diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index b4fc9c2c6fc7c..e2f09affd4fea 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -1824,6 +1824,14 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     fn parse_arg_general(&mut self, require_name: bool) -> PResult<'a, Arg> {
         maybe_whole!(self, NtArg, |x| x);
 
+        if let Ok(Some(_)) = self.parse_self_arg() {
+            let mut err = self.struct_span_err(self.prev_span,
+                "unexpected `self` argument in function");
+            err.span_label(self.prev_span,
+                "`self` is only valid as the first argument of an associated function");
+            return Err(err);
+        }
+
         let (pat, ty) = if require_name || self.is_named_argument() {
             debug!("parse_arg_general parse_pat (require_name:{})",
                    require_name);
@@ -5385,11 +5393,12 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
 
     fn parse_fn_args(&mut self, named_args: bool, allow_variadic: bool)
                      -> PResult<'a, (Vec<Arg> , bool)> {
+        self.expect(&token::OpenDelim(token::Paren))?;
+
         let sp = self.span;
         let mut variadic = false;
         let args: Vec<Option<Arg>> =
-            self.parse_unspanned_seq(
-                &token::OpenDelim(token::Paren),
+            self.parse_seq_to_before_end(
                 &token::CloseDelim(token::Paren),
                 SeqSep::trailing_allowed(token::Comma),
                 |p| {
@@ -5436,6 +5445,8 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 }
             )?;
 
+        self.eat(&token::CloseDelim(token::Paren));
+
         let args: Vec<_> = args.into_iter().filter_map(|x| x).collect();
 
         if variadic && args.is_empty() {
diff --git a/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/bare-fn-start.rs b/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/bare-fn-start.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..741ba5f41ce16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/bare-fn-start.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fn a(&self) { }
+//~^ ERROR unexpected `self` argument in function
+//~| NOTE `self` is only valid as the first argument of an associated function
+
+fn main() { }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/bare-fn-start.stderr b/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/bare-fn-start.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6a878b619d813
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/bare-fn-start.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+error: unexpected `self` argument in function
+  --> $DIR/bare-fn-start.rs:1:7
+   |
+LL | fn a(&self) { }
+   |       ^^^^ `self` is only valid as the first argument of an associated function
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
diff --git a/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/bare-fn.rs b/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/bare-fn.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..704fa996ca631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/bare-fn.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fn b(foo: u32, &mut self) { }
+//~^ ERROR unexpected `self` argument in function
+//~| NOTE `self` is only valid as the first argument of an associated function
+
+fn main() { }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/bare-fn.stderr b/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/bare-fn.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b13f746a4ec58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/bare-fn.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+error: unexpected `self` argument in function
+  --> $DIR/bare-fn.rs:1:21
+   |
+LL | fn b(foo: u32, &mut self) { }
+   |                     ^^^^ `self` is only valid as the first argument of an associated function
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+
diff --git a/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/trait-fn.rs b/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/trait-fn.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..31e867bc7641f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/trait-fn.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+struct Foo {}
+
+impl Foo {
+    fn c(foo: u32, self) {}
+    //~^ ERROR unexpected `self` argument in function
+    //~| NOTE `self` is only valid as the first argument of an associated function
+
+    fn good(&mut self, foo: u32) {}
+}
+
+fn main() { }
diff --git a/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/trait-fn.stderr b/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/trait-fn.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b3c2cc5b5ebe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/invalid-self-argument/trait-fn.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+error: unexpected `self` argument in function
+  --> $DIR/trait-fn.rs:4:20
+   |
+LL |     fn c(foo: u32, self) {}
+   |                    ^^^^ `self` is only valid as the first argument of an associated function
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+