diff --git a/syntax/filetests_test.go b/syntax/filetests_test.go
index af70891f6..2da6759ea 100644
--- a/syntax/filetests_test.go
+++ b/syntax/filetests_test.go
@@ -2608,7 +2608,7 @@ var fileTests = []testCase{
 	},
 	{
 		Strs: []string{`${!foo*} ${!bar@}`},
-		bsmk: call(
+		bash: call(
 			word(&ParamExp{
 				Excl:  true,
 				Param: lit("foo"),
diff --git a/syntax/parser.go b/syntax/parser.go
index a795e44c3..05db88852 100644
--- a/syntax/parser.go
+++ b/syntax/parser.go
@@ -1264,9 +1264,6 @@ func (p *Parser) paramExp() *ParamExp {
 		}
 	case exclMark:
 		if paramNameOp(p.r) {
-			if p.lang == LangPOSIX {
-				p.langErr(p.pos, "${!foo}", LangBash, LangMirBSDKorn)
-			}
 			pe.Excl = true
 			p.next()
 		}
@@ -1298,6 +1295,9 @@ func (p *Parser) paramExp() *ParamExp {
 	case _Lit, _LitWord:
 		p.curErr("%s cannot be followed by a word", op)
 	case rightBrace:
+		if pe.Excl && p.lang == LangPOSIX {
+			p.posErr(pe.Pos(), `"${!foo}" is a bash/mksh feature`)
+		}
 		pe.Rbrace = p.pos
 		p.quote = old
 		p.next()
@@ -1368,6 +1368,9 @@ func (p *Parser) paramExp() *ParamExp {
 		case p.tok == star && !pe.Excl:
 			p.curErr("not a valid parameter expansion operator: %v", p.tok)
 		case pe.Excl && p.r == '}':
+			if !p.lang.isBash() {
+				p.posErr(pe.Pos(), `"${!foo`+p.tok.String()+`}" is a bash feature`)
+			}
 			pe.Names = ParNamesOperator(p.tok)
 			p.next()
 		default:
diff --git a/syntax/parser_test.go b/syntax/parser_test.go
index bd70092aa..51ae38469 100644
--- a/syntax/parser_test.go
+++ b/syntax/parser_test.go
@@ -1928,7 +1928,21 @@ var shellTests = []errorCase{
 	},
 	{
 		in:    "echo ${!foo}",
-		posix: `1:8: ${!foo} is a bash/mksh feature`,
+		posix: `1:6: "${!foo}" is a bash/mksh feature`,
+	},
+	{
+		in:    "echo ${!foo*}",
+		posix: `1:6: "${!foo*}" is a bash feature`,
+		mksh:  `1:6: "${!foo*}" is a bash feature`,
+	},
+	{
+		in:    "echo ${!foo@}",
+		posix: `1:12: this expansion operator is a bash/mksh feature`,
+		mksh:  `1:6: "${!foo@}" is a bash feature`,
+	},
+	{
+		in:    "echo ${!foo[@]}",
+		posix: `1:12: arrays are a bash/mksh feature`,
 	},
 	{
 		in:    "echo ${foo[1]}",