diff --git a/Lib/annotationlib.py b/Lib/annotationlib.py
index 77aac8bf2f0eb3..be3bc275817f50 100644
--- a/Lib/annotationlib.py
+++ b/Lib/annotationlib.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import builtins
 import enum
 import functools
+import keyword
 import sys
 import types
 
@@ -156,10 +157,10 @@ def evaluate(self, *, globals=None, locals=None, type_params=None, owner=None):
                     locals.pop(param_name, None)
 
         arg = self.__forward_arg__
-        if arg.isidentifier():
+        if arg.isidentifier() and not keyword.iskeyword(arg):
             if arg in locals:
                 value = locals[arg]
-            elif globals is not None and arg in globals:
+            elif arg in globals:
                 value = globals[arg]
             elif hasattr(builtins, arg):
                 return getattr(builtins, arg)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_annotationlib.py b/Lib/test/test_annotationlib.py
index c0820556cc952b..cc051ef3b93658 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_annotationlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_annotationlib.py
@@ -332,6 +332,14 @@ def test_name_lookup_without_eval(self):
         with self.assertRaises(NameError):
             ForwardRef("doesntexist").evaluate()
 
+    def test_fwdref_invalid_syntax(self):
+        fr = ForwardRef("if")
+        with self.assertRaises(SyntaxError):
+            fr.evaluate()
+        fr = ForwardRef("1+")
+        with self.assertRaises(SyntaxError):
+            fr.evaluate()
+
 
 class TestGetAnnotations(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_builtin_type(self):