2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/errors.rs
index 20bcefd4fe1..86ed38a96c5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/errors.rs
@@ -1756,6 +1756,14 @@ pub(crate) struct MissingFnParams {
 }
 
 #[derive(Diagnostic)]
+#[diag(parse_invalid_path_sep_in_fn_definition)]
+pub(crate) struct InvalidPathSepInFnDefinition {
+    #[primary_span]
+    #[suggestion(code = "", applicability = "machine-applicable", style = "verbose")]
+    pub span: Span,
+}
+
+#[derive(Diagnostic)]
 #[diag(parse_missing_trait_in_trait_impl)]
 pub(crate) struct MissingTraitInTraitImpl {
     #[primary_span]
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/generics.rs b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/generics.rs
index b9256daa725..5aebe716b0a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/generics.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_parse/src/parser/generics.rs
@@ -269,6 +269,13 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     ///                  | ( < lifetimes , typaramseq ( , )? > )
     /// where   typaramseq = ( typaram ) | ( typaram , typaramseq )
     pub(super) fn parse_generics(&mut self) -> PResult<'a, ast::Generics> {
+        // invalid path separator `::` in function definition
+        // for example `fn invalid_path_separator::<T>() {}`
+        if self.eat_noexpect(&token::PathSep) {
+            self.dcx()
+                .emit_err(errors::InvalidPathSepInFnDefinition { span: self.prev_token.span });
+        }
+
         let span_lo = self.token.span;
         let (params, span) = if self.eat_lt() {
             let params = self.parse_generic_params()?;