diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 684fed8..b931a10 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Notable changes to this project, following [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachang
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- A window function using a named window (`sum(salary) over w ... window w as (order by id)`) is keyed by the function instead of by `over w`. Only the inline `over (...)` form was recognized, so the entry fell to the bare-alias split and the window reference became the alias ([#301](https://github.com/tiagolauer/OwlSQL/issues/301)).
+
 ## [0.2.0] - 2026-07-29
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/parse.ts b/src/parse.ts
index 8f3ee9f..d8c2f79 100644
--- a/src/parse.ts
+++ b/src/parse.ts
@@ -412,13 +412,27 @@ type FindOverKeyword<S extends string, Accumulated extends string = ''> =
 
 type StripLeadingOpenParen<S extends string> = Trim<S> extends `(${infer Rest}` ? Rest : never;
 
-type SplitWindowExpression<Entry extends string> = FindOverKeyword<Entry> extends {
-  expr: infer Expr extends string;
-  rest: infer Rest extends string;
-}
+// The [never] guard is load-bearing now that the paren is no longer required:
+// FindOverKeyword resolves to never for an entry with no OVER at all, and
+// `never extends { expr: infer E extends string; rest: infer R extends string }`
+// passes with both infers falling back to `string` - which the named-window
+// branch below would then accept as a window name.
+type SplitWindowExpression<Entry extends string> = [FindOverKeyword<Entry>] extends [never]
+  ? never
+  : FindOverKeyword<Entry> extends {
+        expr: infer Expr extends string;
+        rest: infer Rest extends string;
+      }
   ? StripLeadingOpenParen<Rest> extends infer AfterOpen extends string
     ? [AfterOpen] extends [never]
-      ? never
+      ? // `over w`, referring to a window declared in a WINDOW clause, is the
+        // other half of the syntax: what follows OVER is a name rather than an
+        // inline definition. Requiring the paren meant the entry was not
+        // recognized as a window expression at all, so it fell to the bare-alias
+        // split and `over w` became the alias of `sum(salary)` (issue #301).
+        Trim<Rest> extends ''
+        ? never
+        : { expr: Expr; after: Trim<DropFirstWord<Trim<Rest>>> }
       : ExtractParenGroup<AfterOpen> extends { rest: infer AfterClose extends string }
         ? { expr: Expr; after: Trim<AfterClose> }
         : never
diff --git a/tests/window.test-d.ts b/tests/window.test-d.ts
index 1ab4146..404f537 100644
--- a/tests/window.test-d.ts
+++ b/tests/window.test-d.ts
@@ -39,9 +39,37 @@ type WindowFunctionAlongsideRegularColumn = Expect<
   >
 >;
 
+// Regression for #301: `over w` refers to a window declared in a WINDOW
+// clause, the other half of the syntax. Requiring a paren after OVER meant the
+// entry was not read as a window expression at all, so it fell to the
+// bare-alias split and `over w` became the alias of `sum(salary)`.
+type NamedWindowKeepsTheFunctionName = Expect<
+  Equal<
+    Query<DB, 'select sum(salary) over w from employees window w as (order by id)'>,
+    { sum: number }[]
+  >
+>;
+
+type NamedWindowWithAlias = Expect<
+  Equal<
+    Query<DB, 'select sum(salary) over w as total from employees window w as (order by id)'>,
+    { total: number }[]
+  >
+>;
+
+type NamedWindowAlongsideRegularColumn = Expect<
+  Equal<
+    Query<DB, 'select dept, rank() over w from employees window w as (order by salary)'>,
+    { dept: string; rank: number }[]
+  >
+>;
+
 export type WindowLock = [
   RowNumberWithAlias,
   RankWithoutAliasDefaultsToFunctionName,
   EmptyOverClause,
   WindowFunctionAlongsideRegularColumn,
+  NamedWindowKeepsTheFunctionName,
+  NamedWindowWithAlias,
+  NamedWindowAlongsideRegularColumn,
 ];