diff --git a/changelog/1122.md b/changelog/1122.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de32102b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/1122.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Fix syntax error occurring when registering a function plugin that ends with the string 'close' [#1122](https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/1122)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Compiler/Template.php b/src/Compiler/Template.php
index 237407c6..efc52162 100644
--- a/src/Compiler/Template.php
+++ b/src/Compiler/Template.php
@@ -1146,12 +1146,12 @@ class Template extends BaseCompiler {
 		}
 
 		// check if tag is a function
-		if ($this->smarty->getFunctionHandler($base_tag)) {
-			if (!isset($this->smarty->security_policy) || $this->smarty->security_policy->isTrustedTag($base_tag, $this)) {
+		if ($this->smarty->getFunctionHandler($tag)) {
+			if (!isset($this->smarty->security_policy) || $this->smarty->security_policy->isTrustedTag($tag, $this)) {
 				return (new \Smarty\Compile\PrintExpressionCompiler())->compile(
 					['nofilter'], // functions are never auto-escaped
 					$this,
-					['value' =>	$this->compileFunctionCall($base_tag, $args, $parameter)]
+					['value' =>	$this->compileFunctionCall($tag, $args, $parameter)]
 				);
 			}
 		}
@@ -1164,16 +1164,16 @@ class Template extends BaseCompiler {
 		}
 
 		// the default plugin handler is a handler of last resort, it may also handle not specifically registered tags.
-		if ($callback = $this->getPluginFromDefaultHandler($base_tag, Smarty::PLUGIN_COMPILER)) {
+		if ($callback = $this->getPluginFromDefaultHandler($tag, Smarty::PLUGIN_COMPILER)) {
 			if (!empty($parameter['modifierlist'])) {
-				throw new CompilerException('No modifiers allowed on ' . $base_tag);
+				throw new CompilerException('No modifiers allowed on ' . $tag);
 			}
 			$tagCompiler = new \Smarty\Compile\Tag\BCPluginWrapper($callback);
 			return $tagCompiler->compile($args, $this, $parameter);
 		}
 
 		if ($this->getPluginFromDefaultHandler($base_tag, Smarty::PLUGIN_FUNCTION)) {
-			return $this->defaultHandlerFunctionCallCompiler->compile($args, $this, $parameter, $tag, $base_tag);
+			return $this->defaultHandlerFunctionCallCompiler->compile($args, $this, $parameter, $tag, $tag);
 		}
 
 		if ($this->getPluginFromDefaultHandler($base_tag, Smarty::PLUGIN_BLOCK)) {
diff --git a/tests/UnitTests/SmartyMethodsTests/RegisterFunction/RegisterFunctionTest.php b/tests/UnitTests/SmartyMethodsTests/RegisterFunction/RegisterFunctionTest.php
index 81549525..7bfe1a59 100644
--- a/tests/UnitTests/SmartyMethodsTests/RegisterFunction/RegisterFunctionTest.php
+++ b/tests/UnitTests/SmartyMethodsTests/RegisterFunction/RegisterFunctionTest.php
@@ -192,6 +192,15 @@ class RegisterFunctionTest extends PHPUnit_Smarty
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test registerPlugin for function name ending in 'close' #1122
+     */
+    public function testRegisterFunctionEndingInClose()
+    {
+        $this->smarty->registerPlugin(Smarty::PLUGIN_FUNCTION, 'window_close', 'myfunction');
+        $this->assertEquals('hello world 1', $this->smarty->fetch('eval:{window_close value=1}'));
+    }
+
 }
 
 function myfunction($params, $smarty)