diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
index ef72e8a104..185142d139 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -2057,6 +2057,10 @@ pub fn parse_brace_expr(
     } else if matches!(second_token_contents, Some(TokenContents::Pipe))
         || matches!(second_token_contents, Some(TokenContents::PipePipe))
     {
+        if matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::Block) {
+            working_set.error(ParseError::Mismatch("block".into(), "closure".into(), span));
+            return Expression::garbage(working_set, span);
+        }
         parse_closure_expression(working_set, shape, span)
     } else if matches!(third_token, Some(b":")) {
         parse_full_cell_path(working_set, None, span)
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs
index 4dd7715067..8b4fd5e95b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs
@@ -2796,6 +2796,26 @@ mod input_types {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn closure_in_block_position_errors_correctly() {
+        let mut engine_state = EngineState::new();
+        add_declarations(&mut engine_state);
+
+        let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
+        let inputs = [r#"if true { || print hi }"#, r#"if true { |x| $x }"#];
+
+        for input in inputs {
+            parse(&mut working_set, None, input.as_bytes(), true);
+            assert!(
+                matches!(
+                    working_set.parse_errors.first(),
+                    Some(ParseError::Mismatch(_, _, _))
+                ),
+                "testing: {input}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn else_errors_correctly() {
         let mut engine_state = EngineState::new();