diff --git a/src/parser/scalar.js b/src/parser/scalar.js
index 97f84babc..d68229df7 100644
--- a/src/parser/scalar.js
+++ b/src/parser/scalar.js
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ module.exports = {
         text
       );
     } else if (this.token === this.tok.T_DOLLAR_OPEN_CURLY_BRACES) {
-      syntax = 'simple';
+      syntax = "simple";
       curly = true;
       // dynamic variable name
       // https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/Zend/zend_language_parser.y#L1239
@@ -237,24 +237,23 @@ module.exports = {
           node = this.node("offsetlookup");
           offset = this.next().read_expr();
           this.expect("]") && this.next();
-          name = node(name, offset);
+          result = node(name, offset);
         } else {
-          name = varName;
+          result = name(varName, false);
         }
       } else {
-        name = this.read_expr();
+        result = result("variable", this.read_expr(), false);
       }
       this.expect("}") && this.next();
-      result = result("variable", name);
     } else if (this.token === this.tok.T_CURLY_OPEN) {
       // expression
       // https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/Zend/zend_language_parser.y#L1246
-      syntax = 'complex';
+      syntax = "complex";
       result.destroy();
       result = this.next().read_variable(false, false);
       this.expect("}") && this.next();
     } else if (this.token === this.tok.T_VARIABLE) {
-      syntax = 'simple';
+      syntax = "simple";
       // plain variable
       // https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/Zend/zend_language_parser.y#L1231
       result.destroy();
diff --git a/src/parser/variable.js b/src/parser/variable.js
index c3202f094..4f18cb172 100644
--- a/src/parser/variable.js
+++ b/src/parser/variable.js
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ module.exports = {
         what = this.node("encapsedpart");
         name = this.next().read_expr();
         this.expect("}") && this.next();
-        what = what(name, true);
+        what = what(name, "complex", false);
         break;
       default:
         this.error([this.tok.T_STRING, this.tok.T_VARIABLE, "$", "{"]);
diff --git a/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/encapsed.test.js.snap b/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/encapsed.test.js.snap
index 37bb63e6f..f05c313bb 100644
--- a/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/encapsed.test.js.snap
+++ b/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/encapsed.test.js.snap
@@ -193,7 +193,11 @@ Program {
             "expression": Variable {
               "curly": false,
               "kind": "variable",
-              "name": "juice",
+              "name": Variable {
+                "curly": false,
+                "kind": "variable",
+                "name": "juice",
+              },
             },
             "kind": "encapsedpart",
             "syntax": "simple",
@@ -244,12 +248,16 @@ Program {
           EncapsedPart {
             "curly": true,
             "expression": Variable {
-              "curly": true,
+              "curly": false,
               "kind": "variable",
               "name": Variable {
-                "curly": false,
+                "curly": true,
                 "kind": "variable",
-                "name": "juice",
+                "name": Variable {
+                  "curly": false,
+                  "kind": "variable",
+                  "name": "juice",
+                },
               },
             },
             "kind": "encapsedpart",
@@ -300,13 +308,17 @@ Program {
           },
           EncapsedPart {
             "curly": true,
-            "expression": Call {
-              "arguments": Array [],
-              "kind": "call",
-              "what": ClassReference {
-                "kind": "classreference",
-                "name": "call",
-                "resolution": "uqn",
+            "expression": Variable {
+              "curly": false,
+              "kind": "variable",
+              "name": Call {
+                "arguments": Array [],
+                "kind": "call",
+                "what": ClassReference {
+                  "kind": "classreference",
+                  "name": "call",
+                  "resolution": "uqn",
+                },
               },
             },
             "kind": "encapsedpart",
@@ -604,9 +616,9 @@ Program {
           EncapsedPart {
             "curly": true,
             "expression": Variable {
-              "curly": "juice",
+              "curly": false,
               "kind": "variable",
-              "name": "variable",
+              "name": "juice",
             },
             "kind": "encapsedpart",
             "syntax": "simple",
@@ -1447,6 +1459,60 @@ Program {
 }
 `;
 
+exports[`encapsed propertylookup 1`] = `
+Program {
+  "children": Array [
+    ExpressionStatement {
+      "expression": PropertyLookup {
+        "kind": "propertylookup",
+        "offset": EncapsedPart {
+          "curly": false,
+          "expression": Encapsed {
+            "kind": "encapsed",
+            "raw": "\\"set{$type}\\"",
+            "type": "string",
+            "value": Array [
+              EncapsedPart {
+                "curly": false,
+                "expression": String {
+                  "isDoubleQuote": false,
+                  "kind": "string",
+                  "raw": "set",
+                  "unicode": false,
+                  "value": "set",
+                },
+                "kind": "encapsedpart",
+                "syntax": null,
+              },
+              EncapsedPart {
+                "curly": false,
+                "expression": Variable {
+                  "curly": false,
+                  "kind": "variable",
+                  "name": "type",
+                },
+                "kind": "encapsedpart",
+                "syntax": "complex",
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+          "kind": "encapsedpart",
+          "syntax": "complex",
+        },
+        "what": Variable {
+          "curly": false,
+          "kind": "variable",
+          "name": "this",
+        },
+      },
+      "kind": "expressionstatement",
