diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index fc1ed2120a..a5855adcbc 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
@@ -116,6 +116,38 @@ def Test_missing_endfunc_enddef()
   CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E126:', 2)
 enddef
 
+def Test_white_space_before_paren()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    def Test ()
+      echo 'test'
+    enddef
+  END
+  CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1068:', 2)
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    func Test ()
+      echo 'test'
+    endfunc
+  END
+  CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1068:', 2)
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+    def Test ()
+      echo 'test'
+    enddef
+  END
+  CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1068:', 1)
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+    func Test ()
+      echo 'test'
+    endfunc
+  END
+  CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+enddef
+
 def Test_enddef_dict_key()
   var d = {
     enddef: 'x',
diff --git a/src/userfunc.c b/src/userfunc.c
index 9216685823..0f28b028e7 100644
--- a/src/userfunc.c
+++ b/src/userfunc.c
@@ -3199,6 +3199,12 @@ define_function(exarg_T *eap, char_u *name_arg)
 	    p = vim_strchr(p, '(');
     }
 
+    if ((vim9script || eap->cmdidx == CMD_def) && VIM_ISWHITE(p[-1]))
+    {
+	semsg(_(e_no_white_space_allowed_before_str), "(");
+	goto ret_free;
+    }
+
     // In Vim9 script only global functions can be redefined.
     if (vim9script && eap->forceit && !is_global)
     {
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 43ad049da5..136448a352 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -750,6 +750,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    2405,
 /**/
     2404,
 /**/