diff --git a/src/compiler.ts b/src/compiler.ts
index eb629cc25b..3236f589df 100644
--- a/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/src/compiler.ts
@@ -8631,6 +8631,13 @@ export class Compiler extends DiagnosticEmitter {
     }
     var classType = classReference.type;
     this.currentType = classType.nonNullableType;
+    if (classReference.kind == ElementKind.INTERFACE) {
+      this.error(
+        DiagnosticCode.Not_implemented_0,
+        expression.range, "Interface hidden classes"
+      );
+      return module.unreachable();
+    }
     if (classReference.is(CommonFlags.ABSTRACT)) {
       this.error(
         DiagnosticCode.Cannot_create_an_instance_of_an_abstract_class,
diff --git a/tests/compiler/issues/2085.json b/tests/compiler/issues/2085.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6523a98644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiler/issues/2085.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "asc_flags": [
+  ],
+  "stderr": [
+    "AS100: Not implemented: Interface hidden classes",
+    "EOF"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tests/compiler/issues/2085.ts b/tests/compiler/issues/2085.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac1c26437f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiler/issues/2085.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+interface Foo {}
+const foo: Foo = {};
+ERROR("EOF");
\ No newline at end of file