diff --git a/library/src/compute/foundations.rs b/library/src/compute/foundations.rs
index 82270dd31..f17af2198 100644
--- a/library/src/compute/foundations.rs
+++ b/library/src/compute/foundations.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,29 @@ pub fn repr(args: &mut Args) -> SourceResult<Value> {
     Ok(args.expect::<Value>("value")?.repr().into())
 }
 
+/// # Panic
+/// Fail with an error.
+///
+/// ## Example
+/// The code below produces the error `panicked at: "this is wrong"`.
+/// ```typ
+/// #panic("this is wrong")
+/// ```
+///
+/// ## Parameters
+/// - payload: `Value` (positional)
+///   The value (or message) to panic with.
+///
+/// ## Category
+/// foundations
+#[func]
+pub fn panic(args: &mut Args) -> SourceResult<Value> {
+    match args.eat::<Value>()? {
+        Some(v) => bail!(args.span, "panicked with: {}", v.repr()),
+        None => bail!(args.span, "panicked"),
+    }
+}
+
 /// # Assert
 /// Ensure that a condition is fulfilled.
 ///
@@ -64,24 +87,26 @@ pub fn repr(args: &mut Args) -> SourceResult<Value> {
 ///
 /// ## Example
 /// ```example
-/// #assert(1 < 2)
+/// #assert(1 < 2, message: "one is")
 /// ```
 ///
 /// ## Parameters
 /// - condition: `bool` (positional, required)
 ///   The condition that must be true for the assertion to pass.
+/// - message: `EcoString` (named)
+///   The error message when the assertion fails.
 ///
 /// ## Category
 /// foundations
 #[func]
 pub fn assert(args: &mut Args) -> SourceResult<Value> {
-    let Spanned { v, span } = args.expect::<Spanned<bool>>("condition")?;
+    let check = args.expect::<bool>("condition")?;
     let message = args.named::<EcoString>("message")?;
-    if !v {
+    if !check {
         if let Some(message) = message {
-            bail!(span, "assertion failed: {}", message);
+            bail!(args.span, "assertion failed: {}", message);
         } else {
-            bail!(span, "assertion failed");
+            bail!(args.span, "assertion failed");
         }
     }
     Ok(Value::None)
diff --git a/library/src/lib.rs b/library/src/lib.rs
index 8a2315319..31da5b71f 100644
--- a/library/src/lib.rs
+++ b/library/src/lib.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ fn global(math: Module, calc: Module) -> Module {
     // Compute.
     global.def_func::<compute::TypeFunc>("type");
     global.def_func::<compute::ReprFunc>("repr");
+    global.def_func::<compute::PanicFunc>("panic");
     global.def_func::<compute::AssertFunc>("assert");
     global.def_func::<compute::EvalFunc>("eval");
     global.def_func::<compute::IntFunc>("int");
diff --git a/tests/typ/compute/foundations.typ b/tests/typ/compute/foundations.typ
index 83cda65fb..eb3e7e35c 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compute/foundations.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compute/foundations.typ
@@ -10,11 +10,31 @@
 #test(repr(ltr), "ltr")
 #test(repr((1, 2, false, )), "(1, 2, false)")
 
+---
+// Test panic.
+// Error: 7-9 panicked
+#panic()
+
+---
+// Test panic.
+// Error: 7-12 panicked with: 123
+#panic(123)
+
+---
+// Test panic.
+// Error: 7-24 panicked with: "this is wrong"
+#panic("this is wrong")
+
 ---
 // Test failing assertions.
-// Error: 9-15 assertion failed
+// Error: 8-16 assertion failed
 #assert(1 == 2)
 
+---
+// Test failing assertions.
+// Error: 8-51 assertion failed: two is smaller than one
+#assert(2 < 1, message: "two is smaller than one")
+
 ---
 // Test failing assertions.
 // Error: 9-15 expected boolean, found string