diff --git a/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/CollectExpression.rsc b/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/CollectExpression.rsc
index 97b16d0a75a..963a088e16e 100644
--- a/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/CollectExpression.rsc
+++ b/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/CollectExpression.rsc
@@ -1056,8 +1056,22 @@ void collect(current: (Expression) `<Expression e> [ <OptionalExpression ofirst>
 
 void collect(current: (Expression) `<Expression expression> . <Name field>`, Collector c){
     c.useViaType(expression, field, {fieldId(), keywordFieldId(), annoId()}); // DURING TRANSITION: allow annoIds
-    c.require("non void or overloaded", expression, [], makeNonVoidNonOverloadedRequirement(expression, "Base expression of field selection"));
-    c.fact(current, field);
+    c.calculate("field access", current, [expression, field],
+        AType(Solver s){
+            expType = s.getType(expression);
+            fieldType = s.getType(field);
+
+            if(isVoidAType(expType)) s.report(error(expression, "Base expression of field selection should not have type `void`"));
+            if(overloadedAType(rel[loc, IdRole, AType] overloads) := expType){
+                ovls  = overloads<2>;
+                if(any(ov1 <- ovls, ov2 <- ovls, ov1 != ov2, !comparable(ov1, ov2))){
+                    s.report(error(expression, "Base expression `%s` of field selection should have a unique type, found %v", expression, ovls));
+                }
+            }
+            
+            return fieldType;
+        });
+
     collect(expression, c);
 }
 
@@ -1068,7 +1082,8 @@ void collect(current:(Expression) `<Expression expression> [ <Name field> = <Exp
     //c.use(field, {fieldId(), keywordFieldId()});
     c.calculate("field update of `<field>`", current, [expression, repl],
         AType(Solver s){
-                fieldType = computeFieldTypeWithADT(s.getType(expression), field, scope, s);
+                expType = s.getType(expression);
+                fieldType = computeFieldTypeWithADT(expType, field, scope, s);
                 replType = s.getType(repl);
 
                 bindings = ();
@@ -1091,7 +1106,7 @@ void collect(current:(Expression) `<Expression expression> [ <Name field> = <Exp
                  checkNonVoid(expression, s, "Base expression of field update`");
                  checkNonVoid(repl, s, "Replacement expression of field update`");
                  s.requireSubType(replType, fieldType, error(current, "Cannot assign value of type %t to field %q of type %t", replType, field, fieldType));
-                 return s.getType(expression);
+                 return expType;
         });
     collect(expression, repl, c);
 }
@@ -1128,7 +1143,6 @@ private AType computeFieldProjectionType(Expression current, AType base, list[la
                 projection_overloads += <key, role, computeFieldProjectionType(current, tp, fields, s)>;
             } catch checkFailed(list[FailMessage] _): /* continue with next overload */;
               catch NoBinding(): /* continue with next overload */;
-//>>>         catch e: /* continue with next overload */;
         }
         if(isEmpty(projection_overloads))  s.report(error(current, "Illegal projection %t", base));
         return overloadedAType(projection_overloads);
diff --git a/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/ComputeType.rsc b/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/ComputeType.rsc
index b873af3163f..653003a1e75 100644
--- a/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/ComputeType.rsc
+++ b/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/ComputeType.rsc
@@ -139,12 +139,6 @@ void(Solver) makeVarInitRequirement(Variable var)
 void(Solver) makeNonVoidRequirement(Tree t, str msg)
     = void(Solver s) { checkNonVoid(t, s, msg ); };
 
-void(Solver) makeNonVoidNonOverloadedRequirement(Tree t, str msg)
-    = void(Solver s) {
-        checkNonVoid(t, s, msg ); 
-        if(isOverloadedAType(s.getType(t))) s.report(error(t, msg + " is ambiguous and should be resolved"));
-    };
-
 AType unaryOp(str op, AType(Tree, AType, Solver) computeType, Tree current, AType t1, Solver s, bool maybeVoid=false){
 
     requireFullyInstantiated(s, t1);
diff --git a/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/tests/StaticTestingUtils.rsc b/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/tests/StaticTestingUtils.rsc
index df71ace585e..c46e2b90593 100644
--- a/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/tests/StaticTestingUtils.rsc
+++ b/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/tests/StaticTestingUtils.rsc
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ list[str] unexpectedTypeMsgs = [
 		"Expected a binary relation, found _",
 		"Constructor _ is overloaded",
 		"Expression _ is overloaded",
-		"Base expression of field selection is ambiguous and should be resolved"
+		"Base expression _ of field selection should have a unique type"
 ];
 
 bool unexpectedTypeInModule(str moduleText, PathConfig pathConfig = getDefaultTestingPathConfig())
diff --git a/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/tests/SyntaxDeclarationTCTests.rsc b/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/tests/SyntaxDeclarationTCTests.rsc
index 132e18b9318..2397c13323d 100644
--- a/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/tests/SyntaxDeclarationTCTests.rsc
+++ b/src/org/rascalmpl/compiler/lang/rascalcore/check/tests/SyntaxDeclarationTCTests.rsc
@@ -629,4 +629,26 @@ test bool Issue1353() {
             import MC;
             value main() = hello();
     ");               
+}
+
+test bool srcFromExpressionFieldsOK(){
+    return checkModuleOK("
+        module SrcFromExpressionFieldsOK
+            import lang::rascal::\\syntax::Rascal;
+            loc lhsFetch(Expression e){
+                return e.lhs.src;
+            }
+
+            void lhsReplace(Expression e){
+                e.lhs.src = |unknown:///|;
+            }
+
+            loc rhsFetch(Expression e){
+                return e.rhs.src;
+            }
+
+            void rhsReplace(Expression e){
+                 e.rhs.src = |unknown:///|;
+            }
+    ");
 }
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