diff --git a/src/lexical.js b/src/lexical.js
index e3e7259c8..a263ad9e4 100644
--- a/src/lexical.js
+++ b/src/lexical.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var number = /-?\d+\.?\d*|\.?\d+/
 var bool = /true|false/
 
 // peoperty access
-var identifier = /[\w-]+/
+var identifier = /[\w-]+[?]?/
 var subscript = new RegExp(`\\[(?:${quoted.source}|[\\w-\\.]+)\\]`)
 var literal = new RegExp(`(?:${quoted.source}|${bool.source}|${number.source})`)
 var variable = new RegExp(`${identifier.source}(?:\\.${identifier.source}|${subscript.source})*`)
diff --git a/test/syntax.js b/test/syntax.js
index bb2bbc765..18d488bee 100644
--- a/test/syntax.js
+++ b/test/syntax.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ describe('expression', function () {
       empty: '',
       x: 'XXX',
       y: undefined,
-      z: null
+      z: null,
+      'has_value?': true
     })
   })
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ describe('expression', function () {
     it('should eval variables', function () {
       expect(evalValue('23', scope)).to.equal(23)
       expect(evalValue('one', scope)).to.equal(1)
+      expect(evalValue('has_value?', scope)).to.equal(true)
       expect(evalValue('x', scope)).to.equal('XXX')
     })