diff --git a/src/Cryptol/Parser.y b/src/Cryptol/Parser.y
index ade57fe75..b08e6f1bc 100644
--- a/src/Cryptol/Parser.y
+++ b/src/Cryptol/Parser.y
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ module Cryptol.Parser
 
 import           Control.Applicative as A
 import           Data.Maybe(fromMaybe)
+import           Data.List.NonEmpty ( NonEmpty(..), cons )
 import           Data.Text(Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import           Control.Monad(liftM2,msum)
@@ -470,7 +471,7 @@ longRHS                        :: { Expr PName }
 
 -- Prefix application expression, ends with an atom.
 simpleApp                      :: { Expr PName }
-  : aexprs                        { mkEApp $1 }
+  : aexprs                        {% mkEApp $1 }
 
 -- Prefix application expression, may end with a long expression
 longApp                        :: { Expr PName }
@@ -478,9 +479,9 @@ longApp                        :: { Expr PName }
   | longExpr                      { $1 }
   | simpleApp                     { $1 }
 
-aexprs                         :: { [Expr PName] }
-  : aexpr                         { [$1] }
-  | aexprs aexpr                  { $2 : $1 }
+aexprs                         :: { NonEmpty (Expr PName) }
+  : aexpr                         { $1 :| [] }
+  | aexprs aexpr                  { cons $2 $1 }
 
 
 -- Expression atom (needs no parens)
diff --git a/src/Cryptol/Parser/ParserUtils.hs b/src/Cryptol/Parser/ParserUtils.hs
index 0e873ce7e..3b770fb13 100644
--- a/src/Cryptol/Parser/ParserUtils.hs
+++ b/src/Cryptol/Parser/ParserUtils.hs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ module Cryptol.Parser.ParserUtils where
 
 import Data.Maybe(fromMaybe)
 import Data.Bits(testBit,setBit)
+import Data.List.NonEmpty ( NonEmpty(..) )
+import qualified Data.List.NonEmpty as NE
 import Control.Monad(liftM,ap,unless,guard)
 import qualified Control.Monad.Fail as Fail
 import           Data.Text(Text)
@@ -281,11 +283,14 @@ mkRecord rng f xs =
 
 
 -- | Input expression are reversed
-mkEApp :: [Expr PName] -> Expr PName
-mkEApp es@(eLast : _) = at (eFirst,eLast) $ foldl EApp f xs
+mkEApp :: NonEmpty (Expr PName) -> ParseM (Expr PName)
+
+mkEApp es@(eLast :| _) =
+    do f :| xs <- cvtTypeParams eFirst rest
+       pure (at (eFirst,eLast) $ foldl EApp f xs)
+
   where
-  eFirst : rest = reverse es
-  f : xs        = cvtTypeParams eFirst rest
+  eFirst :| rest = NE.reverse es
 
   {- Type applications are parsed as `ETypeVal (TTyApp fs)` expressions.
      Here we associate them with their corresponding functions,
@@ -295,21 +300,51 @@ mkEApp es@(eLast : _) = at (eFirst,eLast) $ foldl EApp f xs
      becomes
      [ f, x ` { a = 2 }, y ]
   -}
-  cvtTypeParams e [] = [e]
+  cvtTypeParams e [] = pure (e :| [])
   cvtTypeParams e (p : ps) =
-    case toTypeParam p of
-      Just fs -> cvtTypeParams (EAppT e fs) ps
-      Nothing -> e : cvtTypeParams p ps
-
-  toTypeParam e =
-    case dropLoc e of
-      ETypeVal t -> case dropLoc t of
-                      TTyApp fs -> Just (map mkTypeInst fs)
-                      _         -> Nothing
+    case toTypeParam p Nothing of
+      Nothing -> NE.cons e <$> cvtTypeParams p ps
+
+      Just (fs,ss,rng) ->
+        if checkAppExpr e then
+          let e'  = foldr (flip ESel) (EAppT e fs) ss
+              e'' = case rCombMaybe (getLoc e) rng of
+                      Just r -> ELocated e' r
+                      Nothing -> e'
+           in cvtTypeParams e'' ps
+        else
+          errorMessage (fromMaybe emptyRange (getLoc e))
+                  [ "Explicit type applications can only be applied to named values."
+                  , "Unexpected: " ++ show (pp e)
+                  ]
+
+  {- Check if the given expression is a legal target for explicit type application.
+     This is basically only variables, but we also allow the parenthesis and
+     the phantom "located" AST node.
+   -}
+  checkAppExpr e =
+    case e of
+      ELocated e' _ -> checkAppExpr e'
+      EParens e'    -> checkAppExpr e'
+      EVar{}        -> True
+      _             -> False
+
+  {- Look under a potential chain of selectors to see if we have a TTyApp.
+     If so, return the ty app information and the collected selectors
+     to reapply.
+   -}
+  toTypeParam e mr =
+    case e of
+      ELocated e' rng -> toTypeParam e' (rCombMaybe mr (Just rng))
+      ETypeVal t -> toTypeParam' t mr
+      ESel e' s  -> ( \(fs,ss,r) -> (fs,s:ss,r) ) <$> toTypeParam e' mr
       _          ->  Nothing
 
