diff --git a/merge.go b/merge.go
index f8de6c5..9c1ba3b 100644
--- a/merge.go
+++ b/merge.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func hasExportedField(dst reflect.Value) (exported bool) {
 type Config struct {
 	Overwrite               bool
 	AppendSlice             bool
+	TypeCheck               bool
 	Transformers            Transformers
 	overwriteWithEmptyValue bool
 }
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ type Transformers interface {
 // short circuiting on recursive types.
 func deepMerge(dst, src reflect.Value, visited map[uintptr]*visit, depth int, config *Config) (err error) {
 	overwrite := config.Overwrite
+	typeCheck := config.TypeCheck
 	overwriteWithEmptySrc := config.overwriteWithEmptyValue
 	config.overwriteWithEmptyValue = false
 
@@ -129,10 +131,13 @@ func deepMerge(dst, src reflect.Value, visited map[uintptr]*visit, depth int, co
 					}
 
 					if (!isEmptyValue(src) || overwriteWithEmptySrc) && (overwrite || isEmptyValue(dst)) && !config.AppendSlice {
+						if typeCheck && srcSlice.Type() != dstSlice.Type() {
+							return fmt.Errorf("cannot override two slices with different type (%s, %s)", srcSlice.Type(), dstSlice.Type())
+						}
 						dstSlice = srcSlice
 					} else if config.AppendSlice {
 						if srcSlice.Type() != dstSlice.Type() {
-							return fmt.Errorf("cannot append two slice with different type (%s, %s)", srcSlice.Type(), dstSlice.Type())
+							return fmt.Errorf("cannot append two slices with different type (%s, %s)", srcSlice.Type(), dstSlice.Type())
 						}
 						dstSlice = reflect.AppendSlice(dstSlice, srcSlice)
 					}
@@ -228,11 +233,16 @@ func WithOverride(config *Config) {
 	config.Overwrite = true
 }
 
-// WithAppendSlice will make merge append slices instead of overwriting it
+// WithAppendSlice will make merge append slices instead of overwriting it.
 func WithAppendSlice(config *Config) {
 	config.AppendSlice = true
 }
 
+// WithTypeCheck will make merge check types while overwriting it (must be used with WithOverride).
+func WithTypeCheck(config *Config) {
+	config.TypeCheck = true
+}
+
 func merge(dst, src interface{}, opts ...func(*Config)) error {
 	var (
 		vDst, vSrc reflect.Value
diff --git a/mergo_test.go b/mergo_test.go
index 1f2ab0b..2b7ba17 100644
--- a/mergo_test.go
+++ b/mergo_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package mergo
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -734,23 +735,43 @@ func TestBooleanPointer(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMergeMapWithInnerSliceOfDifferentType(t *testing.T) {
-	src := map[string]interface{}{
-		"foo": []string{"a", "b"},
-	}
-	dst := map[string]interface{}{
-		"foo": []int{1, 2},
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		options []func(*Config)
+		err     string
+	}{
+		{
+			"With override and append slice",
+			[]func(*Config){WithOverride, WithAppendSlice},
+			"cannot append two slices with different type",
+		},
+		{
+			"With override and type check",
+			[]func(*Config){WithOverride, WithTypeCheck},
+			"cannot override two slices with different type",
+		},
 	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			src := map[string]interface{}{
+				"foo": []string{"a", "b"},
+			}
+			dst := map[string]interface{}{
+				"foo": []int{1, 2},
+			}
 
-	if err := Merge(&src, &dst, WithOverride, WithAppendSlice); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected an error, got nothing")
+			if err := Merge(&src, &dst, tc.options...); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tc.err) {
+				t.Fatalf("expected %q, got %q", tc.err, err)
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
 
-func TestMergeSliceDifferentType(t *testing.T) {
+func TestMergeSlicesIsNotSupported(t *testing.T) {
 	src := []string{"a", "b"}
 	dst := []int{1, 2}
 
-	if err := Merge(&src, &dst, WithOverride, WithAppendSlice); err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected an error, got nothing")
+	if err := Merge(&src, &dst, WithOverride, WithAppendSlice); err != ErrNotSupported {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %q, got %q", ErrNotSupported, err)
 	}
 }