diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index 8b9db68..d31b56c 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -3424,6 +3424,16 @@
 		return eap->cmd;
 	    }
 	}
+
+	// If it is an ID it might be a variable with an operator on the next
+	// line, if the variable exists it can't be an Ex command.
+	if (p > eap->cmd && ends_excmd(*skipwhite(p))
+		&& (lookup(eap->cmd, p - eap->cmd, NULL, cctx) == OK
+		    || (ASCII_ISALPHA(eap->cmd[0]) && eap->cmd[1] == ':')))
+	{
+	    eap->cmdidx = CMD_eval;
+	    return eap->cmd;
+	}
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
index 2f8fd71..ef0a5fe 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
@@ -328,6 +328,29 @@
       assert_equal([1, 2, 3], res)
   END
   CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+      new
+      var name = [1, 2]
+      name
+          ->copy()
+          ->setline(1)
+      assert_equal(['1', '2'], getline(1, 2))
+      bwipe!
+  END
+  CheckDefAndScriptSuccess(lines)
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+      new
+      g:shortlist
+          ->copy()
+          ->setline(1)
+      assert_equal(['1', '2'], getline(1, 2))
+      bwipe!
+  END
+  g:shortlist = [1, 2]
+  CheckDefAndScriptSuccess(lines)
+  unlet g:shortlist
 enddef
 
 def Test_method_call_whitespace()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index c5f21db..679f3a5 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2453,
+/**/
     2452,
 /**/
     2451,