diff --git a/crates/cli/src/tests/query_test.rs b/crates/cli/src/tests/query_test.rs
index 609cf65e6..8482de545 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/tests/query_test.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/tests/query_test.rs
@@ -1625,6 +1625,38 @@ fn test_matches_with_anchor_sibling_inside_parent() {
     });
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_matches_with_anchor_sibling_with_quantifier_inside_parent() {
+    allocations::record(|| {
+        let language = get_language("rust");
+
+        let query = Query::new(
+            &language,
+            "
+            (source_file
+                (line_comment)+
+                .
+                (function_item
+                    name: (identifier) @name)
+            )",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_query_matches(
+            &language,
+            &query,
+            "
+            // A
+            fn a() {}
+
+            // B
+            fn b() {}
+            ",
+            &[(0, vec![("name", "a")]), (0, vec![("name", "b")])],
+        );
+    });
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_matches_with_anchor_sibling_with_quantifier_captured_inside_parent() {
     allocations::record(|| {
diff --git a/lib/src/query.c b/lib/src/query.c
index 974454aa0..b4cf615df 100644
--- a/lib/src/query.c
+++ b/lib/src/query.c
@@ -3287,9 +3287,14 @@ bool ts_query__step_is_fallible(
   const TSQuery *self,
   uint16_t step_index
 ) {
-  ts_assert((uint32_t)step_index + 1 < self->steps.size);
+  unsigned i = 1;
   QueryStep *step = array_get(&self->steps, step_index);
-  QueryStep *next_step = array_get(&self->steps, step_index + 1);
+  QueryStep *next_step;
+  do {
+    ts_assert((uint32_t)step_index + i < self->steps.size);
+    next_step = array_get(&self->steps, step_index + i);
+    i++;
+  } while (next_step->is_pass_through);
   return (
     next_step->depth != PATTERN_DONE_MARKER &&
     (next_step->depth > step->depth ||