diff --git a/src/compiler/inline_expressions.ts b/src/compiler/inline_expressions.ts
index af531df00..e67b769ea 100644
--- a/src/compiler/inline_expressions.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/inline_expressions.ts
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ export function compileExprToArray(expr: string): Token[] {
   const localVars = new Set<string>();
   const tokens = tokenize(expr);
   let i = 0;
-  let stack = []; // to track last opening [ or {
+  let stack = []; // to track last opening (, [ or {
 
   while (i < tokens.length) {
     let token = tokens[i];
@@ -279,10 +279,12 @@ export function compileExprToArray(expr: string): Token[] {
     switch (token.type) {
       case "LEFT_BRACE":
       case "LEFT_BRACKET":
+      case "LEFT_PAREN":
         stack.push(token.type);
         break;
       case "RIGHT_BRACE":
       case "RIGHT_BRACKET":
+      case "RIGHT_PAREN":
         stack.pop();
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/compiler/inline_expressions.test.ts b/tests/compiler/inline_expressions.test.ts
index b375da9f1..ab00a2b0f 100644
--- a/tests/compiler/inline_expressions.test.ts
+++ b/tests/compiler/inline_expressions.test.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ describe("expression evaluation", () => {
     expect(compileExpr("list.data.map((data) => data)")).toBe(
       "ctx['list'].data.map((_data)=>_data)"
     );
+    expect(compileExpr("(ev) => { myFunc(v1, v2, ev.target.value); }")).toBe(
+      "(_ev)=>{ctx['myFunc'](ctx['v1'],ctx['v2'],_ev.target.value);}"
+    );
   });
   test.skip("arrow functions: not yet supported", () => {
     // e is added to localvars in inline_expression but not removed after the arrow func body