diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
index 4f154503a8..3bb22921aa 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/fn.v
@@ -833,6 +833,9 @@ fn (mut p Parser) fn_args() ([]ast.Param, bool, bool) {
 			}
 			mut arg_pos := [p.tok.pos()]
 			mut arg_names := [p.check_name()]
+			if arg_names[0][0].is_capital() {
+				p.error_with_pos('parameter name must not begin with upper case letter (`${arg_names[0]}`)', p.prev_tok.pos())
+			}
 			mut type_pos := [p.tok.pos()]
 			// `a, b, c int`
 			for p.tok.kind == .comma {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/fn_param_name_cap.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/fn_param_name_cap.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a3f7ccf70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/fn_param_name_cap.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/fn_param_name_cap.vv:6:9: error: parameter name must not begin with upper case letter (`T`)
+    4 | fn f(Type)
+    5 | 
+    6 | fn g<T>(T v) {
+      |         ^
+    7 |     
+    8 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/fn_param_name_cap.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/fn_param_name_cap.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e436179df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/fn_param_name_cap.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+type Type = int
+
+// OK
+fn f(Type)
+
+fn g<T>(T v) {
+	
+}
+
+g(5)