-mkEApp es        = panic "[Parser] mkEApp" ["Unexpected:", show es]
-
+  toTypeParam' t mr =
+    case t of
+      TLocated t' rng -> toTypeParam' t' (rCombMaybe mr (Just rng))
+      TTyApp fs -> Just (map mkTypeInst fs, [], mr)
+      _ -> Nothing
 
 unOp :: Expr PName -> Expr PName -> Expr PName
 unOp f x = at (f,x) $ EApp f x
@@ -355,7 +390,7 @@ exprToNumT r expr =
 -- | WARNING: This is a bit of a hack.
 -- It is used to represent anonymous type applications.
 anonTyApp :: Maybe Range -> [Type PName] -> Type PName
-anonTyApp ~(Just r) ts = TTyApp (map toField ts)
+anonTyApp ~(Just r) ts = TLocated (TTyApp (map toField ts)) r
   where noName    = Located { srcRange = r, thing = mkIdent (T.pack "") }
         toField t = Named { name = noName, value = t }
 
@@ -754,4 +789,3 @@ mkSelector tok =
     Selector (RecordSelectorTok t) -> RecordSel (mkIdent t) Nothing
     _ -> panic "mkSelector"
           [ "Unexpected selector token", show tok ]
-
diff --git a/src/Cryptol/Parser/Position.hs b/src/Cryptol/Parser/Position.hs
index 96fc4ff46..e5912b931 100644
--- a/src/Cryptol/Parser/Position.hs
+++ b/src/Cryptol/Parser/Position.hs
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ rComb r1 r2  = Range { from = rFrom, to = rTo, source = source r1 }
   where rFrom = min (from r1) (from r2)
         rTo   = max (to r1)   (to r2)
 
+rCombMaybe :: Maybe Range -> Maybe Range -> Maybe Range
+rCombMaybe Nothing y = y
+rCombMaybe x Nothing = x
+rCombMaybe (Just x) (Just y) = Just (rComb x y)
+
 rCombs :: [Range] -> Range
 rCombs  = foldl1 rComb
 
diff --git a/src/Cryptol/TypeCheck/Error.hs b/src/Cryptol/TypeCheck/Error.hs
index 8089bbd75..2853d229b 100644
--- a/src/Cryptol/TypeCheck/Error.hs
+++ b/src/Cryptol/TypeCheck/Error.hs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ data Error    = KindMismatch (Maybe TypeSource) Kind Kind
 errorImportance :: Error -> Int
 errorImportance err =
   case err of
-    BareTypeApp{}                                    -> 11 -- basically a parse error
+    BareTypeApp                                      -> 11 -- basically a parse error
     KindMismatch {}                                  -> 10
     TyVarWithParams {}                               -> 9
     TypeMismatch {}                                  -> 8
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ instance TVars Error where
       RepeatedTypeParameter {} -> err
       AmbiguousSize x t -> AmbiguousSize x !$ (apSubst su t)
 
