diff --git a/dhall/src/Dhall.hs b/dhall/src/Dhall.hs
index 310472647..ca4d6a4b0 100644
--- a/dhall/src/Dhall.hs
+++ b/dhall/src/Dhall.hs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ module Dhall
     , parseWithSettings
     , resolveWithSettings
     , typecheckWithSettings
+    , checkWithSettings
     , expectWithSettings
     , normalizeWithSettings
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ module Dhall
     ) where
 
 import Control.Applicative    (Alternative, empty)
+import Control.Monad.Catch    (MonadThrow, throwM)
 import Data.Either.Validation (Validation (..))
 import Data.Void              (Void)
 import Dhall.Import           (Imported (..))
@@ -207,39 +209,52 @@ instance HasEvaluateSettings EvaluateSettings where
   evaluateSettings = id
 
 -- | Parse an expression, using the supplied `InputSettings`
-parseWithSettings :: InputSettings -> Text -> IO (Expr Src Import)
-parseWithSettings settings text = do
-    Core.throws (Dhall.Parser.exprFromText (view sourceName settings) text)
+parseWithSettings :: MonadThrow m => InputSettings -> Text -> m (Expr Src Import)
+parseWithSettings settings text =
+    either throwM return (Dhall.Parser.exprFromText (view sourceName settings) text)
 
 -- | Type-check an expression, using the supplied `InputSettings`
-typecheckWithSettings :: InputSettings -> Expr Src Void -> IO ()
-typecheckWithSettings settings expression = do
-    _ <- Core.throws (Dhall.TypeCheck.typeWith (view startingContext settings) expression)
+typecheckWithSettings :: MonadThrow m => InputSettings -> Expr Src Void -> m ()
+typecheckWithSettings settings expression =
+    either throwM (return . const ()) (Dhall.TypeCheck.typeWith (view startingContext settings) expression)
 
-    return ()
-
-{-| Type-check an expression against a `Decoder`'s expected type, using the
-    supplied `InputSettings`
+{-| Type-check an expression against a type provided as a Dhall expreession,
+    using the supplied `InputSettings`
 -}
-expectWithSettings :: InputSettings -> Decoder a -> Expr Src Void -> IO ()
-expectWithSettings settings Decoder{..} expression = do
-    expected' <- case expected of
-        Success x -> return x
-        Failure e -> Control.Exception.throwIO e
-
-    let suffix = Dhall.Pretty.Internal.prettyToStrictText expected'
+checkWithSettings ::
+    MonadThrow m =>
+    -- | The input settings
+    InputSettings ->
+    -- | The expected type of the expression
+    Expr Src Void ->
+    -- | The expression to check
+    Expr Src Void ->
+    m ()
+checkWithSettings settings type_ expression = do
+    let suffix = Dhall.Pretty.Internal.prettyToStrictText type_
 
     let annotated = case expression of
             Note (Src begin end bytes) _ ->
-                Note (Src begin end bytes') (Annot expression expected')
+                Note (Src begin end bytes') (Annot expression type_)
               where
                 bytes' = bytes <> " : " <> suffix
             _ ->
-                Annot expression expected'
+                Annot expression type_
 
     typecheckWithSettings settings annotated
 
-    return ()
+{-| Type-check an expression against a `Decoder`'s expected type, using the
+    supplied `InputSettings`.
+    This is equivalent of using the 'expected' type of a @Decoder@ as the second
+    argument to 'checkWithSettings'.
+-}
+expectWithSettings :: MonadThrow m => InputSettings -> Decoder a -> Expr Src Void -> m ()
+expectWithSettings settings Decoder{..} expression = do
+    expected' <- case expected of
+        Success x -> return x
+        Failure e -> throwM e
+
+    checkWithSettings settings expected' expression
 
 {-| Resolve an expression, using the supplied `InputSettings`