diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
index 3294acf6a..7e0f7b090 100644
--- a/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -1856,6 +1856,21 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                         chain.push(AccessExpr::Dot(expr));
                         self.advance_token(); // The consumed string
                     }
+                    // Handle words (including keywords like INTERVAL) as identifiers
+                    // when they appear after a period. This ensures `T.interval` is
+                    // parsed as a compound identifier, not as an interval expression.
+                    // If followed by `(`, parse as a method call (but not for `(+)`
+                    // which is the outer join operator in some dialects).
+                    Token::Word(w) => {
+                        let ident = w.clone().into_ident(next_token.span);
+                        self.advance_token();
+                        if self.peek_token() == Token::LParen && !self.peek_outer_join_operator() {
+                            let expr = self.parse_function(ObjectName::from(vec![ident]))?;
+                            chain.push(AccessExpr::Dot(expr));
+                        } else {
+                            chain.push(AccessExpr::Dot(Expr::Identifier(ident)));
+                        }
+                    }
                     // Fallback to parsing an arbitrary expression.
                     _ => match self.parse_subexpr(self.dialect.prec_value(Precedence::Period))? {
                         // If we get back a compound field access or identifier,
diff --git a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
index 365bddb0f..7906db46a 100644
--- a/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
+++ b/tests/sqlparser_common.rs
@@ -15009,6 +15009,51 @@ fn test_reserved_keywords_for_identifiers() {
     dialects.parse_sql_statements(sql).unwrap();
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_keywords_as_column_names_after_dot() {
+    // Test various keywords that have special meaning when standalone
+    // but should be treated as identifiers after a dot.
+    let keywords = [
+        "interval",  // INTERVAL '1' DAY
+        "case",      // CASE WHEN ... END
+        "cast",      // CAST(x AS y)
+        "extract",   // EXTRACT(DAY FROM ...)
+        "trim",      // TRIM(...)
+        "substring", // SUBSTRING(...)
+        "left",      // LEFT(str, n)
+        "right",     // RIGHT(str, n)
+    ];
+
+    for kw in keywords {
+        let sql = format!("SELECT T.{kw} FROM T");
+        verified_stmt(&sql);
+
+        let sql = format!("SELECT SUM(x) OVER (PARTITION BY T.{kw} ORDER BY T.id) FROM T");
+        verified_stmt(&sql);
+
+        let sql = format!("SELECT T.{kw}, S.{kw} FROM T, S WHERE T.{kw} = S.{kw}");
+        verified_stmt(&sql);
+    }
+
+    let select = verified_only_select("SELECT T.interval, T.case FROM T");
+    match &select.projection[0] {
+        SelectItem::UnnamedExpr(Expr::CompoundIdentifier(idents)) => {
+            assert_eq!(idents.len(), 2);
+            assert_eq!(idents[0].value, "T");
+            assert_eq!(idents[1].value, "interval");
+        }
+        _ => panic!("Expected CompoundIdentifier for T.interval"),
+    }
+    match &select.projection[1] {
+        SelectItem::UnnamedExpr(Expr::CompoundIdentifier(idents)) => {
+            assert_eq!(idents.len(), 2);
+            assert_eq!(idents[0].value, "T");
+            assert_eq!(idents[1].value, "case");
+        }
+        _ => panic!("Expected CompoundIdentifier for T.case"),
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn parse_create_table_with_bit_types() {
     let sql = "CREATE TABLE t (a BIT, b BIT VARYING, c BIT(42), d BIT VARYING(43))";