diff --git a/spec/lang/subtyping/interface_spec.lua b/spec/lang/subtyping/interface_spec.lua
index 727a17884..d7fe0fd6d 100644
--- a/spec/lang/subtyping/interface_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/lang/subtyping/interface_spec.lua
@@ -14,5 +14,72 @@ describe("subtyping of interfaces:", function()
       local r: MyRecord = {}
       print(#r)
    ]]))
-end)
 
+   it("record <: interface", util.check([[
+      local interface MyInterface
+         x: integer
+      end
+
+      local record MyRecord is MyInterface
+      end
+
+      local function f(p: MyInterface)
+         print(p.x)
+      end
+
+      local r: MyRecord = { x = 2 }
+      f(r)
+   ]]))
+
+   it("prototype record <: interface", util.check([[
+      local interface MyInterface
+         x: integer
+      end
+
+      local record MyRecord is MyInterface
+      end
+
+      local function f(p: MyInterface)
+         print(p.x)
+      end
+
+      MyRecord.x = 2
+      f(MyRecord)
+   ]]))
+
+   it("regression test for #830", util.check_lines([[
+      local interface IFoo
+      end
+
+      local record Foo is IFoo
+      end
+
+      local function bar(_value:Foo)
+      end
+
+      local function qux(_value:IFoo)
+      end
+
+      local foo:Foo
+
+   ]], {
+      { line = "bar(foo)" },
+      { line = "bar(Foo)" },
+      { line = "bar(IFoo)", err = "IFoo is not a Foo" },
+      { line = "bar(foo as Foo)" },
+      { line = "bar(Foo as Foo)" },
+      { line = "bar(IFoo as Foo)", err = "interfaces are abstract" },
+      { line = "bar(foo as IFoo)", err = "IFoo is not a Foo" },
+      { line = "bar(Foo as IFoo)", err = "IFoo is not a Foo"  },
+      { line = "bar(IFoo as IFoo)", err = "interfaces are abstract" },
+      { line = "qux(foo)" },
+      { line = "qux(Foo)" },
+      { line = "qux(IFoo)", err = "interfaces are abstract" },
+      { line = "qux(foo as Foo)" },
+      { line = "qux(Foo as Foo)" },
+      { line = "qux(IFoo as Foo)", err = "interfaces are abstract" },
+      { line = "qux(foo as IFoo)" },
+      { line = "qux(Foo as IFoo)" },
+      { line = "qux(IFoo as IFoo)", err = "interfaces are abstract" },
+   }))
+end)
diff --git a/tl.lua b/tl.lua
index efcf95a98..6e8cbcb61 100644
--- a/tl.lua
+++ b/tl.lua
@@ -8922,11 +8922,8 @@ a.types[i], b.types[i]), }
          ["emptytable"] = compare_true_inferring_emptytable,
       },
       ["typedecl"] = {
-         ["record"] = function(self, a, b)
-            local def = a.def
-            if def.fields then
-               return self:subtype_record(def, b)
-            end
+         ["*"] = function(self, a, b)
+            return self:is_a(a.def, b)
          end,
       },
       ["function"] = {
@@ -9000,6 +8997,9 @@ a.types[i], b.types[i]), }
          ["tuple"] = function(self, a, b)
             return self:is_a(a_type(a, "tuple", { tuple = { a } }), b)
          end,
+         ["typedecl"] = function(self, a, b)
+            return self:is_a(a, b.def)
+         end,
          ["typevar"] = function(self, a, b)
             return self:compare_or_infer_typevar(b.typevar, a, nil, self.is_a)
          end,
@@ -9032,27 +9032,28 @@ a.types[i], b.types[i]), }
       ["self"] = 3,
       ["tuple"] = 4,
       ["typevar"] = 5,
-      ["any"] = 6,
-      ["boolean_context"] = 7,
-      ["union"] = 8,
-      ["poly"] = 9,
+      ["typedecl"] = 6,
+      ["any"] = 7,
+      ["boolean_context"] = 8,
+      ["union"] = 9,
+      ["poly"] = 10,
 
