diff --git a/src/errors.h b/src/errors.h
index bc6258c..cddd691 100644
--- a/src/errors.h
+++ b/src/errors.h
@@ -276,4 +276,6 @@
 	INIT(= N_("E1125: Final requires a value"));
 EXTERN char e_cannot_use_let_in_vim9_script[]
 	INIT(= N_("E1126: Cannot use :let in Vim9 script"));
+EXTERN char e_missing_name_after_dot[]
+	INIT(= N_("E1127: Missing name after dot"));
 #endif
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index 0a0bcb4..fa33089 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -1538,6 +1538,16 @@
   CheckDefExecFailure(["var l: list<number> = ['x', 234]"], 'E1012:', 1)
   CheckDefExecFailure(["var l: list<string> = [234, 'x']"], 'E1012:', 1)
   CheckDefExecFailure(["var l: list<string> = ['x', 123]"], 'E1012:', 1)
+
+  var lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      var datalist: list<string>
+      def Main()
+        datalist += ['x'.
+      enddef
+      Main()
+  END
+  CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1127:')
 enddef
 
 def Test_expr7_list_vim9script()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ff1a97a..4280ac5 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1789,
+/**/
     1788,
 /**/
     1787,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 830e8bb..32def6c 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -2549,7 +2549,7 @@
 	    break;
 	}
 	if (compile_expr0(&p, cctx) == FAIL)
-	    break;
+	    return FAIL;
 	++count;
 	if (*p == ',')
 	{
@@ -3333,7 +3333,10 @@
 
 	    *arg = p + 1;
 	    if (may_get_next_line(*arg, arg, cctx) == FAIL)
+	    {
+		emsg(_(e_missing_name_after_dot));
 		return FAIL;
+	    }
 	    // dictionary member: dict.name
 	    p = *arg;
 	    if (eval_isdictc(*p))