diff --git a/askama_parser/src/expr.rs b/askama_parser/src/expr.rs
index 3e9574b6..74ab92ea 100644
--- a/askama_parser/src/expr.rs
+++ b/askama_parser/src/expr.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ fn check_expr<'a>(
     allow_underscore: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), ParseErr<'a>> {
     match &expr.inner {
+        // List can be found in rust compiler "can_be_raw" function (although in our case, it's also
+        // used in cases like `match`, so `self` is allowed in this case).
+        Expr::Var(name @ ("crate" | "super" | "Self")) => {
+            Err(winnow::error::ErrMode::Cut(ErrorContext::new(
+                format!("`{name}` cannot be used as an identifier"),
+                expr.span,
+            )))
+        }
         Expr::Var("_") if !allow_underscore => Err(winnow::error::ErrMode::Cut(ErrorContext::new(
             "reserved keyword `_` cannot be used here",
             expr.span,
@@ -53,11 +61,21 @@ fn check_expr<'a>(
                 Ok(())
             }
         }
+        Expr::Path(path) => {
+            if let [name] = path.as_slice() {
+                if !crate::can_be_variable_name(name) {
+                    return Err(winnow::error::ErrMode::Cut(ErrorContext::new(
+                        format!("`{name}` cannot be used as an identifier"),
+                        expr.span,
+                    )));
+                }
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
         Expr::BoolLit(_)
         | Expr::NumLit(_, _)
         | Expr::StrLit(_)
         | Expr::CharLit(_)
-        | Expr::Path(_)
         | Expr::Attr(_, _)
         | Expr::Filter(_)
         | Expr::NamedArgument(_, _)
@@ -702,7 +720,17 @@ impl<'a> Suffix<'a> {
         preceded(
             ws(('.', not('.'))),
             cut_err((
-                alt((digit1, identifier)),
+                |i: &mut _| {
+                    let name = alt((digit1, identifier)).parse_next(i)?;
+                    if !crate::can_be_variable_name(name) {
+                        Err(winnow::error::ErrMode::Cut(ErrorContext::new(
+                            format!("`{name}` cannot be used as an identifier"),
+                            *i,
+                        )))
+                    } else {
+                        Ok(name)
+                    }
+                },
                 opt(|i: &mut _| call_generics(i, level)),
             )),
         )
diff --git a/askama_parser/src/lib.rs b/askama_parser/src/lib.rs
index 6fc01f1e..7f8c2f39 100644
--- a/askama_parser/src/lib.rs
+++ b/askama_parser/src/lib.rs
@@ -1077,6 +1077,11 @@ pub fn strip_common(base: &Path, path: &Path) -> String {
     }
 }
 
+#[inline]
+pub(crate) fn can_be_variable_name(name: &str) -> bool {
+    !matches!(name, "self" | "Self" | "super" | "crate")
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum IntKind {
     I8,
diff --git a/askama_parser/src/target.rs b/askama_parser/src/target.rs
index 59ca14a0..a2178adf 100644
--- a/askama_parser/src/target.rs
+++ b/askama_parser/src/target.rs
@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ impl<'a> Target<'a> {
                 return Ok(Self::Struct(path, targets));
             }
 
+            // If the path only contains one item, we need to check the name.
+            if let [name] = path.as_slice() {
+                if !crate::can_be_variable_name(name) {
+                    return Err(winnow::error::ErrMode::Cut(ErrorContext::new(
+                        format!("`{name}` cannot be used as an identifier"),
+                        i_before_matching_with,
+                    )));
+                }
+            }
             *i = i_before_matching_with;
             return Ok(Self::Path(path));
         }
@@ -204,6 +213,11 @@ fn verify_name<'a>(
             format!("cannot use `{name}` as a name: it is a rust keyword"),
             input,
         )))
+    } else if !crate::can_be_variable_name(name) {
+        Err(winnow::error::ErrMode::Cut(ErrorContext::new(
+            format!("`{name}` cannot be used as an identifier"),
+            input,
+        )))
     } else if name.starts_with("__askama") {
         Err(winnow::error::ErrMode::Cut(ErrorContext::new(
             format!("cannot use `{name}` as a name: it is reserved for `askama`"),