diff --git a/components/compiler/scanner.cpp b/components/compiler/scanner.cpp
index d0397e8cf..962699dfa 100644
--- a/components/compiler/scanner.cpp
+++ b/components/compiler/scanner.cpp
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ namespace Compiler
             special = S_open;
         else if (c==')')
             special = S_close;
+        else if (c=='.')
+            special = S_member;
         else if (c=='=')
         {
             if (get (c))
diff --git a/components/compiler/scanner.hpp b/components/compiler/scanner.hpp
index 53cb92ef2..19f4ca96a 100644
--- a/components/compiler/scanner.hpp
+++ b/components/compiler/scanner.hpp
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ namespace Compiler
                 S_cmpEQ, S_cmpNE, S_cmpLT, S_cmpLE, S_cmpGT, S_cmpGE,
                 S_plus, S_minus, S_mult, S_div,
                 S_comma,
-                S_ref
+                S_ref,
+                S_member
             };
 
         private: