diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/compiler/grammar.ts b/packages/compiler/src/compiler/grammar.ts
index c5f951a..3585e2b 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/compiler/grammar.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/compiler/grammar.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 /// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright © 2016-2024 Tony Garnock-Jones <tonyg@leastfixedpoint.com>
 
 import {
-    Token, Items, TokenBase, TokenType,
+    Token, Items, TokenBase, TokenType, Pos,
     Pattern,
     foldItems, match, anonymousTemplate as template, commaJoin,
+    advancePos,
 
     scope, bind, seq, seqTuple, alt, upTo, atom, atomString, group,
     repeat, option, withoutSpace, map, mapm, rest, discard,
@@ -410,9 +411,18 @@ export class SyndicateParser {
 
     pCaptureBinder = (b: Pattern<Binder>): Pattern<Binder> =>
         mapm(b, i => {
-            return i.id.text.startsWith('$')
-                ? succeed({ id: { ... i.id, text: i.id.text.slice(1) }, type: i.type })
-                : fail;
+            if (i.id.text.startsWith('$')) {
+                const adjustedStart: Pos = { ... i.id.start };
+                advancePos(adjustedStart, ' ');
+                const adjustedId: Token = {
+                    ... i.id,
+                    start: adjustedStart,
+                    text: i.id.text.slice(1),
+                };
+                return succeed({ id: adjustedId, type: i.type });
+            } else {
+                return fail;
+            }
         });
     readonly pCaptureDefaultBinder = this.pCaptureBinder(this.defaultBinder);