diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/orm_unused_var.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/orm_unused_var.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c23ae3bbf445c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/orm_unused_var.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/orm_unused_var.vv:15:2: warning: unused variable: `x_id`
+   13 | 
+   14 |     x := Test{}
+   15 |     x_id := sql db {
+      |     ~~~~
+   16 |         insert x into Test
+   17 |     } or { panic(err) }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/orm_unused_var.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/orm_unused_var.vv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3921f8ef109f70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/orm_unused_var.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import db.sqlite
+
+struct Test {
+	id int @[primary; serial]
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	db := sqlite.connect(':memory:')!
+
+	sql db {
+		create table Test
+	}!
+
+	x := Test{}
+	x_id := sql db {
+		insert x into Test
+	} or { panic(err) }
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/compiler_errors_test.v b/vlib/v/compiler_errors_test.v
index e0190820839903..44633996ee9b6a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/compiler_errors_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/compiler_errors_test.v
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const skip_on_ubuntu_musl = [
 	'vlib/v/checker/tests/vweb_tmpl_used_var.vv',
 	'vlib/v/checker/tests/vweb_routing_checks.vv',
 	'vlib/v/checker/tests/orm_op_with_option_and_none.vv',
+	'vlib/v/checker/tests/orm_unused_var.vv',
 	'vlib/v/tests/skip_unused/gg_code.vv',
 ]
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/orm.v b/vlib/v/parser/orm.v
index e4d9ff7fd17381..d6b516b99e4340 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/orm.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/orm.v
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) sql_expr() ast.Expr {
 	mut is_count := false
 	if is_insert {
 		inserted_var = p.check_name()
+		p.scope.mark_var_as_used(inserted_var)
 		into := p.check_name()
 		if into != 'into' {
 			p.error('expecting `into`')