diff --git a/askama_derive/src/generator/expr.rs b/askama_derive/src/generator/expr.rs
index a3a114a6..ea25a612 100644
--- a/askama_derive/src/generator/expr.rs
+++ b/askama_derive/src/generator/expr.rs
@@ -786,7 +786,10 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a, '_> {
                 quote_into!(buf, span, { #this #generics });
                 continue;
             }
-            buf.write_field(part, span);
+            if i != 0 || !part.is_empty() {
+                // Paths can start with `::`, meaning we can have an empty identifier first.
+                buf.write_field(part, span);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/fuzzing/fuzz/artifacts/derive/clusterfuzz-testcase-minimized-derive-6639137261420544 b/fuzzing/fuzz/artifacts/derive/clusterfuzz-testcase-minimized-derive-6639137261420544
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..844a34e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fuzzing/fuzz/artifacts/derive/clusterfuzz-testcase-minimized-derive-6639137261420544
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ÿÿÿ{{::s!()}}ÿ  ÿtÿ  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testing/tests/path.rs b/testing/tests/path.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49856c71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/tests/path.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+use askama::Template;
+
+// Ensure that paths starting with `::` are supported correctly.
+#[test]
+fn test_path_starting_with_colon() {
+    #[derive(Template)]
+    #[template(source = r#"���{{::std::format!("")}}�  �t�"#, ext = "txt")]
+    struct X;
+
+    assert_eq!(X.render().unwrap(), "����  �t�");
+}