-      ["typearg"] = 10,
+      ["typearg"] = 11,
 
-      ["nominal"] = 11,
+      ["nominal"] = 12,
 
-      ["enum"] = 12,
-      ["string"] = 12,
-      ["integer"] = 12,
-      ["boolean"] = 12,
+      ["enum"] = 13,
+      ["string"] = 13,
+      ["integer"] = 13,
+      ["boolean"] = 13,
 
-      ["interface"] = 13,
+      ["interface"] = 14,
 
-      ["tupletable"] = 14,
-      ["record"] = 14,
-      ["array"] = 14,
-      ["map"] = 14,
-      ["function"] = 14,
+      ["tupletable"] = 15,
+      ["record"] = 15,
+      ["array"] = 15,
+      ["map"] = 15,
+      ["function"] = 15,
    }
 
    local function compare_types(self, relations, t1, t2)
@@ -12290,6 +12291,10 @@ self:expand_type(node, values, elements) })
                return t
 
             elseif node.op.op == "as" then
+               local ok, err = ensure_not_abstract(ra)
+               if not ok then
+                  return self.errs:invalid_at(node.e1, err)
+               end
                return gb
 
             elseif node.op.op == "is" and ra.typename == "typedecl" then
diff --git a/tl.tl b/tl.tl
index 1af48412e..ad2ffff4c 100644
--- a/tl.tl
+++ b/tl.tl
@@ -8922,11 +8922,8 @@ do
          ["emptytable"] = compare_true_inferring_emptytable,
       },
       ["typedecl"] = {
-         ["record"] = function(self: TypeChecker, a: TypeDeclType, b: RecordType): boolean, {Error}
-            local def = a.def
-            if def is RecordLikeType then
-               return self:subtype_record(def, b) -- record as prototype
-            end
+         ["*"] = function(self: TypeChecker, a: TypeDeclType, b: RecordType): boolean, {Error}
+            return self:is_a(a.def, b)
          end,
       },
       ["function"] = {
@@ -9000,6 +8997,9 @@ do
          ["tuple"] = function(self: TypeChecker, a: Type, b: Type): boolean, {Error}
             return self:is_a(a_tuple(a, {a}), b)
          end,
+         ["typedecl"] = function(self: TypeChecker, a: Type, b: TypeDeclType): boolean, {Error}
+            return self:is_a(a, b.def)
+         end,
          ["typevar"] = function(self: TypeChecker, a: Type, b: TypeVarType): boolean, {Error}
             return self:compare_or_infer_typevar(b.typevar, a, nil, self.is_a)
          end,
@@ -9032,27 +9032,28 @@ do
       ["self"] = 3,
       ["tuple"] = 4,
       ["typevar"] = 5,
-      ["any"] = 6,
-      ["boolean_context"] = 7,
-      ["union"] = 8,
-      ["poly"] = 9,
+      ["typedecl"] = 6,
+      ["any"] = 7,
+      ["boolean_context"] = 8,
+      ["union"] = 9,
+      ["poly"] = 10,
       -- then typeargs
-      ["typearg"] = 10,
+      ["typearg"] = 11,
       -- then nominals
-      ["nominal"] = 11,
+      ["nominal"] = 12,
       -- then base types
-      ["enum"] = 12,
-      ["string"] = 12,
-      ["integer"] = 12,
-      ["boolean"] = 12,
+      ["enum"] = 13,
+      ["string"] = 13,
+      ["integer"] = 13,
+      ["boolean"] = 13,
       -- then interfaces
-      ["interface"] = 13,
+      ["interface"] = 14,
       -- then special cases of tables
-      ["tupletable"] = 14,
-      ["record"] = 14,
-      ["array"] = 14,
-      ["map"] = 14,
-      ["function"] = 14,
+      ["tupletable"] = 15,
+      ["record"] = 15,
+      ["array"] = 15,
+      ["map"] = 15,
+      ["function"] = 15,
    }
 
    local function compare_types(self: TypeChecker, relations: TypeRelations, t1: Type, t2: Type): boolean, {Error}
@@ -12290,6 +12291,10 @@ do
                return t
 
             elseif node.op.op == "as" then
+               local ok, err = ensure_not_abstract(ra)
+               if not ok then
+                  return self.errs:invalid_at(node.e1, err)
+               end
                return gb
 
             elseif node.op.op == "is" and ra is TypeDeclType then