diff --git a/releasenotes.md b/releasenotes.md
index 94c29a966..59e1b2f79 100644
--- a/releasenotes.md
+++ b/releasenotes.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 - Failed to reject void compile time variables, leading to crash. #2781
 - Inferring the size of a slice with an inner inferred array using {} isn't detected as error #2783
 - Bug in sysv abi when passing union in with floats #2784
+- When a global const has invalid attributes, handling is incorrect, leading to a crash #2785.
 
 ### Fixes
 - Regression with npot vector in struct triggering an assert #2219.
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse_global.c b/src/compiler/parse_global.c
index 7113d2d9f..3de9a0ad8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse_global.c
+++ b/src/compiler/parse_global.c
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ Decl *parse_const_declaration(ParseContext *c, bool is_global, bool is_extern)
 	// Differentiate between global and local attributes, global have visibility
 	if (is_global)
 	{
-		if (!parse_attributes_for_global(c, decl)) return false;
+		if (!parse_attributes_for_global(c, decl)) return poisoned_decl;
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/test/test_suite/constants/const_unfinished_parse.c3 b/test/test_suite/constants/const_unfinished_parse.c3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07e929031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_suite/constants/const_unfinished_parse.c3
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+const A @if(; // #error: An expression was expected.
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