diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index f4f8c058db..306cfe7f42 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -819,6 +819,8 @@ deref_function_name(
     typval_T	ref;
     char_u	*name = *arg;
     int		save_flags = 0;
+    int		evaluate = evalarg != NULL
+				      && (evalarg->eval_flags & EVAL_EVALUATE);
 
     ref.v_type = VAR_UNKNOWN;
     if (evalarg != NULL)
@@ -867,7 +869,7 @@ deref_function_name(
 	    *tofree = name;
 	}
     }
-    else
+    else if (evaluate)
     {
 	if (verbose)
 	    semsg(_(e_not_callable_type_str), name);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
index 75f1b501db..309898bb65 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
@@ -11657,4 +11657,46 @@ def Test_mapnew_with_instance_method()
   v9.CheckSourceSuccess(lines)
 enddef
 
+" Test for using an object method in a method call.
+def Test_use_object_method_in_a_method_call()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+
+    class Foo
+      def Cost(nums: list<number>): number
+        return nums[0] * nums[1]
+      enddef
+
+      def ShowCost(): string
+        var g = [4, 5]
+        return $"Cost is: {g->this.Cost()}"
+      enddef
+    endclass
+
+    var d = Foo.new()
+    assert_equal('Cost is: 20', d.ShowCost())
+  END
+  v9.CheckSourceSuccess(lines)
+
+  # Test for using a non-existing object method in string interpolation
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+
+    class Foo
+      def Cost(nums: list<number>): number
+        return nums[0] * nums[1]
+      enddef
+
+      def ShowCost(): string
+        var g = [4, 5]
+        echo $"Cost is: {g->this.NewCost()}"
+      enddef
+    endclass
+
+    var d = Foo.new()
+    d.ShowCost()
+  END
+  v9.CheckSourceFailure(lines, 'E1326: Variable "NewCost" not found in object "Foo"')
+enddef
+
 " vim: ts=8 sw=2 sts=2 expandtab tw=80 fdm=marker
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 3e3d9b29c2..ca353c28c8 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -704,6 +704,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    975,
 /**/
     974,
 /**/