diff --git a/smalidea/src/main/antlr3/smalideaParser.g b/smalidea/src/main/antlr3/smalideaParser.g
index c278ac23..d258f98b 100644
--- a/smalidea/src/main/antlr3/smalideaParser.g
+++ b/smalidea/src/main/antlr3/smalideaParser.g
@@ -526,6 +526,11 @@ nonvoid_type_descriptor
   : primitive_type
   | class_descriptor
   | array_descriptor;
+  catch [RecognitionException re] {
+    Marker marker = mark();
+    recover(input, re);
+    reportError(marker, re, false);
+  }
 
 reference_type_descriptor
   : class_descriptor
diff --git a/smalidea/src/test/java/org/jf/smalidea/ParserTest.java b/smalidea/src/test/java/org/jf/smalidea/ParserTest.java
index 6a3dc8c6..46368ec5 100644
--- a/smalidea/src/test/java/org/jf/smalidea/ParserTest.java
+++ b/smalidea/src/test/java/org/jf/smalidea/ParserTest.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public class ParserTest extends LightCodeInsightParsingTestCase {
     public void testInvalidField() throws Exception { doTest(true); }
     public void testInvalidField2() throws Exception { doTest(true); }
     public void testInvalidField3() throws Exception { doTest(true); }
+    public void testInvalidField4() throws Exception { doTest(true); }
     public void testParamListInvalidParameter() throws Exception { doTest(true); }
     public void testSuperClassInvalidSyntax() throws Exception { doTest(true); }
     public void testSuperClassInvalidSyntax2() throws Exception { doTest(true); }
diff --git a/smalidea/testData/InvalidField4.smalidea b/smalidea/testData/InvalidField4.smalidea
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11a8cb20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smalidea/testData/InvalidField4.smalidea
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.field public blah:.blah
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/smalidea/testData/InvalidField4.txt b/smalidea/testData/InvalidField4.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4eedd931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smalidea/testData/InvalidField4.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+smali.FILE
+  SmaliClass(CLASS)
+    SmaliExtendsList(EXTENDS_LIST)
+      <empty list>
+    SmaliImplementsList(IMPLEMENTS_LIST)
+      <empty list>
+    SmaliField(FIELD)
+      PsiElement(FIELD_DIRECTIVE)('.field')
+      PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+      SmaliModifierList(MODIFIER_LIST)
+        PsiElement(ACCESS_SPEC)('public')
+      PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+      PsiElement(MEMBER_NAME)
+        PsiElement(SIMPLE_NAME)('blah')
+      PsiElement(COLON)(':')
+      PsiErrorElement:no viable alternative at input '.blah'
+        PsiElement(BAD_CHARACTER)('.blah')
\ No newline at end of file