diff --git a/src/parser_keywords.cpp b/src/parser_keywords.cpp
index 982286ae2..ad720c344 100644
--- a/src/parser_keywords.cpp
+++ b/src/parser_keywords.cpp
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ static const wcstring subcommand_keywords[]{L"command", L"builtin", L"while", L"
 static const string_set_t block_keywords = {L"for",      L"while",  L"if",
                                             L"function", L"switch", L"begin"};
 
-static const wcstring reserved_keywords[] = {L"end",      L"case",   L"else",     L"return",
-                                             L"continue", L"break",  L"argparse", L"read",
-                                             L"set",      L"status", L"test",     L"["};
+static const wcstring reserved_keywords[] = {
+    L"end",  L"case",   L"else", L"return", L"continue", L"break", L"argparse",
+    L"read", L"string", L"set",  L"status", L"test",     L"["};
 
 // The lists above are purposely implemented separately from the logic below, so that future
 // maintainers may assume the contents of the list based off their names, and not off what the
diff --git a/tests/checks/string.fish b/tests/checks/string.fish
index 44e6d613f..60eab3d89 100644
--- a/tests/checks/string.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/string.fish
@@ -681,3 +681,11 @@ echo $status
 yes | string replace -q y n
 echo $status
 # CHECK: 0
+
+# `string` can't be wrapped properly anymore, since `string match` creates variables:
+function string
+    builtin string $argv
+end
+# CHECKERR: checks/string.fish (line {{\d+}}): function: The name 'string' is reserved, and cannot be used as a function name
+# CHECKERR: function string
+# CHECKERR: ^