diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/monomorphization/errors.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/monomorphization/errors.rs
index ce8ef3572e6..66db72eef55 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/monomorphization/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/monomorphization/errors.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub enum MonomorphizationError {
     NoDefaultType { location: Location },
     InternalError { message: &'static str, location: Location },
     InterpreterError(InterpreterError),
+    ComptimeFnInRuntimeCode { name: String, location: Location },
 }
 
 impl MonomorphizationError {
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ impl MonomorphizationError {
         match self {
             MonomorphizationError::UnknownArrayLength { location, .. }
             | MonomorphizationError::InternalError { location, .. }
+            | MonomorphizationError::ComptimeFnInRuntimeCode { location, .. }
             | MonomorphizationError::NoDefaultType { location, .. } => *location,
             MonomorphizationError::InterpreterError(error) => error.get_location(),
         }
@@ -43,6 +45,12 @@ impl MonomorphizationError {
             }
             MonomorphizationError::InterpreterError(error) => return error.into(),
             MonomorphizationError::InternalError { message, .. } => message.to_string(),
+            MonomorphizationError::ComptimeFnInRuntimeCode { name, location } => {
+                let message = format!("Comptime function {name} used in runtime code");
+                let secondary =
+                    "Comptime functions must be in a comptime block to be called".into();
+                return CustomDiagnostic::simple_error(message, secondary, location.span);
+            }
         };
 
         let location = self.location();
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/monomorphization/mod.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/monomorphization/mod.rs
index 87b55540bbd..9357cc65c14 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/monomorphization/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/monomorphization/mod.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ pub fn monomorphize_debug(
         let impl_bindings = perform_impl_bindings(interner, trait_method, next_fn_id, location)
             .map_err(MonomorphizationError::InterpreterError)?;
 
-        monomorphizer.function(next_fn_id, new_id)?;
+        monomorphizer.function(next_fn_id, new_id, location)?;
         undo_instantiation_bindings(impl_bindings);
         undo_instantiation_bindings(bindings);
     }
@@ -278,7 +278,10 @@ impl<'interner> Monomorphizer<'interner> {
     ) -> Result<FunctionSignature, MonomorphizationError> {
         let new_main_id = self.next_function_id();
         assert_eq!(new_main_id, Program::main_id());
-        self.function(main_id, new_main_id)?;
+
+        let location = self.interner.function_meta(&main_id).location;
+        self.function(main_id, new_main_id, location)?;
+
         self.return_location =
             self.interner.function(&main_id).block(self.interner).statements().last().and_then(
                 |x| match self.interner.statement(x) {
@@ -294,6 +297,7 @@ impl<'interner> Monomorphizer<'interner> {
         &mut self,
         f: node_interner::FuncId,
         id: FuncId,
+        location: Location,
     ) -> Result<(), MonomorphizationError> {
         if let Some((self_type, trait_id)) = self.interner.get_function_trait(&f) {
             let the_trait = self.interner.get_trait(trait_id);
@@ -313,6 +317,10 @@ impl<'interner> Monomorphizer<'interner> {
         let modifiers = self.interner.function_modifiers(&f);
         let name = self.interner.function_name(&f).to_owned();
 
+        if modifiers.is_comptime {
+            return Err(MonomorphizationError::ComptimeFnInRuntimeCode { name, location });
+        }
+
         let body_expr_id = self.interner.function(&f).as_expr();
         let body_return_type = self.interner.id_type(body_expr_id);
         let return_type = match meta.return_type() {