diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/stencil.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/stencil.go
index 51ef6b1ff1..c57a8760c7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/stencil.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/noder/stencil.go
@@ -1325,8 +1325,8 @@ func (g *genInst) dictPass(info *instInfo) {
 			mce := m.(*ir.ConvExpr)
 			// Note: x's argument is still typed as a type parameter.
 			// m's argument now has an instantiated type.
-			if mce.X.Type().HasShape() || (mce.X.Type().IsInterface() && m.Type().HasShape()) {
-				m = convertUsingDictionary(info, info.dictParam, m.Pos(), m.(*ir.ConvExpr).X, m, m.Type())
+			if mce.X.Type().HasShape() || m.Type().HasShape() {
+				m = convertUsingDictionary(info, info.dictParam, m.Pos(), mce.X, m, m.Type())
 			}
 		case ir.ODOTTYPE, ir.ODOTTYPE2:
 			if !m.Type().HasShape() {
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ func findDictType(info *instInfo, t *types.Type) int {
 // instantiated node of the CONVIFACE node or XDOT node (for a bound method call) that is causing the
 // conversion.
 func convertUsingDictionary(info *instInfo, dictParam *ir.Name, pos src.XPos, v ir.Node, in ir.Node, dst *types.Type) ir.Node {
-	assert(v.Type().HasShape() || v.Type().IsInterface() && in.Type().HasShape())
+	assert(v.Type().HasShape() || in.Type().HasShape())
 	assert(dst.IsInterface())
 
 	if v.Type().IsInterface() {
@@ -1799,6 +1799,7 @@ func (g *genInst) finalizeSyms() {
 				g.instantiateMethods()
 				itabLsym := reflectdata.ITabLsym(srctype, dsttype)
 				d.off = objw.SymPtr(lsym, d.off, itabLsym, 0)
+				markTypeUsed(srctype, lsym)
 				infoPrint(" + Itab for (%v,%v)\n", srctype, dsttype)
 			}
 		}
@@ -1974,7 +1975,7 @@ func (g *genInst) getInstInfo(st *ir.Func, shapes []*types.Type, instInfo *instI
 			}
 		case ir.OCONVIFACE:
 			if n.Type().IsInterface() && !n.Type().IsEmptyInterface() &&
-				n.(*ir.ConvExpr).X.Type().HasShape() {
+				(n.Type().HasShape() || n.(*ir.ConvExpr).X.Type().HasShape()) {
 				infoPrint("  Itab for interface conv: %v\n", n)
 				info.itabConvs = append(info.itabConvs, n)
 			}
diff --git a/test/typeparam/issue52026.go b/test/typeparam/issue52026.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db8999a2b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/typeparam/issue52026.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// run
+
+// Copyright 2022 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+func returnOption[T any](n int) Option[T] {
+	if n == 1 {
+		return Some[T]{}
+	} else {
+		return None{}
+	}
+}
+
+type Option[T any] interface {
+	sealedOption()
+}
+
+type Some[T any] struct {
+	val T
+}
+
+func (s Some[T]) Value() T {
+	return s.val
+}
+
+func (s Some[T]) sealedOption() {}
+
+type None struct{}
+
+func (s None) sealedOption() {}
+
+func main() {
+	s := returnOption[int](1)
+	_ = s.(Some[int])
+
+	s = returnOption[int](0)
+	_ = s.(None)
+
+	switch (any)(s).(type) {
+	case Some[int]:
+		panic("s is a Some[int]")
+	case None:
+		// ok
+	default:
+		panic("oops")
+	}
+}