diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b83f15e2e..ed6ac2e5a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - `emptyMap()` in equality comparison expressions does not cause code generation failures: PR [#814](https://github.com/tact-lang/tact/pull/814)
 - Maps with `coins` as value type are now correctly handled in structs: PR [#821](https://github.com/tact-lang/tact/pull/821)
 - Contract method calls in return statements: PR [#829](https://github.com/tact-lang/tact/pull/829)
+- Disallow initializers for trait storage fields: PR [#831](https://github.com/tact-lang/tact/pull/831)
 
 ## [1.4.4] - 2024-08-18
 
diff --git a/src/types/__snapshots__/resolveDescriptors.spec.ts.snap b/src/types/__snapshots__/resolveDescriptors.spec.ts.snap
index fc2f69cfe..d73af9ee0 100644
--- a/src/types/__snapshots__/resolveDescriptors.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/src/types/__snapshots__/resolveDescriptors.spec.ts.snap
@@ -575,6 +575,16 @@ Line 7, col 1:
 "
 `;
 
+exports[`resolveDescriptors should fail descriptors for trait-field-initialized 1`] = `
+"<unknown>:2:14: Trait field cannot have an initializer
+Line 2, col 14:
+  1 | trait T {
+> 2 |     a: Int = 42; // error
+                   ^~
+  3 | 
+"
+`;
+
 exports[`resolveDescriptors should fail descriptors for wf-type-const 1`] = `
 "<unknown>:4:19: Invalid map type. Check https://docs.tact-lang.org/book/maps#allowed-types
 Line 4, col 19:
diff --git a/src/types/resolveDescriptors.ts b/src/types/resolveDescriptors.ts
index dc55b0dea..f806e4477 100644
--- a/src/types/resolveDescriptors.ts
+++ b/src/types/resolveDescriptors.ts
@@ -538,65 +538,75 @@ export function resolveDescriptors(ctx: CompilerContext) {
 
         // Trait
         if (a.kind === "trait") {
-            for (const f of a.declarations) {
-                if (f.kind === "field_decl") {
+            for (const traitDecl of a.declarations) {
+                if (traitDecl.kind === "field_decl") {
                     if (
                         types
                             .get(idText(a.name))!
-                            .fields.find((v) => eqNames(v.name, f.name))
+                            .fields.find((v) => eqNames(v.name, traitDecl.name))
                     ) {
                         throwCompilationError(
-                            `Field ${idTextErr(f.name)} already exists`,
-                            f.loc,
+                            `Field ${idTextErr(traitDecl.name)} already exists`,
+                            traitDecl.loc,
                         );
                     }
-                    if (f.as) {
+                    if (traitDecl.as) {
                         throwCompilationError(
                             `Trait field cannot have serialization specifier`,
-                            f.loc,
+                            traitDecl.loc,
+                        );
+                    }
+                    if (traitDecl.initializer) {
+                        throwCompilationError(
+                            `Trait field cannot have an initializer`,
+                            traitDecl.initializer.loc,
                         );
                     }
                     types
                         .get(idText(a.name))!
                         .fields.push(
                             buildFieldDescription(
-                                f,
+                                traitDecl,
                                 types.get(idText(a.name))!.fields.length,
                             ),
                         );
                 } else if (
-                    f.kind === "constant_def" ||
-                    f.kind === "constant_decl"
+                    traitDecl.kind === "constant_def" ||
+                    traitDecl.kind === "constant_decl"
                 ) {
                     if (
                         types
                             .get(idText(a.name))!
-                            .fields.find((v) => eqNames(v.name, f.name))
+                            .fields.find((v) => eqNames(v.name, traitDecl.name))
                     ) {
                         throwCompilationError(
-                            `Field ${idTextErr(f.name)} already exists`,
-                            f.loc,
+                            `Field ${idTextErr(traitDecl.name)} already exists`,
+                            traitDecl.loc,
                         );
                     }
                     if (
                         types
                             .get(idText(a.name))!
-                            .constants.find((v) => eqNames(v.name, f.name))
+                            .constants.find((v) =>
+                                eqNames(v.name, traitDecl.name),
+                            )
                     ) {
                         throwCompilationError(
-                            `Constant ${idTextErr(f.name)} already exists`,
-                            f.loc,
+                            `Constant ${idTextErr(traitDecl.name)} already exists`,
+                            traitDecl.loc,
                         );
                     }
-                    if (f.attributes.find((v) => v.type === "override")) {
+                    if (
+                        traitDecl.attributes.find((v) => v.type === "override")
+                    ) {
                         throwCompilationError(
                             `Trait constant cannot be overridden`,
-                            f.loc,
+                            traitDecl.loc,
                         );
                     }
                     types
                         .get(idText(a.name))!
-                        .constants.push(buildConstantDescription(f));
+                        .constants.push(buildConstantDescription(traitDecl));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/types/test-failed/trait-field-initialized.tact b/src/types/test-failed/trait-field-initialized.tact
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7e327e6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/test-failed/trait-field-initialized.tact
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+trait T {
+    a: Int = 42; // error
+
+    get fun getA(): Int {
+        return self.a;
+    }
+}
+
+contract Test with T {
+    a: Int = 19;
+}
+