diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 9c3721f5..c7ecb6ea 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -1135,6 +1135,12 @@ fn parse_primary(
             // Method access
             #[cfg(not(feature = "no_object"))]
             (expr, Token::Period) => {
+                // prevents capturing of the object properties as vars: xxx.<var>
+                #[cfg(not(feature = "no_closure"))]
+                if let (Token::Identifier(_), _) = input.peek().unwrap() {
+                    state.allow_capture = false;
+                }
+
                 let rhs = parse_unary(input, state, lib, settings.level_up())?;
                 make_dot_expr(state, expr, rhs, token_pos)?
             }
@@ -1694,16 +1700,6 @@ fn parse_binary_op(
 
         let (op_token, pos) = input.next().unwrap();
 
-        if cfg!(not(feature = "no_object")) && op_token == Token::Period {
-            if let (Token::Identifier(_), _) = input.peek().unwrap() {
-                // prevents capturing of the object properties as vars: xxx.<var>
-                #[cfg(not(feature = "no_closure"))]
-                {
-                    state.allow_capture = false;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         let rhs = parse_unary(input, state, lib, settings)?;
 
         let (next_op, next_pos) = input.peek().unwrap();
diff --git a/tests/closures.rs b/tests/closures.rs
index 792f1ca7..4a0cd74b 100644
--- a/tests/closures.rs
+++ b/tests/closures.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ fn test_closures() -> Result<(), Box<EvalAltResult>> {
         ParseErrorType::BadInput(_)
     ));
 
+    assert_eq!(
+        engine.eval::<INT>(
+            r"
+                let foo = #{ x: 42 };
+                let f = || { this.x };
+                foo.call(f)                
+            ",
+        )?,
+        42
+    );
+
     assert_eq!(
         engine.eval::<INT>(
             r#"