2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c
index 4f934fdc70..23a0ef8506 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.c
@@ -4134,6 +4134,11 @@ static int eval_method(char_u **const arg, typval_T *const rettv,
         EMSG2(_(e_missingparen), name);
       }
       ret = FAIL;
+    } else if (ascii_iswhite((*arg)[-1])) {
+      if (verbose) {
+        EMSG(_("E274: No white space allowed before parenthesis"));
+      }
+      ret = FAIL;
     } else {
       ret = eval_func(arg, name, len, rettv, evaluate, &base);
     }
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_method.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_method.vim
index 142b259e78..58e86131dc 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/test_method.vim
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_method.vim
@@ -118,4 +118,14 @@ func Test_method_funcref()
   delfunc Concat
 endfunc
 
+func Test_method_syntax()
+  eval [1, 2, 3]  ->sort( )
+  eval [1, 2, 3]  
+	\ ->sort(
+	\ )
+  call assert_fails('eval [1, 2, 3]-> sort()', 'E260:')
+  call assert_fails('eval [1, 2, 3]->sort ()', 'E274:')
+  call assert_fails('eval [1, 2, 3]-> sort ()', 'E260:')
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab