diff --git a/check/fixes.frm b/check/fixes.frm
index e3a22cd5..b3c92d13 100644
--- a/check/fixes.frm
+++ b/check/fixes.frm
@@ -4448,6 +4448,21 @@ assert warning?("Excess information in symmetric properties")
 assert warning?("Illegal information in number of arguments properties")
 assert warning?("Undefined $-variable")
 *--#] Issue766 : 
+*--#[ Issue782 : 
+S $s;
+V $v;
+I $i;
+F $f;
+Set $ss;
+Local $test = 1;
+.end
+assert compile_error?("Illegally formed name in symbol statement")
+assert compile_error?("Illegally formed name in vector statement")
+assert compile_error?("Illegally formed name in index statement")
+assert compile_error?("Illegally formed function/tensor name")
+assert compile_error?("Illegal name for set")
+assert compile_error?("Illegal name for expression")
+*--#] Issue782 : 
 *--#[ PullReq535 :
 * This test requires more than the specified 50K workspace.
 #:maxtermsize 200
diff --git a/sources/comexpr.c b/sources/comexpr.c
index f352b447..c4c52082 100644
--- a/sources/comexpr.c
+++ b/sources/comexpr.c
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ int DoExpr(UBYTE *inp, int type, int par)
 		else p++;
 	}
 	if ( *p ) {		/* Variety with the = sign */
-		if ( ( q = SkipAName(inp) ) == 0 || q[-1] == '_' ) {
+		q = SkipAName(inp);
+		if ( *inp == '$' || q == 0 || q[-1] == '_' ) {
 			MesPrint("&Illegal name for expression");
 			error = 1;
 			if ( q[-1] == '_' ) {
diff --git a/sources/names.c b/sources/names.c
index d07abd4a..d9155f31 100644
--- a/sources/names.c
+++ b/sources/names.c
@@ -3262,6 +3262,7 @@ int TestName(UBYTE *name)
 	}
 	while ( *name ) {
 		if ( *name == '_' ) return(-1);
+		if ( *name == '$' ) return(-1);
 		name++;
 	}
 	return(0);