diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cbfe708..f1ec226 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ doc/whitespace/src/parser.rs
 lalrpop-test/src/error.rs
 lalrpop-test/src/error_issue_113.rs
 lalrpop-test/src/error_issue_278.rs
+lalrpop-test/src/error_issue_261.rs
 lalrpop-test/src/error_recovery.rs
 lalrpop-test/src/error_recovery_pull_182.rs
 lalrpop-test/src/error_recovery_issue_240.rs
diff --git a/lalrpop-test/src/error_issue_261.lalrpop b/lalrpop-test/src/error_issue_261.lalrpop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54e4aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lalrpop-test/src/error_issue_261.lalrpop
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+use lalrpop_util::ParseError;
+
+grammar;
+
+extern {
+	type Error = &'static str;
+}
+
+pub Value: f64 = {
+	<n:Float> => n,
+	<n:Int> => n as f64,
+};
+
+
+Int: u64 = r"\d+"
+	=>? u64::from_str(<>).map_err(|_| ParseError::User{ error: "invalid int" });
+Float: f64 = r"\d+(\.\d+)?(e-?\d+)?"
+	=>? f64::from_str(<>).map_err(|_| ParseError::User{ error: "invalid float" });
+
+match {
+	r"\d+(\.\d+)?(e-?\d+)?"
+} else {
+	_
+}
diff --git a/lalrpop/src/normalize/prevalidate/mod.rs b/lalrpop/src/normalize/prevalidate/mod.rs
index 5ddce7e..5bbab6f 100644
--- a/lalrpop/src/normalize/prevalidate/mod.rs
+++ b/lalrpop/src/normalize/prevalidate/mod.rs
@@ -66,11 +66,13 @@ impl<'grammar> Validator<'grammar> {
                             "multiple match definitions are not permitted");
                     }
 
-                    // We may want to allow a limited extern to coexist with match in the future
+                    // Only error if a custom lexer is specified, having a custom types is ok
                     if let Some(d) = self.extern_token {
-                        return_err!(
-                            d.span,
-                            "extern and match definitions are mutually exclusive");
+                        if d.enum_token.is_some() {
+                            return_err!(
+                                d.span,
+                                "extern (with custom tokens) and match definitions are mutually exclusive");
+                        }
                     }
 
                     // Ensure that the catch all is final item of final block
@@ -94,11 +96,13 @@ impl<'grammar> Validator<'grammar> {
                             "multiple extern definitions are not permitted");
                     }
 
-                    // We may want to allow a limited extern to coexist with match in the future
+                    // Only error if a custom lexer is specified, having a custom types is ok
                     if let Some(d) = self.match_token {
-                        return_err!(
-                            d.span,
-                            "match and extern definitions are mutually exclusive");
+                        if data.enum_token.is_some() {
+                            return_err!(
+                                d.span,
+                                "match and extern (with custom tokens) definitions are mutually exclusive");
+                        }
                     }
 
                     let allowed_names = vec![intern(LOCATION), intern(ERROR)];
diff --git a/lalrpop/src/normalize/prevalidate/test.rs b/lalrpop/src/normalize/prevalidate/test.rs
index 95e78d2..cce2d00 100644
--- a/lalrpop/src/normalize/prevalidate/test.rs
+++ b/lalrpop/src/normalize/prevalidate/test.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ fn multiple_match_token() {
 #[test]
 fn match_after_extern_token() {
     check_err(
-        r#"match and extern definitions are mutually exclusive"#,
+        r#"match and extern \(with custom tokens\) definitions are mutually exclusive"#,
         r#"grammar; extern { enum Tok { } } match { _ }"#,
         r#"                                 ~~~~~      "#);
 }
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ fn match_after_extern_token() {
 #[test]
 fn extern_after_match_token() {
     check_err(
-        r#"extern and match definitions are mutually exclusive"#,
+        r#"extern \(with custom tokens\) and match definitions are mutually exclusive"#,
         r#"grammar; match { _ } extern { enum Tok { } }"#,
         r#"                     ~~~~~~                 "#);
 }