diff --git a/App/lib/lsp/LspChecks.vp b/App/lib/lsp/LspChecks.vp
index 18a1a13..6ad9090 100644
--- a/App/lib/lsp/LspChecks.vp
+++ b/App/lib/lsp/LspChecks.vp
@@ -989,6 +989,48 @@ def _CheckAssignValue(pool: memhub.MemManager*, doc: LspDocuments.LspDocument*,
     _EmitTypeError(pool, doc, value, msg, errors)
 
 
+def _NullableDetail(det: str) -> int:
+    """1 when an annotation text is the nullable `T?` form."""
+    if det is None: return 0
+    if string.strchr(det, '?') is not None: return 1
+    return 0
+
+
+def _SymDetailAt(pool: memhub.MemManager*, a: LspSymbols.LspAnalysis*,
+                 expr: ast.AST*) -> str:
+    """Resolved symbol detail (annotation text) at a Name/Attribute expression."""
+    if a is None or expr is None: return None
+    line0: int = 0
+    col: int = 0
+    name: str = None
+    if expr.kind() == ast.ASTKind.Name:
+        nm: ast.Name* = (ast.Name*)(expr)
+        if nm.id is None: return None
+        line0 = nm.lineno - 1
+        col = nm.col_offset
+        name = nm.id
+    elif expr.kind() == ast.ASTKind.Attribute:
+        at: ast.Attribute* = (ast.Attribute*)(expr)
+        if at.attr is None: return None
+        line0 = at.lineno - 1
+        col = at.col_offset
+        name = at.attr
+    else:
+        return None
+    colu: int = col
+    if a.doc is not None: colu = LspSource.ByteColToUtf16(a.doc, line0, col)
+    if a.occs is not None:
+        i: int = 0
+        while i < int(len(a.occs)):
+            o: LspSymbols.LspOccurrence* = a.occs.get(sizet(i))
+            i += 1
+            if o is not None and o.line == line0 and o.sc == colu and o.name is not None:
+                if string.strcmp(o.name, name) == 0:
+                    if o.sym is not None: return o.sym.detail
+                    return None
+    return None
+
+
 def _WalkChecksExprs(pool: memhub.MemManager*, doc: LspDocuments.LspDocument*,
                      a: LspSymbols.LspAnalysis*, ws: LspWorkspace.LspWorkspace*,
                      table_pool: memhub.MemManager*, e: ast.AST*,
@@ -1041,7 +1083,17 @@ def _WalkChecksExprs(pool: memhub.MemManager*, doc: LspDocuments.LspDocument*,
                 i += 1
         return
     if k == ast.ASTKind.Attribute:
-        _WalkChecksExprs(pool, doc, a, ws, table_pool, ast.Attribute*(e).value, errors)
+        at_c: ast.Attribute* = ast.Attribute*(e)
+        if at_c.optional == 0 and at_c.attr is not None:
+            det_b: str = _SymDetailAt(pool, a, at_c.value)
+            if _NullableDetail(det_b) != 0:
+                msg_b: bytes = pool.alloc(sizet(320))
+                if msg_b is not None:
+                    stdio.snprintf(msg_b, sizet(320),
+                        "cannot use '.%s' on a nullable value: it may be None; use `?.` or check it against None first",
+                        at_c.attr)
+                    _EmitTypeError(pool, doc, e, str(msg_b), errors)
+        _WalkChecksExprs(pool, doc, a, ws, table_pool, at_c.value, errors)
         return
     if k == ast.ASTKind.Subscript:
         sb: ast.Subscript* = ast.Subscript*(e)