diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index caac2a1..0f9c95f 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -4862,6 +4862,12 @@
 		semsg(_(e_missingparen), name);
 	    ret = FAIL;
 	}
+	else if (VIM_ISWHITE((*arg)[-1]))
+	{
+	    if (verbose)
+		semsg(_("E274: No white space allowed before parenthesis"));
+	    ret = FAIL;
+	}
 	else
 	    ret = eval_func(arg, name, len, rettv, evaluate, &base);
     }
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_method.vim b/src/testdir/test_method.vim
index 02c69f2..7780f08 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_method.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_method.vim
@@ -112,3 +112,13 @@
 
   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
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 4f8f152..9c6eccf 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -770,6 +770,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1828,
+/**/
     1827,
 /**/
     1826,