diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/expression_parser/parser_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/expression_parser/parser_spec.ts
index 0c1f33c8f2..91a7de4621 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/expression_parser/parser_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/expression_parser/parser_spec.ts
@@ -128,15 +128,22 @@ describe('parser', () => {
       });
 
       it('should only allow identifier or keyword as member names', () => {
-        expectActionError('x.(', 'identifier or keyword');
-        expectActionError('x. 1234', 'identifier or keyword');
-        expectActionError('x."foo"', 'identifier or keyword');
+        checkActionWithError('x.', 'x.', 'identifier or keyword');
+        checkActionWithError('x.(', 'x.', 'identifier or keyword');
+        checkActionWithError('x. 1234', 'x.', 'identifier or keyword');
+        checkActionWithError('x."foo"', 'x.', 'identifier or keyword');
       });
 
       it('should parse safe field access', () => {
         checkAction('a?.a');
         checkAction('a.a?.a');
       });
+
+      it('should parse incomplete safe field accesses', () => {
+        checkActionWithError('a?.a.', 'a?.a.', 'identifier or keyword');
+        checkActionWithError('a.a?.a.', 'a.a?.a.', 'identifier or keyword');
+        checkActionWithError('a.a?.a?. 1234', 'a.a?.a?.', 'identifier or keyword');
+      });
     });
 
     describe('method calls', () => {
@@ -1013,8 +1020,7 @@ function expectBindingError(text: string, message: string) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Check that an malformed action parses to a recovered AST while emitting an
- * error.
+ * Check that a malformed action parses to a recovered AST while emitting an error.
  */
 function checkActionWithError(text: string, expected: string, error: string) {
   checkAction(text, expected);