diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 83f5df33..1ba1b130 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ fn parse_map_literal(
                 }
                 (s, pos)
             }
+            (Token::InterpolatedString(_), pos) => return Err(PERR::PropertyExpected.into_err(pos)),
             (Token::Reserved(s), pos) if is_valid_identifier(s.chars()) => {
                 return Err(PERR::Reserved(s).into_err(pos));
             }
diff --git a/tests/maps.rs b/tests/maps.rs
index 895c7310..30dcf985 100644
--- a/tests/maps.rs
+++ b/tests/maps.rs
@@ -35,8 +35,21 @@ fn test_map_indexing() -> Result<(), Box<EvalAltResult>> {
         engine.eval::<INT>("let y = #{a: 1, b: 2, c: 3}; y.a = 5; y.a")?,
         5
     );
+
     engine.eval::<()>("let y = #{a: 1, b: 2, c: 3}; y.z")?;
 
+    assert_eq!(
+        engine.eval::<INT>(r#"let y = #{`a\nb`: 1}; y["a\\nb"]"#)?,
+        1
+    );
+
+    assert!(matches!(
+        *engine
+            .eval::<INT>("let y = #{`a${1}`: 1}; y.a1")
+            .expect_err("should error"),
+        EvalAltResult::ErrorParsing(ParseErrorType::PropertyExpected, _)
+    ));
+
     assert!(engine.eval::<bool>(r#"let y = #{a: 1, b: 2, c: 3}; "c" in y"#)?);
     assert!(engine.eval::<bool>(r#"let y = #{a: 1, b: 2, c: 3}; "b" in y"#)?);
     assert!(!engine.eval::<bool>(r#"let y = #{a: 1, b: 2, c: 3}; "z" in y"#)?);