1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c
index 72df343932..2ce5cd2104 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.c
@@ -1313,8 +1313,15 @@ char *get_lval(char *const name, typval_T *const rettv, lval_T *const lp, const
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  // Loop until no more [idx] or .key is following.
   lp->ll_tv = &v->di_tv;
+
+  if (tv_is_luafunc(lp->ll_tv)) {
+    // For v:lua just return a pointer to the "." after the "v:lua".
+    // If the caller is trans_function_name() it will check for a Lua function name.
+    return p;
+  }
+
+  // Loop until no more [idx] or .key is following.
   typval_T var1;
   var1.v_type = VAR_UNKNOWN;
   typval_T var2;