+    },
+  ],
+  "errors": Array [],
+  "kind": "program",
+}
+`;
+
 exports[`encapsed propertylookup and offsetlookup (complex syntax) 1`] = `
 Program {
   "children": Array [
@@ -1547,7 +1613,7 @@ Program {
             "expression": PropertyLookup {
               "kind": "propertylookup",
               "offset": EncapsedPart {
-                "curly": null,
+                "curly": false,
                 "expression": OffsetLookup {
                   "kind": "offsetlookup",
                   "offset": Number {
@@ -1561,7 +1627,7 @@ Program {
                   },
                 },
                 "kind": "encapsedpart",
-                "syntax": true,
+                "syntax": "complex",
               },
               "what": Variable {
                 "curly": false,
@@ -2854,9 +2920,9 @@ Program {
           EncapsedPart {
             "curly": true,
             "expression": Variable {
-              "curly": "var",
+              "curly": false,
               "kind": "variable",
-              "name": "variable",
+              "name": "var",
             },
             "kind": "encapsedpart",
             "syntax": "simple",
diff --git a/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/propertylookup.test.js.snap b/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/propertylookup.test.js.snap
index c361844b2..9964a63ee 100644
--- a/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/propertylookup.test.js.snap
+++ b/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/propertylookup.test.js.snap
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ Program {
       "expression": PropertyLookup {
         "kind": "propertylookup",
         "offset": EncapsedPart {
-          "curly": null,
+          "curly": false,
           "expression": ClassReference {
             "kind": "classreference",
             "name": "foo",
             "resolution": "uqn",
           },
           "kind": "encapsedpart",
-          "syntax": true,
+          "syntax": "complex",
         },
         "what": Variable {
           "curly": false,
diff --git a/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/string.test.js.snap b/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/string.test.js.snap
index 583eed033..467c2880c 100644
--- a/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/string.test.js.snap
+++ b/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/string.test.js.snap
@@ -1662,23 +1662,19 @@ Program {
             },
             EncapsedPart {
               "curly": true,
-              "expression": Variable {
-                "curly": false,
-                "kind": "variable",
-                "name": OffsetLookup {
-                  "kind": "offsetlookup",
-                  "offset": String {
-                    "isDoubleQuote": false,
-                    "kind": "string",
-                    "raw": "'FOO'",
-                    "unicode": false,
-                    "value": "FOO",
-                  },
-                  "what": Variable {
-                    "curly": false,
-                    "kind": "variable",
-                    "name": "juices",
-                  },
+              "expression": OffsetLookup {
+                "kind": "offsetlookup",
+                "offset": String {
+                  "isDoubleQuote": false,
+                  "kind": "string",
+                  "raw": "'FOO'",
+                  "unicode": false,
+                  "value": "FOO",
+                },
+                "what": Variable {
+                  "curly": false,
+                  "kind": "variable",
+                  "name": "juices",
                 },
               },
               "kind": "encapsedpart",
@@ -2866,20 +2862,16 @@ EOFX",
             },
             EncapsedPart {
               "curly": true,
-              "expression": Variable {
-                "curly": false,
-                "kind": "variable",
-                "name": OffsetLookup {
-                  "kind": "offsetlookup",
-                  "offset": Number {
-                    "kind": "number",
-                    "value": "1",
-                  },
-                  "what": Variable {
-                    "curly": false,
-                    "kind": "variable",
-                    "name": "targetDirs",
-                  },
+              "expression": OffsetLookup {
+                "kind": "offsetlookup",
+                "offset": Number {
+                  "kind": "number",
+                  "value": "1",
+                },
+                "what": Variable {
+                  "curly": false,
+                  "kind": "variable",
+                  "name": "targetDirs",
                 },
               },
               "kind": "encapsedpart",
diff --git a/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/variable.test.js.snap b/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/variable.test.js.snap
index 07e8239b2..8556ee41d 100644
--- a/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/variable.test.js.snap
+++ b/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/variable.test.js.snap
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ Program {
       "expression": PropertyLookup {
         "kind": "propertylookup",
         "offset": EncapsedPart {
-          "curly": null,
+          "curly": false,
           "expression": PropertyLookup {
             "kind": "propertylookup",
             "offset": Identifier {
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ Program {
             },
           },
           "kind": "encapsedpart",
-          "syntax": true,
+          "syntax": "complex",
         },
         "what": Variable {
           "curly": false,
diff --git a/test/snapshot/encapsed.test.js b/test/snapshot/encapsed.test.js
index 55b00556f..bbbadfb6f 100644
--- a/test/snapshot/encapsed.test.js
+++ b/test/snapshot/encapsed.test.js
@@ -188,4 +188,7 @@ describe("encapsed", function() {
   it("no curly", () => {
     expect(parser.parseEval('"string $$juice string";')).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+  it("propertylookup", () => {
+    expect(parser.parseEval('$this->{"set{$type}"};')).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
 });