diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue70957.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue70957.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..921478f67c86c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/syntax/testdata/issue70957.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package p
+
+func f() { goto /* ERROR syntax error: unexpected semicolon, expected name */ ;}
+
+func f() { goto } // ERROR syntax error: unexpected }, expected name
diff --git a/src/go/parser/parser.go b/src/go/parser/parser.go
index 7260e963041871..6061c10a31cfd4 100644
--- a/src/go/parser/parser.go
+++ b/src/go/parser/parser.go
@@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseBranchStmt(tok token.Token) *ast.BranchStmt {
 
 	pos := p.expect(tok)
 	var label *ast.Ident
-	if tok != token.FALLTHROUGH && p.tok == token.IDENT {
+	if tok == token.GOTO || ((tok == token.CONTINUE || tok == token.BREAK) && p.tok == token.IDENT) {
 		label = p.parseIdent()
 	}
 	p.expectSemi()
diff --git a/src/go/parser/short_test.go b/src/go/parser/short_test.go
index 3a34e8c216bf96..913b96a95fcd7f 100644
--- a/src/go/parser/short_test.go
+++ b/src/go/parser/short_test.go
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ var invalids = []string{
 	`package p; func (T) _[ /* ERROR "must have no type parameters" */ A, B C[A, B]](a A) B`,
 
 	`package p; func(*T[e, e /* ERROR "e redeclared" */ ]) _()`,
+
+	// go.dev/issue/70957
+	`package p; func f() {goto; /* ERROR "expected 'IDENT', found ';'" */ }`,
+	`package p; func f() {goto} /* ERROR "expected 'IDENT', found '}'" */ }`,
 }
 
 func TestInvalid(t *testing.T) {