diff --git a/pkg/visitor/nsresolver/namespace_resolver.go b/pkg/visitor/nsresolver/namespace_resolver.go
index 90925b3..fb11efb 100644
--- a/pkg/visitor/nsresolver/namespace_resolver.go
+++ b/pkg/visitor/nsresolver/namespace_resolver.go
@@ -372,6 +372,8 @@ func (ns *Namespace) ResolveName(nameNode ast.Vertex, aliasType string) (string,
 			case "object":
 				fallthrough
 			case "mixed": // 8.0
+				fallthrough
+			case "never": // 8.1
 				return part, nil
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/visitor/nsresolver/namespace_resolver_test.go b/pkg/visitor/nsresolver/namespace_resolver_test.go
index 117f1c9..4347898 100644
--- a/pkg/visitor/nsresolver/namespace_resolver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/visitor/nsresolver/namespace_resolver_test.go
@@ -861,6 +861,12 @@ func TestDoNotResolveReservedNames(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
+	nameNever := &ast.Name{
+		Parts: []ast.Vertex{
+			&ast.NamePart{Value: []byte("never")},
+		},
+	}
+
 	function := &ast.StmtFunction{
 		Name: &ast.Identifier{Value: []byte("bar")},
 		Params: []ast.Vertex{
@@ -912,6 +918,12 @@ func TestDoNotResolveReservedNames(t *testing.T) {
 					Name: &ast.Identifier{Value: []byte("Mixed")},
 				},
 			},
+			&ast.Parameter{
+				Type: nameNever,
+				Var: &ast.ExprVariable{
+					Name: &ast.Identifier{Value: []byte("Never")},
+				},
+			},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -938,6 +950,7 @@ func TestDoNotResolveReservedNames(t *testing.T) {
 		nameIterable: "iterable",
 		nameObject:   "object",
 		nameMixed:    "mixed",
+		nameNever:    "never",
 	}
 
 	nsResolver := nsresolver.NewNamespaceResolver()