diff --git a/core/src/sql/v1/escape.rs b/core/src/sql/v1/escape.rs
index 5b60e28f..59f17afa 100644
--- a/core/src/sql/v1/escape.rs
+++ b/core/src/sql/v1/escape.rs
@@ -89,12 +89,20 @@ pub fn escape_key(s: &str) -> Cow<'_, str> {
 #[inline]
 /// Escapes an id if necessary
 pub fn escape_rid(s: &str) -> Cow<'_, str> {
+	#[cfg(feature = "experimental-parser")]
+	if let Some(x) = escape_reserved_keyword(s) {
+		return Cow::Owned(x);
+	}
 	escape_numeric(s, BRACKETL, BRACKETR, BRACKET_ESC)
 }
 
 #[inline]
 /// Escapes an ident if necessary
 pub fn escape_ident(s: &str) -> Cow<'_, str> {
+	#[cfg(feature = "experimental-parser")]
+	if let Some(x) = escape_reserved_keyword(s) {
+		return Cow::Owned(x);
+	}
 	escape_numeric(s, BACKTICK, BACKTICK, BACKTICK_ESC)
 }
 
@@ -136,6 +144,11 @@ pub fn escape_numeric<'a>(s: &'a str, l: char, r: char, e: &str) -> Cow<'a, str>
 	}
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "experimental-parser")]
+pub fn escape_reserved_keyword(s: &str) -> Option<String> {
+	crate::syn::v2::could_be_reserved_keyword(s).then(|| format!("`{}`", s))
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "experimental-parser")]
 #[inline]
 pub fn escape_numeric<'a>(s: &'a str, l: char, r: char, e: &str) -> Cow<'a, str> {
diff --git a/core/src/sql/v1/param.rs b/core/src/sql/v1/param.rs
index 5cd7d3eb..2e729403 100644
--- a/core/src/sql/v1/param.rs
+++ b/core/src/sql/v1/param.rs
@@ -114,6 +114,6 @@ impl Param {
 
 impl fmt::Display for Param {
 	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-		write!(f, "${}", &self.0)
+		write!(f, "${}", &self.0 .0)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/src/syn/v2/lexer/keywords.rs b/core/src/syn/v2/lexer/keywords.rs
index 5ddccce9..8197c23e 100644
--- a/core/src/syn/v2/lexer/keywords.rs
+++ b/core/src/syn/v2/lexer/keywords.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,54 @@ use crate::{
 	sql::{language::Language, Algorithm},
 	syn::v2::token::{DistanceKind, Keyword, TokenKind},
 };
-use phf::phf_map;
+use phf::{phf_map, phf_set};
 use unicase::UniCase;
 
+/// A set of keywords which might in some contexts are dissallowed as an identifier.
+pub static RESERVED_KEYWORD: phf::Set<UniCase<&'static str>> = phf_set! {
+	UniCase::ascii("ANALYZE"),
+	UniCase::ascii("BEGIN"),
+	UniCase::ascii("BREAK"),
+	UniCase::ascii("CANCEL"),
+	UniCase::ascii("COMMIT"),
+	UniCase::ascii("CONTINUE"),
+	UniCase::ascii("CREATE"),
+	UniCase::ascii("DEFINE"),
+	UniCase::ascii("FOR"),
+	UniCase::ascii("IF"),
+	UniCase::ascii("INFO"),
+	UniCase::ascii("INSERT"),
+	UniCase::ascii("KILL"),
+	UniCase::ascii("LIVE"),
+	UniCase::ascii("OPTION"),
+	UniCase::ascii("RETURN"),
+	UniCase::ascii("RELATE"),
+	UniCase::ascii("REMOVE"),
+	UniCase::ascii("SELECT"),
+	UniCase::ascii("LET"),
+	UniCase::ascii("SHOW"),
+	UniCase::ascii("SLEEP"),
+	UniCase::ascii("THROW"),
+	UniCase::ascii("UPDATE"),
+	UniCase::ascii("USE"),
+	UniCase::ascii("DIFF"),
+	UniCase::ascii("RAND"),
+	UniCase::ascii("NONE"),
+	UniCase::ascii("NULL"),
+	UniCase::ascii("AFTER"),
+	UniCase::ascii("BEFORE"),
+	UniCase::ascii("VALUE"),
+	UniCase::ascii("BY"),
+	UniCase::ascii("ALL"),
+	UniCase::ascii("TRUE"),
+	UniCase::ascii("FALSE"),
+	UniCase::ascii("WHERE"),
+};
+
+pub fn could_be_reserved(s: &str) -> bool {
+	RESERVED_KEYWORD.contains(&UniCase::ascii(s))
+}
+
 /// A map for mapping keyword strings to a tokenkind,
 pub(crate) static KEYWORDS: phf::Map<UniCase<&'static str>, TokenKind> = phf_map! {
 	// Keywords
diff --git a/core/src/syn/v2/lexer/mod.rs b/core/src/syn/v2/lexer/mod.rs
index 1b64da0f..9ffb6aad 100644
--- a/core/src/syn/v2/lexer/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/syn/v2/lexer/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ mod datetime;
 mod duration;
 mod ident;
 mod js;
-mod keywords;
+pub mod keywords;
 mod number;
 mod reader;
 mod strand;
diff --git a/core/src/syn/v2/mod.rs b/core/src/syn/v2/mod.rs
index 7b514d6d..a980500c 100644
--- a/core/src/syn/v2/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/syn/v2/mod.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ mod test;
 use lexer::Lexer;
 use parser::{ParseError, ParseErrorKind, Parser};
 
