diff --git a/src/schemas/validation/schema.yaml b/src/schemas/validation/schema.yaml
index 199609b5f8..70ce22b1a8 100644
--- a/src/schemas/validation/schema.yaml
+++ b/src/schemas/validation/schema.yaml
@@ -414,6 +414,15 @@ $defs:
         then:
           required:
             - content
+      - if:
+          properties:
+            in:
+              const: path
+        then:
+          properties:
+            name:
+              $comment: 'see OAS 3.2.0 §4.8.2'
+              pattern: '^[^{}]+$'
       - if:
           properties:
             in:
@@ -421,6 +430,7 @@ $defs:
         then:
           properties:
             name:
+              $comment: 'see RFC9110 §5.1'
               $ref: '#/$defs/token'
     dependentSchemas:
       schema:
diff --git a/tests/schema/fail/parameter-object-path-name.yaml b/tests/schema/fail/parameter-object-path-name.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3da04de9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/schema/fail/parameter-object-path-name.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+openapi: 3.2.0
+info:
+  title: path parameter name has a constrained syntax
+  version: 1.0.0
+components:
+  parameters:
+    BadPath:
+      name: 'Bad{Path}'
+      in: path
+      schema: {}