diff --git a/codegen/src/function.rs b/codegen/src/function.rs
index 2f80fb03..b96180d2 100644
--- a/codegen/src/function.rs
+++ b/codegen/src/function.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ impl ExportedParams for ExportedFnParams {
                                format!("use attribute 'setter = \"{}\"' instead",
                                        &s.value()["set$".len()..])))
                 },
+                ("name", Some(s)) if s.value().contains('$') => {
+                    return Err(syn::Error::new(s.span(),
+                               "Rhai function names may not contain dollar sign"))
+                },
                 ("name", Some(s)) if s.value().contains('.') => {
                     return Err(syn::Error::new(s.span(),
                                "Rhai function names may not contain dot"))
diff --git a/codegen/ui_tests/rhai_fn_rename_dollar_sign.rs b/codegen/ui_tests/rhai_fn_rename_dollar_sign.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69af645c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codegen/ui_tests/rhai_fn_rename_dollar_sign.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+use rhai::plugin::*;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Point {
+    x: f32,
+    y: f32,
+}
+
+#[export_module]
+pub mod test_module {
+    pub use super::Point;
+    #[rhai_fn(name = "big$caching")]
+    pub fn test_fn(input: Point) -> bool {
+        input.x > input.y
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let n = Point {
+        x: 0.0,
+        y: 10.0,
+    };
+    if test_module::test_fn(n) {
+        println!("yes");
+    } else {
+        println!("no");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/codegen/ui_tests/rhai_fn_rename_dollar_sign.stderr b/codegen/ui_tests/rhai_fn_rename_dollar_sign.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96f4c4de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codegen/ui_tests/rhai_fn_rename_dollar_sign.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+error: Rhai function names may not contain dollar sign
+  --> $DIR/rhai_fn_rename_dollar_sign.rs:12:22
+   |
+12 |     #[rhai_fn(name = "big$caching")]
+   |                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error[E0433]: failed to resolve: use of undeclared type or module `test_module`
+  --> $DIR/rhai_fn_rename_dollar_sign.rs:23:8
+   |
+23 |     if test_module::test_fn(n) {
+   |        ^^^^^^^^^^^ use of undeclared type or module `test_module`