+/// Takes a string and returns if it could be a reserved keyword in certain contexts.
+pub fn could_be_reserved_keyword(s: &str) -> bool {
+	lexer::keywords::could_be_reserved(s)
+}
+
 /// Parses a SurrealQL [`Query`]
 ///
 /// During query parsing, the total depth of calls to parse values (including arrays, expressions,
diff --git a/lib/tests/define.rs b/lib/tests/define.rs
index dbb74419..f393e9c6 100644
--- a/lib/tests/define.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/define.rs
@@ -345,6 +345,17 @@ async fn define_statement_event() -> Result<(), Error> {
 	assert!(tmp.is_ok());
 	//
 	let tmp = res.remove(0).result?;
+	#[cfg(feature = "parser2")]
+	let val = Value::parse(
+		"{
+			events: { test: 'DEFINE EVENT test ON user WHEN true THEN (CREATE activity SET user = $this, `value` = $after.email, action = $event)' },
+			fields: {},
+			tables: {},
+			indexes: {},
+			lives: {},
+		}",
+	);
+	#[cfg(not(feature = "parser2"))]
 	let val = Value::parse(
 		"{
 			events: { test: 'DEFINE EVENT test ON user WHEN true THEN (CREATE activity SET user = $this, value = $after.email, action = $event)' },
@@ -403,6 +414,17 @@ async fn define_statement_event_when_event() -> Result<(), Error> {
 	assert!(tmp.is_ok());
 	//
 	let tmp = res.remove(0).result?;
+	#[cfg(feature = "parser2")]
+	let val = Value::parse(
+		r#"{
+			events: { test: "DEFINE EVENT test ON user WHEN $event = 'CREATE' THEN (CREATE activity SET user = $this, `value` = $after.email, action = $event)" },
+			fields: {},
+			tables: {},
+			indexes: {},
+			lives: {},
+		}"#,
+	);
+	#[cfg(not(feature = "parser2"))]
 	let val = Value::parse(
 		r#"{
 			events: { test: "DEFINE EVENT test ON user WHEN $event = 'CREATE' THEN (CREATE activity SET user = $this, value = $after.email, action = $event)" },
@@ -461,6 +483,17 @@ async fn define_statement_event_when_logic() -> Result<(), Error> {
 	assert!(tmp.is_ok());
 	//
 	let tmp = res.remove(0).result?;
+	#[cfg(feature = "parser2")]
+	let val = Value::parse(
+		"{
+			events: { test: 'DEFINE EVENT test ON user WHEN $before.email != $after.email THEN (CREATE activity SET user = $this, `value` = $after.email, action = $event)' },
+			fields: {},
+			tables: {},
+			indexes: {},
+			lives: {},
+		}",
+	);
+	#[cfg(not(feature = "parser2"))]
 	let val = Value::parse(
 		"{
 			events: { test: 'DEFINE EVENT test ON user WHEN $before.email != $after.email THEN (CREATE activity SET user = $this, value = $after.email, action = $event)' },