diff --git a/src/Fantomas.Tests/SignatureTests.fs b/src/Fantomas.Tests/SignatureTests.fs
index 5c683b1eab..bc645c0182 100644
--- a/src/Fantomas.Tests/SignatureTests.fs
+++ b/src/Fantomas.Tests/SignatureTests.fs
@@ -1620,6 +1620,25 @@ type Foo =
     static member Baz: int
 """
 
+[<Test>]
+let ``mod name in val, 1960`` () =
+    formatSourceString
+        true
+        """
+module X
+
+val ``mod``: t -> t -> t
+"""
+        config
+    |> prepend newline
+    |> should
+        equal
+        """
+module X
+
+val ``mod``: t -> t -> t
+"""
+
 [<Test>]
 let ``literals in signatures, 1953`` () =
     formatSourceString
diff --git a/src/Fantomas/SourceParser.fs b/src/Fantomas/SourceParser.fs
index 91f24c8403..024e330d2a 100644
--- a/src/Fantomas/SourceParser.fs
+++ b/src/Fantomas/SourceParser.fs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ let (|Ident|) (s: Ident) =
     | "not" -> "not"
     | "params" -> "``params``"
     | "parallel" -> "``parallel``"
+    | "mod" -> "``mod``"
     | _ ->
         if IsActivePatternName ident then
             sprintf "(%s)" (DecompileOpName ident)