diff --git a/src/test/ui/generator/issue-64620-yield-array-element.rs b/src/test/ui/generator/issue-64620-yield-array-element.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2cbe8f5161465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/generator/issue-64620-yield-array-element.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Regression test for #64620
+
+#![feature(generators)]
+
+pub fn crash(arr: [usize; 1]) {
+    yield arr[0]; //~ ERROR: yield expression outside of generator literal
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/generator/issue-64620-yield-array-element.stderr b/src/test/ui/generator/issue-64620-yield-array-element.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..48383c2ed0824
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+++ b/src/test/ui/generator/issue-64620-yield-array-element.stderr
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+error[E0627]: yield expression outside of generator literal
+  --> $DIR/issue-64620-yield-array-element.rs:6:5
+   |
+LL |     yield arr[0];
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0627`.