diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/name.js b/lib/jsdoc/name.js
index 9de1b3d8..a759bfa2 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/name.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/name.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ var REGEXP_LEADING_SCOPE = new RegExp('^(' + REGEXP_SCOPE_PUNC + ')');
 var REGEXP_TRAILING_SCOPE = new RegExp('(' + REGEXP_SCOPE_PUNC + ')$');
 
 function nameIsLongname(name, memberof) {
-    var regexp = new RegExp('^' + memberof + REGEXP_SCOPE_PUNC);
+    var regexp = new RegExp('^' + escape(memberof) + REGEXP_SCOPE_PUNC);
 
     return regexp.test(name);
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/objectlit3.js b/test/fixtures/objectlit3.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10fb33ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/objectlit3.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/** Tokens that can appear in the stream. */
+var tokens = {
+	/** Open parenthesis. */
+	'(': {
+		/** Executed before the token is processed. */
+		before: function(token) {},
+		/** Executed after the token is processed. */
+		after: function(token) {}
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/specs/documentation/objectlit.js b/test/specs/documentation/objectlit.js
index 493ca611..39bca2f1 100644
--- a/test/specs/documentation/objectlit.js
+++ b/test/specs/documentation/objectlit.js
@@ -42,4 +42,26 @@ describe('object literals', function() {
             expect(found[0].scope).toBe('static');
         });
     });
+
+    describe('When an object literal\'s property names must be escaped in a regexp', function() {
+        var docSet;
+        var found;
+
+        function loadDocSet() {
+            docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/objectlit3.js');
+            found = docSet.getByLongname('tokens.(.before');
+        }
+
+        it('should not throw an error when creating a doclet', function() {
+            expect(loadDocSet).not.toThrow();
+        });
+
+        it('should have a doclet with the correct name', function() {
+            expect(found[0].name).toBe('before');
+        });
+
+        it('should have a doclet with the correct memberof', function() {
+            expect(found[0].memberof).toBe('tokens.(');
+        });
+    });
 });