diff --git a/anselme/parser/expression/secondary/infix/index.lua b/anselme/parser/expression/secondary/infix/index.lua
index 738f3a6..548ea70 100644
--- a/anselme/parser/expression/secondary/infix/index.lua
+++ b/anselme/parser/expression/secondary/infix/index.lua
@@ -2,18 +2,8 @@ local infix = require("anselme.parser.expression.secondary.infix.infix")
 
 local operator_priority = require("anselme.common").operator_priority
 
-local ast = require("anselme.ast")
-local Call, Identifier, ArgumentTuple = ast.Call, ast.Identifier, ast.ArgumentTuple
-
 return infix {
 	operator = ".",
 	identifier = "_._",
 	priority = operator_priority["_._"],
-
-	build_ast = function(self, left, right)
-		if Identifier:is(right) then
-			right = right:to_string()
-		end
-		return Call:new(Identifier:new(self.identifier), ArgumentTuple:new(left, right))
-	end
 }
diff --git a/anselme/parser/expression/secondary/infix/index_identifier.lua b/anselme/parser/expression/secondary/infix/index_identifier.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34c5235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/anselme/parser/expression/secondary/infix/index_identifier.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+local escape = require("anselme.common").escape
+
+local infix = require("anselme.parser.expression.secondary.infix.infix")
+local identifier = require("anselme.parser.expression.primary.identifier")
+
+local operator_priority = require("anselme.common").operator_priority
+
+local ast = require("anselme.ast")
+local Call, Identifier, ArgumentTuple = ast.Call, ast.Identifier, ast.ArgumentTuple
+
+return infix {
+	operator = ".",
+	identifier = "_._",
+	priority = operator_priority["_._"],
+
+	match = function(self, str, current_priority, primary)
+		local escaped = escape(self.operator)
+		return self.priority > current_priority and str:match("^"..escaped) and identifier:match(str:match("^.(.-)$"))
+	end,
+
+	build_ast = function(self, left, right)
+		assert(Identifier:is(right))
+		return Call:new(Identifier:new(self.identifier), ArgumentTuple:new(left, right:to_string()))
+	end
+}
diff --git a/anselme/parser/expression/secondary/init.lua b/anselme/parser/expression/secondary/init.lua
index 65327cd..84171a2 100644
--- a/anselme/parser/expression/secondary/init.lua
+++ b/anselme/parser/expression/secondary/init.lua
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ local secondaries = {
 	-- 12
 	r("infix.call"),
 	-- 14
+	r("infix.index_identifier"),
 	r("infix.index"),
 	-- 3
 	r("infix.assignment"), -- deported after equal