diff --git a/src/quick-lint-js/fe/parse.h b/src/quick-lint-js/fe/parse.h
index 69d55e4f1c..09bd512b17 100644
--- a/src/quick-lint-js/fe/parse.h
+++ b/src/quick-lint-js/fe/parse.h
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ void Parser::parse_and_visit_parenthesized_expression(
 
   const Char8 *expression_begin = this->peek().begin;
 
-  Expression *ast = this->parse_expression(v);
+  Expression *ast = this->parse_expression(v, {.trailing_identifiers = true});
   this->visit_expression(ast, v, Variable_Context::rhs);
 
   if constexpr (check_for_sketchy_conditions) {
diff --git a/test/test-parse.cpp b/test/test-parse.cpp
index 474815828e..2f9dbff235 100644
--- a/test/test-parse.cpp
+++ b/test/test-parse.cpp
@@ -320,8 +320,9 @@ TEST_F(Test_Parse, utter_garbage) {
     assert_diagnostics(
         p.code, p.errors,
         {
-            u8"   ^ Diag_Expected_Parentheses_Around_If_Condition"_diag,  //
-            u8"   ^ Diag_Unexpected_Token"_diag,
+            u8"   ^ Diag_Unexpected_Token"_diag,  //
+            u8"      ^^^^^^^^ Diag_Unexpected_Identifier_In_Expression"_diag,  //
+            u8"   ^^^^^^^^^^^ Diag_Expected_Parentheses_Around_If_Condition"_diag,
         });
   }
 }