diff --git a/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py b/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py
index 9a51b9437333db..d1e8ec26ad2393 100644
--- a/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py
+++ b/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ def get_dtext(value):
 def _check_for_early_dl_end(value, domain_literal):
     if value:
         return False
-    domain_literal.append(errors.InvalidHeaderDefect(
+    domain_literal.defects.append(errors.InvalidHeaderDefect(
         "end of input inside domain-literal"))
     domain_literal.append(ValueTerminal(']', 'domain-literal-end'))
     return True
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_email/test__header_value_parser.py b/Lib/test/test_email/test__header_value_parser.py
index ac12c3b2306f7d..4cf2e891463baa 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_email/test__header_value_parser.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_email/test__header_value_parser.py
@@ -2732,6 +2732,12 @@ def test_parse_valid_message_id(self):
             )
         self.assertEqual(message_id.token_type, 'message-id')
 
+    def test_parse_message_id_with_invalid_domain(self):
+        message_id = parser.parse_message_id("<T@[")
+        self.assertEqual(message_id.token_type, 'message-id')
+        self.assertEqual(str(message_id.all_defects[-1]),
+                         "end of input inside domain-literal")
+
     def test_parse_message_id_with_remaining(self):
         message_id = self._test_parse_x(
             parser.parse_message_id,
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-18-23-46-21.gh-issue-134152.30HwbX.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-18-23-46-21.gh-issue-134152.30HwbX.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9e248ac854e0d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-18-23-46-21.gh-issue-134152.30HwbX.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:mod:`email`: Fix parsing of emails message ID with invalid domain.