-      BareTypeApp{} -> err
+      BareTypeApp -> err
 
       UndefinedExistVar {} -> err
       TypeShadowing {}     -> err
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ instance FVS Error where
       RepeatedTypeParameter {}              -> Set.empty
       AmbiguousSize _ t -> fvs t
 
-      BareTypeApp{} -> Set.empty
+      BareTypeApp -> Set.empty
 
       UndefinedExistVar {} -> Set.empty
       TypeShadowing {}     -> Set.empty
@@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ instance PP (WithNames Error) where
                  Nothing -> empty
          in addTVarsDescsAfter names err ("Ambiguous numeric type:" <+> pp (tvarDesc x) $$ sizeMsg)
 
-      BareTypeApp -> "Unexpected bare type application"
+      BareTypeApp ->
+        "Unexpected bare type application." $$
+        "Perhaps you meant `( ... ) instead."
 
       UndefinedExistVar x -> "Undefined type" <+> quotes (pp x)
       TypeShadowing this new that ->
diff --git a/tests/issues/issue962.icry b/tests/issues/issue962.icry
index 5d6f104da..f09988387 100644
--- a/tests/issues/issue962.icry
+++ b/tests/issues/issue962.icry
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 `{1}
+(((True`{}, zero`{Integer})`{}).1)`{}
+number`{3}`{}`{}`{}`{}`{Integer}
 
 :l issue962a.cry
+:t i
+:t j
+
 :l issue962b.cry
diff --git a/tests/issues/issue962.icry.stdout b/tests/issues/issue962.icry.stdout
index e69de29bb..b8676f3e7 100644
--- a/tests/issues/issue962.icry.stdout
+++ b/tests/issues/issue962.icry.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Loading module Cryptol
+
+[error] at issue962.icry:1:2--1:5:
+  Unexpected bare type application.
+  Perhaps you meant `( ... ) instead.
+
+Parse error at issue962.icry:2:3--2:28
+  Explicit type applications can only be applied to named values.
+  Unexpected: (True`{}, zero`{Integer})
+
+Parse error at issue962.icry:3:1--3:11
+  Explicit type applications can only be applied to named values.
+  Unexpected: number`{3}
+Loading module Cryptol
+Loading module Main
+i : {a} (fin a) => [a] -> [a]
+j : {a} (fin a) => [a]{fld : Integer} -> [a]Integer
+Loading module Cryptol
+Loading module Main
+
+[error] at issue962b.cry:32:16--32:25:
+  Unexpected bare type application.
+  Perhaps you meant `( ... ) instead.
diff --git a/tests/issues/issue962a.cry b/tests/issues/issue962a.cry
index 3d2a51bd9..3083451f3 100644
--- a/tests/issues/issue962a.cry
+++ b/tests/issues/issue962a.cry
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-f : {a} (fin a) => [a] -> (Bit, [a])
+f : {a, b} (fin a) => [a]b -> (Bit, [a]b)
 f x = (True, x)
 
-g : {a} (fin a) => [a] -> [a]
+g : {a,b} (fin a) => [a]b -> [a]b
 g x = (f`{a=a} x).1
 
 h = f.1
 
 i : {a} (fin a) => [a] -> [a]
 i = f`{a=a}.1
+
+j : {a} (fin a) => [a]{ fld : Integer } -> [a]Integer
+j = f`{a=a,b={fld : Integer}}.1.fld
diff --git a/tests/issues/issue962b.cry b/tests/issues/issue962b.cry
index 4d7f7b265..20b9d7623 100644
--- a/tests/issues/issue962b.cry
+++ b/tests/issues/issue962b.cry
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ build2row : [v1][v1]Fld -> [v1][o1]Fld -> [v1][o2]Fld ->
             [o1][o1]Fld -> [o1][o2]Fld  -> [width nn] -> [nn]Fld
 build2row a11 a12 a13 a22 a23 i =
   if i < `v1 then
-    a11 @ i # a12 @ i # a13
+    a11 @ i # a12 @ i # a13 @ i
   else if i < `{v1 + o1} then
     /*    vzero`{n=v1} # a22 @ (i - `v1) # a23 @ (i - `v1) */
     vzero`{n=v1} # vzero`{n=o1} # vzero`{n=o2}