diff --git a/internal/php8/parser_php8_1_test.go b/internal/php8/parser_php8_1_test.go
index f7db651..277d5d7 100644
--- a/internal/php8/parser_php8_1_test.go
+++ b/internal/php8/parser_php8_1_test.go
@@ -226,3 +226,31 @@ class Foo {
 
 	suite.Run()
 }
+
+func TestNeverType(t *testing.T) {
+	suite := tester.NewParserDumpTestSuite(t)
+	suite.UsePHP8()
+	suite.Code = `<?php
+function f(): never {}
+`
+
+	suite.Expected = `&ast.Root{
+	Stmts: []ast.Vertex{
+		&ast.StmtFunction{
+			Name: &ast.Identifier{
+				Val: []byte("f"),
+			},
+			ReturnType: &ast.Name{
+				Parts: []ast.Vertex{
+					&ast.NamePart{
+						Val: []byte("never"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			Stmts: []ast.Vertex{},
+		},
+	},
+},`
+
+	suite.Run()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/visitor/printer/printer_php8_1_test.go b/pkg/visitor/printer/printer_php8_1_test.go
index a90cfe0..d365ee3 100644
--- a/pkg/visitor/printer/printer_php8_1_test.go
+++ b/pkg/visitor/printer/printer_php8_1_test.go
@@ -23,3 +23,9 @@ class Foo {
 }
 `)
 }
+
+func TestNeverTypePHP81(t *testing.T) {
+	tester.NewParserPrintTestSuite(t).UsePHP8().Run(`<?php
+function f(): never {}
+`)
+}