build_function :: proc(checker: ^Checker, id: Spec_Id) {
 	block := build_block(&ctx, function.body)
 	checker.current_result = previous_result
 	checker.current_build_ctx = previous_ctx
-	returns := all_paths_return(&checker.module, block)
+	returns := all_paths_return(&checker.module, block, hir_locals[:])
 	for block_stmt in block {
 		append(&body, block_stmt)
 	}
diff --git a/compiler_tests.odin b/compiler_tests.odin
index d3e5368..7d27a3b 100644
--- a/compiler_tests.odin
+++ b/compiler_tests.odin
@@ -9519,6 +9519,42 @@ main func() void {
 	testing.expect(t, !found)
 }
 
+@(test)
+exhaustive_enum_guard_sequences_return :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	text := `E :: enum { a, b }
+complete func(value E) i32 {
+	if (value == .a) { return 1 }
+	if (value == .b) { return 2 }
+}
+incomplete func(value E) i32 {
+	if (value == .a) { return 1 }
+}
+main func() void {
+	_ = complete(.a)
+	_ = incomplete(.a)
+}
+`
+	source_file := source.Source{path="test.bro", text=text}
+	diagnostics := source.init_diagnostics(&source_file)
+	defer source.destroy_diagnostics(&diagnostics)
+	symbols := symbol.init_table()
+	defer symbol.destroy_table(&symbols)
+	stream := lexer.lex(&source_file, &diagnostics, &symbols)
+	defer delete(stream.items)
+	ast_module := parser.parse(&stream, &source_file, &diagnostics)
+	defer ast.destroy_module(&ast_module)
+	hir_module := checker.check(&ast_module, &diagnostics, &symbols)
+	defer hir.destroy_module(&hir_module)
+
+	missing_returns := 0
+	for diagnostic in diagnostics.items {
+		if strings.contains(diagnostic.message, "does not return a value") {
+			missing_returns += 1
+		}
+	}
+	testing.expect_value(t, missing_returns, 1)
+}
+
 @(test)
 conditional_unwrap_compiles_and_runs :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	output := "/tmp/brolang-test-conditional-unwrap"
@@ -13844,6 +13880,18 @@ init func($E, $V type, values meta.EnumFieldStruct(E, ?V, some!(none))) Map(E, V
 	return map
 }
 
+get func($E, $V type, map @Map(E, V), key E) ?V {
+	match typeinfo!(E) {
+		.enum |info|: expand for info.fields |field, index| {
+			if key == field!(E, field.name) {
+				if map.present[index] { return map.values[index] }
+				return none
+			}
+		}
+		else: compile_error!("EnumMap key must be an enum")
+	}
+}
+
 main func() i32 {
 	_ = ordered
 	inferred :: {x = 40, name = "bro"}
@@ -13889,6 +13937,10 @@ main func() i32 {
 	})
 	if !map.present[0] or !map.present[1] or map.present[2] { return 9 }
 	if map.values[0].len != 10 or map.values[1].len != 7 { return 18 }
+	if get(TokenKind, []u8, &map, TokenKind.ident) |value| {
+		if value.len != 10 { return 19 }
+	} else { return 20 }
+	if get(TokenKind, []u8, &map, TokenKind.eof) |_| { return 21 }
 	return 0
 }
 `