diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/GlobalObject.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/GlobalObject.cpp
index bcd06266dd..2b0a01bcc4 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/GlobalObject.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Runtime/GlobalObject.cpp
@@ -322,6 +322,12 @@ JS_DEFINE_NATIVE_FUNCTION(GlobalObject::eval)
     JS::Parser parser { JS::Lexer { code } };
     auto program = parser.parse_program();
 
+    if (parser.has_errors()) {
+        auto& error = parser.errors()[0];
+        vm.throw_exception<SyntaxError>(global_object, error.to_string());
+        return {};
+    }
+
     auto& caller_frame = vm.call_stack().at(vm.call_stack().size() - 2);
     TemporaryChange scope_change(vm.call_frame().scope, caller_frame->scope);
 
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/eval-basic.js b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/eval-basic.js
index 955e86dc22..e00c7fcbd9 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/eval-basic.js
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/eval-basic.js
@@ -8,3 +8,12 @@ test("basic eval() functionality", () => {
     }
     expect(foo(7)).toBe(12);
 });
+
+test("syntax error", () => {
+    expect(() => {
+        eval("{");
+    }).toThrowWithMessage(
+        SyntaxError,
+        "Unexpected token Eof. Expected CurlyClose (line: 1, column: 2)"
+    );
+});