diff --git a/tests/ui/traits/fully-qualified-syntax-cast.rs b/tests/ui/traits/fully-qualified-syntax-cast.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..740220a074b33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/traits/fully-qualified-syntax-cast.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Regression test for #98565: Provide diagnostics when the user uses
+// the built-in type `str` in a cast where a trait is expected.
+
+trait Foo {
+    fn foo(&self);
+}
+
+impl Foo for String {
+    fn foo(&self) {
+        <Self as str>::trim(self);
+        //~^ ERROR expected trait, found builtin type `str`
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/traits/fully-qualified-syntax-cast.stderr b/tests/ui/traits/fully-qualified-syntax-cast.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1848c9184c6e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/traits/fully-qualified-syntax-cast.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+error[E0404]: expected trait, found builtin type `str`
+  --> $DIR/fully-qualified-syntax-cast.rs:10:18
+   |
+LL |         <Self as str>::trim(self);
+   |                  ^^^ not a trait
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+
+For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0404`.