diff --git a/lib/PhpParser/ParserAbstract.php b/lib/PhpParser/ParserAbstract.php
index 0600b98..c61208b 100644
--- a/lib/PhpParser/ParserAbstract.php
+++ b/lib/PhpParser/ParserAbstract.php
@@ -663,6 +663,7 @@ abstract class ParserAbstract implements Parser
             'null'     => true,
             'false'    => true,
             'mixed'    => true,
+            'never'    => true,
         ];
 
         if (!$name->isUnqualified()) {
diff --git a/test/code/parser/stmt/function/neverType.test b/test/code/parser/stmt/function/neverType.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7842e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/code/parser/stmt/function/neverType.test
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Never type
+-----
+<?php
+function test(): never {}
+-----
+!!php7
+array(
+    0: Stmt_Function(
+        attrGroups: array(
+        )
+        byRef: false
+        name: Identifier(
+            name: test
+        )
+        params: array(
+        )
+        returnType: Identifier(
+            name: never
+        )
+        stmts: array(
+        )
+    )
+)
\ No newline at end of file