diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/expression.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/expression.js
index b669d0e5b7..a7daba941f 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/expression.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/expression.js
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ export default class ExpressionParser extends LValParser {
     }
 
     let optional = false;
+
     if (this.match(tt.questionDot)) {
       if (noCalls && this.lookaheadCharCode() === charCodes.leftParenthesis) {
         // stop at `?.` when parsing `new a?.()`
@@ -719,11 +720,21 @@ export default class ExpressionParser extends LValParser {
         state,
         optional,
       );
-    } else if (optional || this.match(tt.bracketL) || this.eat(tt.dot)) {
-      return this.parseMember(base, startPos, startLoc, state, optional);
     } else {
-      state.stop = true;
-      return base;
+      const computed = this.eat(tt.bracketL);
+      if (computed || optional || this.eat(tt.dot)) {
+        return this.parseMember(
+          base,
+          startPos,
+          startLoc,
+          state,
+          computed,
+          optional,
+        );
+      } else {
+        state.stop = true;
+        return base;
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -736,10 +747,10 @@ export default class ExpressionParser extends LValParser {
     startPos: number,
     startLoc: Position,
     state: N.ParseSubscriptState,
+    computed: boolean,
     optional: boolean,
   ): N.OptionalMemberExpression | N.MemberExpression {
     const node = this.startNodeAt(startPos, startLoc);
-    const computed = this.eat(tt.bracketL);
     node.object = base;
     node.computed = computed;
     const privateName =
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/core/regression/13694-invalid-dot-bracketL-member/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/core/regression/13694-invalid-dot-bracketL-member/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98d5dd4c3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/core/regression/13694-invalid-dot-bracketL-member/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+a.[b]
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/core/regression/13694-invalid-dot-bracketL-member/options.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/core/regression/13694-invalid-dot-bracketL-member/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e68fbb6aec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/core/regression/13694-invalid-dot-bracketL-member/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "throws": "Unexpected token (1:2)"
+}
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