diff --git a/crates/hir-ty/src/infer.rs b/crates/hir-ty/src/infer.rs
index be3b50e1411da..bb558e533c4e3 100644
--- a/crates/hir-ty/src/infer.rs
+++ b/crates/hir-ty/src/infer.rs
@@ -429,6 +429,8 @@ pub struct InferenceResult {
     /// Type of the result of `.into_iter()` on the for. `ExprId` is the one of the whole for loop.
     pub type_of_for_iterator: FxHashMap<ExprId, Ty>,
     type_mismatches: FxHashMap<ExprOrPatId, TypeMismatch>,
+    /// Whether there are any type-mismatching errors in the result.
+    pub(crate) has_errors: bool,
     /// Interned common types to return references to.
     standard_types: InternedStandardTypes,
     /// Stores the types which were implicitly dereferenced in pattern binding modes.
@@ -654,6 +656,7 @@ impl<'a> InferenceContext<'a> {
             type_of_rpit,
             type_of_for_iterator,
             type_mismatches,
+            has_errors,
             standard_types: _,
             pat_adjustments,
             binding_modes: _,
@@ -695,6 +698,9 @@ impl<'a> InferenceContext<'a> {
         for ty in type_of_for_iterator.values_mut() {
             *ty = table.resolve_completely(ty.clone());
         }
+
+        *has_errors = !type_mismatches.is_empty();
+
         type_mismatches.retain(|_, mismatch| {
             mismatch.expected = table.resolve_completely(mismatch.expected.clone());
             mismatch.actual = table.resolve_completely(mismatch.actual.clone());
@@ -1646,9 +1652,11 @@ impl std::ops::BitOrAssign for Diverges {
         *self = *self | other;
     }
 }
-/// A zipper that checks for unequal `{unknown}` occurrences in the two types. Used to filter out
-/// mismatch diagnostics that only differ in `{unknown}`. These mismatches are usually not helpful.
-/// As the cause is usually an underlying name resolution problem.
+
+/// A zipper that checks for unequal occurrences of `{unknown}` and unresolved projections
+/// in the two types. Used to filter out mismatch diagnostics that only differ in
+/// `{unknown}` and unresolved projections. These mismatches are usually not helpful.
+/// As the cause is usually an underlying name resolution problem
 struct UnknownMismatch<'db>(&'db dyn HirDatabase);
 impl chalk_ir::zip::Zipper<Interner> for UnknownMismatch<'_> {
     fn zip_tys(&mut self, variance: Variance, a: &Ty, b: &Ty) -> chalk_ir::Fallible<()> {
@@ -1721,7 +1729,12 @@ impl chalk_ir::zip::Zipper<Interner> for UnknownMismatch<'_> {
                 zip_substs(self, None, &fn_ptr_a.substitution.0, &fn_ptr_b.substitution.0)?
             }
             (TyKind::Error, TyKind::Error) => (),
-            (TyKind::Error, _) | (_, TyKind::Error) => return Err(chalk_ir::NoSolution),
+            (TyKind::Error, _)
+            | (_, TyKind::Error)
+            | (TyKind::Alias(AliasTy::Projection(_)) | TyKind::AssociatedType(_, _), _)
+            | (_, TyKind::Alias(AliasTy::Projection(_)) | TyKind::AssociatedType(_, _)) => {
+                return Err(chalk_ir::NoSolution)
+            }
             _ => (),
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/hir-ty/src/mir/lower.rs b/crates/hir-ty/src/mir/lower.rs
index 7e582c03efcdf..f2505c1937774 100644
--- a/crates/hir-ty/src/mir/lower.rs
+++ b/crates/hir-ty/src/mir/lower.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub enum MirLowerError {
     UnresolvedField,
     UnsizedTemporary(Ty),
     MissingFunctionDefinition(DefWithBodyId, ExprId),
-    TypeMismatch(TypeMismatch),
+    TypeMismatch(Option<TypeMismatch>),
     /// This should never happen. Type mismatch should catch everything.
     TypeError(&'static str),
     NotSupported(String),
@@ -170,14 +170,15 @@ impl MirLowerError {
                     body.pretty_print_expr(db.upcast(), *owner, *it)
                 )?;
             }
-            MirLowerError::TypeMismatch(e) => {
-                writeln!(
+            MirLowerError::TypeMismatch(e) => match e {
+                Some(e) => writeln!(
                     f,
                     "Type mismatch: Expected {}, found {}",
                     e.expected.display(db),
                     e.actual.display(db),
-                )?;
-            }
+                )?,
+                None => writeln!(f, "Type mismatch: types mismatch with {{unknown}}",)?,
+            },
             MirLowerError::GenericArgNotProvided(id, subst) => {
                 let parent = id.parent;
                 let param = &db.generic_params(parent).type_or_consts[id.local_id];
@@ -2152,8 +2153,10 @@ pub fn lower_to_mir(
     // need to take this input explicitly.
     root_expr: ExprId,
 ) -> Result<MirBody> {
-    if let Some((_, it)) = infer.type_mismatches().next() {
-        return Err(MirLowerError::TypeMismatch(it.clone()));
+    if infer.has_errors {
+        return Err(MirLowerError::TypeMismatch(
+            infer.type_mismatches().next().map(|(_, it)| it.clone()),
+        ));
     }
     let mut ctx = MirLowerCtx::new(db, owner, body, infer);
     // 0 is return local
diff --git a/crates/hir-ty/src/tests/diagnostics.rs b/crates/hir-ty/src/tests/diagnostics.rs
index 80f92eaf43553..119de7f050e78 100644
--- a/crates/hir-ty/src/tests/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/crates/hir-ty/src/tests/diagnostics.rs
@@ -136,3 +136,20 @@ impl Trait for () {
 "#,
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn no_mismatches_with_unresolved_projections() {
+    check_no_mismatches(
+        r#"
+// `Thing` is `{unknown}`
+fn create() -> Option<(i32, Thing)> {
+    Some((69420, Thing))
+}
+
+fn consume() -> Option<()> {
+    let (number, thing) = create()?;
+    Some(())
+}
+"#,
+    );
+}
diff --git a/crates/hir/src/lib.rs b/crates/hir/src/lib.rs
index 106056c2fc3a9..3165adcd3a5cb 100644
--- a/crates/hir/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/hir/src/lib.rs
@@ -1678,6 +1678,7 @@ impl DefWithBody {
         for d in &infer.diagnostics {
             acc.extend(AnyDiagnostic::inference_diagnostic(db, self.into(), d, &source_map));
         }
+
         for (pat_or_expr, mismatch) in infer.type_mismatches() {
             let expr_or_pat = match pat_or_expr {
                 ExprOrPatId::ExprId(expr) => source_map.expr_syntax(expr).map(Either::Left),