diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e581a8f29..7cc1f0622 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Any uppercase BUG_* names are modernish shell bug IDs.
 - Fixed a bug where a reproducible $RANDOM sequence (after assigning a
   specific value to $RANDOM) was influenced by running any external command.
 
+- When an error occurs in a POSIX name() function or a dot script, the
+  function or script name is now reported in the error message.
+
 2022-07-14:
 
 - Fixed a bug that caused a spurious "Done" message on the interactive shell
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/misc.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/misc.c
index 1851fabba..d8574dfb9 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/misc.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/misc.c
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ int    b_dot_cmd(register int n,char *argv[],Shbltin_t *context)
 	if(np || argv[1])
 		argsave = sh_argnew(argv,&saveargfor);
 	sh_pushcontext(&buff,SH_JMPDOT);
+	errorpush(&buff.err,0);
+	error_info.id = argv[0];
 	jmpval = sigsetjmp(buff.buff,0);
 	if(jmpval == 0)
 	{