diff --git a/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/EnvValue.cs b/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/EnvValue.cs
index 6e3cd0d..f67d804 100644
--- a/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/EnvValue.cs
+++ b/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/EnvValue.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 // (c) DeNA Co., Ltd.
 
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
 namespace Waffle.Interpreter;
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -37,3 +40,25 @@ private EnvValue(byte tag, int i, object? obj)
     /// </summary>
     internal object? AsObject() => _tag == 1 ? _int : _obj;
 }
+
+internal static class EnvLookup
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Retrieves a loop-variable value from the evaluation environment, throwing a user-friendly
+    /// exception when the key is absent. Absence indicates the loop variable was referenced after
+    /// its corresponding <c>For</c>/<c>ForEach</c> block ended — which the C# compiler accepts but
+    /// Waffle cannot satisfy at runtime.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static EnvValue GetLoopVariable(this Dictionary<int, EnvValue> env, int parentId)
+    {
+        if (!env.TryGetValue(parentId, out var v))
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                "Loop variable is accessed outside the scope of its For/ForEach block. " +
+                "C# allows referencing a loop variable declared with `out var` after the `End` command, " +
+                "but Waffle evaluates the template at runtime and the variable no longer exists at that point. " +
+                "Move the reference inside the corresponding For/ForEach ... End block.");
+        }
+        return v;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/Interpolation/Proxy/IntIteratorProxy.cs b/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/Interpolation/Proxy/IntIteratorProxy.cs
index 75a644a..79ab102 100644
--- a/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/Interpolation/Proxy/IntIteratorProxy.cs
+++ b/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/Interpolation/Proxy/IntIteratorProxy.cs
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ public class IntIteratorProxy(int parentId) : IBlockContent, IResolvableTo<int>
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public int Resolve(Dictionary<int, EnvValue> env)
     {
-        return env[parentId].AsInt();
+        return env.GetLoopVariable(parentId).AsInt();
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public EvalResult Evaluate(Dictionary<int, EnvValue> env, int alignment, string? format)
     {
-        return EvalResult.Create(env[parentId].AsInt(), alignment, format);
+        return EvalResult.Create(env.GetLoopVariable(parentId).AsInt(), alignment, format);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/Interpolation/Proxy/IteratorProxy.cs b/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/Interpolation/Proxy/IteratorProxy.cs
index 890c42e..6b5a2e2 100644
--- a/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/Interpolation/Proxy/IteratorProxy.cs
+++ b/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/Interpolation/Proxy/IteratorProxy.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class IteratorProxy<T>(int parentId) : IBlockContent, IResolvableTo<T>
     public EvalResult Evaluate(Dictionary<int, EnvValue> env, int alignment, string? format)
     {
         // The actual iterator value is stored under the corresponding block's ID in the environment.
-        var it = env[_parentId].AsObject();
+        var it = env.GetLoopVariable(_parentId).AsObject();
 
         // null is a valid value for reference types and Nullable<T> value types; render as empty string.
         if (it is null)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public EvalResult Evaluate(Dictionary<int, EnvValue> env, int alignment, string?
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public T Resolve(Dictionary<int, EnvValue> env)
     {
-        var it = env[_parentId].AsObject();
+        var it = env.GetLoopVariable(_parentId).AsObject();
 
         if (it is null)
         {
diff --git a/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/Interpolation/Proxy/NullableRefIteratorProxy.cs b/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/Interpolation/Proxy/NullableRefIteratorProxy.cs
index 7b2ba4f..45daac5 100644
--- a/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/Interpolation/Proxy/NullableRefIteratorProxy.cs
+++ b/src/Waffle.Core/Interpreter/Interpolation/Proxy/NullableRefIteratorProxy.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class NullableRefIteratorProxy<T>(int parentId) : IBlockContent, IResolva
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public EvalResult Evaluate(Dictionary<int, EnvValue> env, int alignment, string? format)
     {
-        var it = env[parentId].AsObject();
+        var it = env.GetLoopVariable(parentId).AsObject();
 
         // null element: render as empty string.
         if (it is null)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public EvalResult Evaluate(Dictionary<int, EnvValue> env, int alignment, string?
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public T? Resolve(Dictionary<int, EnvValue> env)
     {
-        var it = env[parentId].AsObject();
+        var it = env.GetLoopVariable(parentId).AsObject();
         return (T?)it;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Waffle.Core.Test/WaffleSyntaxTest.LoopVariableScope.cs b/tests/Waffle.Core.Test/WaffleSyntaxTest.LoopVariableScope.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c7d81d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Waffle.Core.Test/WaffleSyntaxTest.LoopVariableScope.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// (c) DeNA Co., Ltd.
+
+namespace Waffle.Core.Test;
+
+public partial class WaffleSyntaxTest
+{
+    // Loop variables declared with `out var` inside For/ForEach are still in scope
+    // for the C# compiler after `End`, but Waffle removes them from the runtime
+    // environment when the block ends. Accessing them afterwards must throw a
+    // user-friendly InvalidOperationException rather than a raw KeyNotFoundException.
+
+    [Test]
+    public void For_LoopVariable_UsedAfterEnd_ThrowsFriendlyError()
+    {
+        var ex = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
+        {
+            _ = Render($$"""
+                {{For(0, 3, out var i)}}
+                {{i}}
+                {{End}}
+                {{i}}
+                """);
+        });
+
+        Assert.That(ex!.Message, Does.Contain("For/ForEach"));
+        Assert.That(ex.Message, Does.Contain("End"));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void ForEach_LoopVariable_UsedAfterEnd_ThrowsFriendlyError()
+    {
+        var items = new[] { "a", "b", "c" };
+
+        var ex = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
+        {
+            _ = Render($$"""
+                {{ForEach(items, out var x)}}
+                {{x}}
+                {{End}}
+                {{x}}
+                """);
+        });
+
+        Assert.That(ex!.Message, Does.Contain("For/ForEach"));
+        Assert.That(ex.Message, Does.Contain("End"));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void ForEachNullable_LoopVariable_UsedAfterEnd_ThrowsFriendlyError()
+    {
+        IEnumerable<string?> items = ["a", null, "c"];
+
+        var ex = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
+        {
+            _ = Render($$"""
+                {{ForEachNullable(items, out var x)}}
+                {{x}}
+                {{End}}
+                {{x}}
+                """);
+        });
+
+        Assert.That(ex!.Message, Does.Contain("For/ForEach"));
+        Assert.That(ex.Message, Does.Contain("End"));
+    }
+}