diff --git a/src/main/clojure/cljs/analyzer.cljc b/src/main/clojure/cljs/analyzer.cljc
index 88871a08c..e414923f1 100644
--- a/src/main/clojure/cljs/analyzer.cljc
+++ b/src/main/clojure/cljs/analyzer.cljc
@@ -2510,13 +2510,14 @@ x                          (not (contains? ret :info)))
   (loop [bes []
          env (assoc encl-env :context :expr)
          bindings (seq (partition 2 bindings))]
-
       (if-some [[name init] (first bindings)]
-        (let []
+        (do
           (when (or (some? (namespace name))
                   #?(:clj  (.contains (str name) ".")
                      :cljs ^boolean (goog.string/contains (str name) ".")))
             (throw (error encl-env (str "Invalid local name: " name))))
+          (when (= '& name)
+            (throw (error encl-env "Can't use & as a local binding")))
           (let [init-expr (analyze-let-binding-init env init (cons {:params bes} *loop-lets*))
                 line (get-line name env)
                 col (get-col name env)
diff --git a/src/test/clojure/cljs/compiler_tests.clj b/src/test/clojure/cljs/compiler_tests.clj
index f6f7b560b..8b47e0fb8 100644
--- a/src/test/clojure/cljs/compiler_tests.clj
+++ b/src/test/clojure/cljs/compiler_tests.clj
@@ -401,6 +401,30 @@
                      (if (gobject/containsKey nil nil) true false)]))]
       (is (nil? (re-find #"truth_" code))))))
 
+(deftest test-amp-as-local-clj-2954
+  (testing "& disallowed as local binding"
+    (try
+      (env/with-compiler-env (env/default-compiler-env)
+        (compile-form-seq
+          '[(let [& 42] &)]))
+      (catch Throwable t
+        (is (instance? clojure.lang.ExceptionInfo t))
+        (is (.startsWith (-> t ex-cause ex-message) "Can't use & as a local binding"))))
+    (try
+      (env/with-compiler-env (env/default-compiler-env)
+        (compile-form-seq
+          '[(let* [& 42] &)]))
+      (catch Throwable t
+        (is (instance? clojure.lang.ExceptionInfo t))
+        (is (.startsWith (-> t ex-cause ex-message) "Can't use & as a local binding"))))
+    (try
+      (env/with-compiler-env (env/default-compiler-env)
+        (compile-form-seq
+          '[(loop* [& 42] &)]))
+      (catch Throwable t
+        (is (instance? clojure.lang.ExceptionInfo t))
+        (is (.startsWith (-> t ex-cause ex-message) "Can't use & as a local binding"))))))
+
 ;; CLJS-1225
 
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