diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/stmt.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/stmt.go
index 4c8eac725f..819b7c2463 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/stmt.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/stmt.go
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ const (
 
 	// additional context information
 	finalSwitchCase
+	inTypeSwitch
 )
 
 func (check *Checker) simpleStmt(s syntax.Stmt) {
@@ -370,7 +371,9 @@ func (check *Checker) stmt(ctxt stmtContext, s syntax.Stmt) {
 	// process collected function literals before scope changes
 	defer check.processDelayed(len(check.delayed))
 
-	inner := ctxt &^ (fallthroughOk | finalSwitchCase)
+	// reset context for statements of inner blocks
+	inner := ctxt &^ (fallthroughOk | finalSwitchCase | inTypeSwitch)
+
 	switch s := s.(type) {
 	case *syntax.EmptyStmt:
 		// ignore
@@ -523,9 +526,14 @@ func (check *Checker) stmt(ctxt stmtContext, s syntax.Stmt) {
 			}
 		case syntax.Fallthrough:
 			if ctxt&fallthroughOk == 0 {
-				msg := "fallthrough statement out of place"
-				if ctxt&finalSwitchCase != 0 {
+				var msg string
+				switch {
+				case ctxt&finalSwitchCase != 0:
 					msg = "cannot fallthrough final case in switch"
+				case ctxt&inTypeSwitch != 0:
+					msg = "cannot fallthrough in type switch"
+				default:
+					msg = "fallthrough statement out of place"
 				}
 				check.error(s, msg)
 			}
@@ -572,7 +580,7 @@ func (check *Checker) stmt(ctxt stmtContext, s syntax.Stmt) {
 		check.simpleStmt(s.Init)
 
 		if g, _ := s.Tag.(*syntax.TypeSwitchGuard); g != nil {
-			check.typeSwitchStmt(inner, s, g)
+			check.typeSwitchStmt(inner|inTypeSwitch, s, g)
 		} else {
 			check.switchStmt(inner, s)
 		}
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/check/stmt0.src b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/check/stmt0.src
index 90ef09511f..e5b6f5dff7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/check/stmt0.src
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/check/stmt0.src
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ func switches1() {
 	var y interface{}
 	switch y.(type) {
 	case int:
-		fallthrough /* ERROR "fallthrough statement out of place" */ ; ; ;
+		fallthrough /* ERROR "cannot fallthrough in type switch" */ ; ; ;
 	default:
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/fixedbugs/issue51533.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/fixedbugs/issue51533.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf46f755f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types2/testdata/fixedbugs/issue51533.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package p
+
+func _(x any) {
+	switch x {
+	case 0:
+		fallthrough // ERROR fallthrough statement out of place
+		_ = x
+	default:
+	}
+
+	switch x.(type) {
+	case int:
+		fallthrough // ERROR cannot fallthrough in type switch
+	default:
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/go/types/stmt.go b/src/go/types/stmt.go
index 9ebfbb6d63..2aa65a6e36 100644
--- a/src/go/types/stmt.go
+++ b/src/go/types/stmt.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ const (
 
 	// additional context information
 	finalSwitchCase
+	inTypeSwitch
 )
 
 func (check *Checker) simpleStmt(s ast.Stmt) {
@@ -375,7 +376,9 @@ func (check *Checker) stmt(ctxt stmtContext, s ast.Stmt) {
 	// process collected function literals before scope changes
 	defer check.processDelayed(len(check.delayed))
 
-	inner := ctxt &^ (fallthroughOk | finalSwitchCase)
+	// reset context for statements of inner blocks
+	inner := ctxt &^ (fallthroughOk | finalSwitchCase | inTypeSwitch)
+
 	switch s := s.(type) {
 	case *ast.BadStmt, *ast.EmptyStmt:
 		// ignore
@@ -541,12 +544,16 @@ func (check *Checker) stmt(ctxt stmtContext, s ast.Stmt) {
 			}
 		case token.FALLTHROUGH:
 			if ctxt&fallthroughOk == 0 {
-				msg := "fallthrough statement out of place"
-				code := _MisplacedFallthrough
-				if ctxt&finalSwitchCase != 0 {
+				var msg string
+				switch {
+				case ctxt&finalSwitchCase != 0:
 					msg = "cannot fallthrough final case in switch"
+				case ctxt&inTypeSwitch != 0:
+					msg = "cannot fallthrough in type switch"
+				default:
+					msg = "fallthrough statement out of place"
 				}
-				check.error(s, code, msg)
+				check.error(s, _MisplacedFallthrough, msg)
 			}
 		default:
 			check.invalidAST(s, "branch statement: %s", s.Tok)
@@ -627,7 +634,7 @@ func (check *Checker) stmt(ctxt stmtContext, s ast.Stmt) {
 		}
 
 	case *ast.TypeSwitchStmt:
-		inner |= breakOk
+		inner |= breakOk | inTypeSwitch
 		check.openScope(s, "type switch")
 		defer check.closeScope()
 
diff --git a/src/go/types/testdata/check/stmt0.src b/src/go/types/testdata/check/stmt0.src
index 7795a442aa..0f164d36c8 100644
--- a/src/go/types/testdata/check/stmt0.src
+++ b/src/go/types/testdata/check/stmt0.src
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ func switches1() {
 	var y interface{}
 	switch y.(type) {
 	case int:
-		fallthrough /* ERROR "fallthrough statement out of place" */ ; ; ;
+		fallthrough /* ERROR "cannot fallthrough in type switch" */ ; ; ;
 	default:
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/go/types/testdata/fixedbugs/issue51533.go b/src/go/types/testdata/fixedbugs/issue51533.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf46f755f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/go/types/testdata/fixedbugs/issue51533.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package p
+
+func _(x any) {
+	switch x {
+	case 0:
+		fallthrough // ERROR fallthrough statement out of place
+		_ = x
+	default:
+	}
+
+	switch x.(type) {
+	case int:
+		fallthrough // ERROR cannot fallthrough in type switch
+	default:
+	}
+}