diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index a0c5e49757..38766e3301 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
@@ -4210,6 +4210,25 @@ def Test_numbered_function_reference()
   unlet g:mydict
 enddef
 
+def Test_numbered_function_call()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+      let s:legacyscript = {}
+      func s:legacyscript.Helper() abort
+        return "Success"
+      endfunc
+      let g:legacyscript = deepcopy(s:legacyscript)
+
+      let g:legacy_result = eval("g:legacyscript.Helper()")
+      vim9cmd g:vim9_result = eval("g:legacyscript.Helper()")
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+  assert_equal('Success', g:legacy_result)
+  assert_equal('Success', g:vim9_result)
+
+  unlet g:legacy_result
+  unlet g:vim9_result
+enddef
+
 def Test_go_beyond_end_of_cmd()
   # this was reading the byte after the end of the line
   var lines =<< trim END
diff --git a/src/userfunc.c b/src/userfunc.c
index 0f194d57e6..92b5203c1c 100644
--- a/src/userfunc.c
+++ b/src/userfunc.c
@@ -2095,7 +2095,8 @@ func_requires_g_prefix(ufunc_T *ufunc)
 {
     return ufunc->uf_name[0] != K_SPECIAL
 	    && (ufunc->uf_flags & FC_LAMBDA) == 0
-	    && vim_strchr(ufunc->uf_name, AUTOLOAD_CHAR) == NULL;
+	    && vim_strchr(ufunc->uf_name, AUTOLOAD_CHAR) == NULL
+	    && !isdigit(ufunc->uf_name[0]);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 8475d7e024..5bc3ba5da3 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -699,6 +699,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    630,
 /**/
     629,
 /**/