diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_control_flow.ts b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_control_flow.ts
index 9a13ddb52e44..cc4e3b568817 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_control_flow.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/render3/r3_control_flow.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const FOR_LOOP_EXPRESSION_PATTERN = /^\s*([0-9A-Za-z_$]*)\s+of\s+([\S\s]*)/;
 const FOR_LOOP_TRACK_PATTERN = /^track\s+([\S\s]*)/;
 
 /** Pattern for the `as` expression in a conditional block. */
-const CONDITIONAL_ALIAS_PATTERN = /^(as\s)+(.*)/;
+const CONDITIONAL_ALIAS_PATTERN = /^(as\s+)(.*)/;
 
 /** Pattern used to identify an `else if` block. */
 const ELSE_IF_PATTERN = /^else[^\S\r\n]+if/;
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ const ELSE_IF_PATTERN = /^else[^\S\r\n]+if/;
 /** Pattern used to identify a `let` parameter. */
 const FOR_LOOP_LET_PATTERN = /^let\s+([\S\s]*)/;
 
+/** Pattern used to validate a JavaScript identifier. */
+const IDENTIFIER_PATTERN = /^[$A-Z_][0-9A-Z_$]*$/i;
+
 /**
  * Pattern to group a string into leading whitespace, non whitespace, and trailing whitespace.
  * Useful for getting the variable name span when a span can contain leading and trailing space.
@@ -630,9 +633,16 @@ function parseConditionalBlockParameters(
       );
     } else {
       const name = aliasMatch[2].trim();
-      const variableStart = param.sourceSpan.start.moveBy(aliasMatch[1].length);
-      const variableSpan = new ParseSourceSpan(variableStart, variableStart.moveBy(name.length));
-      expressionAlias = new t.Variable(name, name, variableSpan, variableSpan);
+
+      if (IDENTIFIER_PATTERN.test(name)) {
+        const variableStart = param.sourceSpan.start.moveBy(aliasMatch[1].length);
+        const variableSpan = new ParseSourceSpan(variableStart, variableStart.moveBy(name.length));
+        expressionAlias = new t.Variable(name, name, variableSpan, variableSpan);
+      } else {
+        errors.push(
+          new ParseError(param.sourceSpan, '"as" expression must be a valid JavaScript identifier'),
+        );
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_template_transform_spec.ts b/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_template_transform_spec.ts
index 18865568b8f6..6d55febb9fdb 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_template_transform_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/render3/r3_template_transform_spec.ts
@@ -2361,6 +2361,14 @@ describe('R3 template transform', () => {
         `),
         ).toThrowError(/@else block must be last inside the conditional/);
       });
+
+      it('should throw if "as" expression is not a valid identifier', () => {
+        expect(() =>
+          parse(`
+          @if (foo; as foo && bar) {hello}
+        `),
+        ).toThrowError(/"as" expression must be a valid JavaScript identifier/);
+      });
     });
   });