1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/language/rescue_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/language/rescue_spec.rb
index 281bb8fde8..d7042b7973 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/language/rescue_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/language/rescue_spec.rb
@@ -291,10 +291,20 @@ describe "The rescue keyword" do
     end.should == :expected
   end
 
+  ruby_version_is ""..."2.4" do
+    it "fails when using 'rescue' in method arguments" do
+      lambda { eval '1.+ (1 rescue 1)' }.should raise_error(SyntaxError)
+    end
+  end
+
   ruby_version_is "2.4" do
     it "allows 'rescue' in method arguments" do
       two = eval '1.+ (raise("Error") rescue 1)'
       two.should == 2
     end
+
+    it "requires the 'rescue' in method arguments to be wrapped in parens" do
+      lambda { eval '1.+(1 rescue 1)' }.should raise_error(SyntaxError)
+    end
   end
 end