diff --git a/src/PhpGenerator/ClassLike.php b/src/PhpGenerator/ClassLike.php
index ce49782d..15c2d30c 100644
--- a/src/PhpGenerator/ClassLike.php
+++ b/src/PhpGenerator/ClassLike.php
@@ -40,15 +40,28 @@ abstract class ClassLike
 
 	public static function from(string|object $class, bool $withBodies = false): self
 	{
-		return (new Factory)
+		$instance = (new Factory)
 			->fromClassReflection(new \ReflectionClass($class), $withBodies);
+
+		if (!$instance instanceof static) {
+			$class = is_object($class) ? $class::class : $class;
+			trigger_error("$class cannot be represented with " . static::class . '. Call ' . $instance::class . '::' . __FUNCTION__ . '() or ' . __METHOD__ . '() instead.', E_USER_WARNING);
+		}
+
+		return $instance;
 	}
 
 
 	public static function fromCode(string $code): self
 	{
-		return (new Factory)
+		$instance = (new Factory)
 			->fromClassCode($code);
+
+		if (!$instance instanceof static) {
+			trigger_error('Provided code cannot be represented with ' . static::class . '. Call ' . $instance::class . '::' . __FUNCTION__ . '() or ' . __METHOD__ . '() instead.', E_USER_WARNING);
+		}
+
+		return $instance;
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/tests/PhpGenerator/ClassLike.typecheck.phpt b/tests/PhpGenerator/ClassLike.typecheck.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b681c80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PhpGenerator/ClassLike.typecheck.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Nette\PhpGenerator\ClassType;
+use Nette\PhpGenerator\InterfaceType;
+use Nette\PhpGenerator\TraitType;
+use Tester\Assert;
+
+require __DIR__ . '/../bootstrap.php';
+require __DIR__ . '/fixtures/classes.php';
+
+
+Assert::error(
+	fn() => ClassType::from(Abc\Interface1::class),
+	E_USER_WARNING,
+	'Abc\Interface1 cannot be represented with Nette\PhpGenerator\ClassType. Call Nette\PhpGenerator\InterfaceType::from() or Nette\PhpGenerator\ClassLike::from() instead.',
+);
+
+Assert::error(
+	fn() => TraitType::from(Abc\Class1::class),
+	E_USER_WARNING,
+	'Abc\Class1 cannot be represented with Nette\PhpGenerator\TraitType. Call Nette\PhpGenerator\ClassType::from() or Nette\PhpGenerator\ClassLike::from() instead.',
+);
+
+Assert::error(
+	fn() => ClassType::fromCode('<?php interface I {}'),
+	E_USER_WARNING,
+	'Provided code cannot be represented with Nette\PhpGenerator\ClassType. Call Nette\PhpGenerator\InterfaceType::fromCode() or Nette\PhpGenerator\ClassLike::fromCode() instead.',
+);
+
+Assert::error(
+	fn() => InterfaceType::fromCode('<?php trait T {}'),
+	E_USER_WARNING,
+	'Provided code cannot be represented with Nette\PhpGenerator\InterfaceType. Call Nette\PhpGenerator\TraitType::fromCode() or Nette\PhpGenerator\ClassLike::fromCode() instead.',
+);
diff --git a/tests/PhpGenerator/ClassType.from.82.phpt b/tests/PhpGenerator/ClassType.from.82.phpt
index eb171d5d..cdb1f850 100644
--- a/tests/PhpGenerator/ClassType.from.82.phpt
+++ b/tests/PhpGenerator/ClassType.from.82.phpt
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
 use Nette\PhpGenerator\ClassType;
+use Nette\PhpGenerator\TraitType;
 
 require __DIR__ . '/../bootstrap.php';
 require __DIR__ . '/fixtures/classes.82.php';
 
 $res[] = ClassType::from(new Abc\Class13);
-$res[] = ClassType::from(Abc\Trait13::class);
+$res[] = TraitType::from(Abc\Trait13::class);
 
 sameFile(__DIR__ . '/expected/ClassType.from.82.expect', implode("\n", $res));
diff --git a/tests/PhpGenerator/ClassType.from.phpt b/tests/PhpGenerator/ClassType.from.phpt
index 43734a5e..d4f59140 100644
--- a/tests/PhpGenerator/ClassType.from.phpt
+++ b/tests/PhpGenerator/ClassType.from.phpt
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 use Nette\PhpGenerator\ClassType;
 use Nette\PhpGenerator\Factory;
+use Nette\PhpGenerator\InterfaceType;
 
 require __DIR__ . '/../bootstrap.php';
 require __DIR__ . '/fixtures/classes.php';
 
-$res[] = ClassType::from(Abc\Interface1::class);
-$res[] = ClassType::from(Abc\Interface2::class);
-$res[] = ClassType::from(Abc\Interface3::class);
-$res[] = ClassType::from(Abc\Interface4::class);
+$res[] = InterfaceType::from(Abc\Interface1::class);
+$res[] = InterfaceType::from(Abc\Interface2::class);
+$res[] = InterfaceType::from(Abc\Interface3::class);
+$res[] = InterfaceType::from(Abc\Interface4::class);
 $res[] = ClassType::from(Abc\Class1::class);
 $res[] = ClassType::from(new Abc\Class2);
 $obj = new Abc\Class3;
diff --git a/tests/PhpGenerator/ClassType.from.trait.phpt b/tests/PhpGenerator/ClassType.from.trait.phpt
index 3fdf8b24..1f62a4b0 100644
--- a/tests/PhpGenerator/ClassType.from.trait.phpt
+++ b/tests/PhpGenerator/ClassType.from.trait.phpt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
-use Nette\PhpGenerator\ClassType;
+use Nette\PhpGenerator\ClassLike;
 
 require __DIR__ . '/../bootstrap.php';
 require __DIR__ . '/fixtures/traits.php';
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ $classes = [
 	Class5::class,
 ];
 
-$res = array_map(fn($class) => ClassType::from($class), $classes);
+$res = array_map(fn($class) => ClassLike::from($class), $classes);
 
 sameFile(__DIR__ . '/expected/ClassType.from.trait-use.expect', implode("\n", $res));
 
 
-$res = array_map(fn($class) => ClassType::from($class, withBodies: true), $classes);
+$res = array_map(fn($class) => ClassLike::from($class, withBodies: true), $classes);
 
 sameFile(__DIR__ . '/expected/ClassType.from.trait-use.bodies.expect', implode("\n", $res));