diff --git a/src/domain/javascriptSemanticAnalysis.function_names.test.ts b/src/domain/javascriptSemanticAnalysis.function_names.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3fd481f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/domain/javascriptSemanticAnalysis.function_names.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { analyzeJavaScriptSemantics } from "./javascriptSemanticAnalysis.js";
+
+it.each(["execute", "{execute}", "...execute", "execute = () => 'DEFAULT'"])(
+  "lets %s parameters shadow a named function expression",
+  (parameter) => {
+    const ir = analyzeJavaScriptSemantics(
+      `const task = function execute(${parameter}) { return execute(); };`,
+    );
+    const call = ir.callSites[0];
+    expect(call?.calleeCallableIds).toEqual([]);
+    expect(call?.resolution).toBe("unresolved");
+    const bindings = ir.bindings.filter(({ name }) => name === "execute");
+    expect(bindings).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(bindings.map(({ kind }) => kind).sort()).toEqual([
+      "function",
+      "parameter",
+    ]);
+  },
+);
+
+it.each(["var", "let", "const"])(
+  "lets body %s declarations shadow a named function expression",
+  (kind) => {
+    const ir = analyzeJavaScriptSemantics(`const task = function execute() {
+    ${kind} execute = () => 'LOCAL';
+    return execute();
+  };`);
+    const local = ir.callables.find(
+      ({ location }) => location.start.line === 2,
+    );
+    expect(ir.callSites[0]?.calleeCallableIds).toEqual([local?.callableId]);
+    expect(ir.callSites[0]?.resolution).toBe("exact");
+  },
+);
+
+it("preserves recursive function-name resolution without leaking the name", () => {
+  const ir = analyzeJavaScriptSemantics(`const task = function execute(depth) {
+    return depth === 0 ? 'DONE' : execute(depth - 1);
+  };
+  execute();`);
+  const own = ir.callables.find(({ name }) => name === "execute");
+  expect(ir.callSites[0]?.calleeCallableIds).toEqual([own?.callableId]);
+  expect(ir.callSites[1]?.calleeCallableIds).toEqual([]);
+});
+
+it("retains an unshadowed function name in parameter defaults", () => {
+  const ir = analyzeJavaScriptSemantics(
+    `const task = function execute(value = execute()) { return value; };`,
+  );
+  const own = ir.callables.find(({ name }) => name === "execute");
+  expect(ir.callSites[0]?.calleeCallableIds).toEqual([own?.callableId]);
+});
diff --git a/src/domain/javascriptSemanticAnalysis.ts b/src/domain/javascriptSemanticAnalysis.ts
index af9cd803dd..b79d2e6ca3 100644
--- a/src/domain/javascriptSemanticAnalysis.ts
+++ b/src/domain/javascriptSemanticAnalysis.ts
@@ -310,7 +310,9 @@ const nestedScope = (
   if (kind === undefined) return undefined;
   const scope: JavaScriptSemanticScopeState = {
     scopeId: semanticScopeId(kind, switchOwner ?? node),
-    parentScopeId: parentScope.scopeId,
+    parentScopeId:
+      functionNameScope(node, parentScope, state)?.scopeId ??
+      parentScope.scopeId,
     kind,
     location: range(switchOwner ?? node),
     bindingsComplete: true,
@@ -321,6 +323,37 @@ const nestedScope = (
   return scope;
 };
 
+const functionNameScope = (
+  node: t.Node,
+  parentScope: JavaScriptSemanticScopeState,
+  state: JavaScriptSemanticAnalysisState,
+): JavaScriptSemanticScopeState | undefined => {
+  if (!t.isFunctionExpression(node) || !t.isIdentifier(node.id))
+    return undefined;
+  // A named expression has a private name environment outside its parameters
+  // and body. Parameters and local declarations may shadow that name.
+  const scope: JavaScriptSemanticScopeState = {
+    scopeId: `${semanticScopeId("block", node)}:function-name`,
+    parentScopeId: parentScope.scopeId,
+    kind: "block",
+    location: range(node),
+    bindingsComplete: true,
+    bindings: new Map(),
+  };
+  state.scopes.push(scope);
+  state.scopesById.set(scope.scopeId, scope);
+  addBinding({
+    state,
+    scope,
+    name: node.id.name,
+    kind: "function",
+    mutable: false,
+    definitionNode: node.id,
+    initializer: node,
+  });
+  return scope;
+};
+
 const scopeKind = (
   node: t.Node,
   parent: t.Node | null,
@@ -377,16 +410,6 @@ const bindFunctionLocals = (
   scope: JavaScriptSemanticScopeState,
   state: JavaScriptSemanticAnalysisState,
 ): void => {
-  if (t.isFunctionExpression(node) && t.isIdentifier(node.id))
-    addBinding({
-      state,
-      scope,
-      name: node.id.name,
-      kind: "function",
-      mutable: false,
-      definitionNode: node.id,
-      initializer: node,
-    });
   for (const parameter of node.params)
     bindPattern({
       pattern: t.isTSParameterProperty(parameter)
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/applications/javascriptFunctionNameCli.test.ts b/tests/acceptance/applications/javascriptFunctionNameCli.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f688f0ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/acceptance/applications/javascriptFunctionNameCli.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { execFile } from "node:child_process";
+import { writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { promisify } from "node:util";
+
+import { expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { parseEvidence } from "../../../src/domain/evidence.js";
+import { javascriptApplicationAnalysisResultSchema } from "../../../src/domain/javascriptApplicationAnalysis.js";
+import { createTestTempDirectory } from "../../fixtures/temporaryDirectory.js";
+
+const execute = promisify(execFile);
+
+it.each([
+  [
+    "callback",
+    `const task = function execute(execute) {
+    return execute();
+  }; task(() => 'CALLBACK');`,
+    2,
+    null,
+  ],
+  [
+    "body-local",
+    `const task = function execute() {
+    var execute = () => 'LOCAL';
+    return execute();
+  }; task();`,
+    3,
+    2,
+  ],
+])(
+  "keeps named expression %s calls distinct in the public CLI",
+  async (name, source, callLine, targetLine) => {
+    const root = await createTestTempDirectory("rea-function-name-cli-");
+    await writeFile(join(root, "app.js"), source);
+    const { stdout } = await execute(
+      process.execPath,
+      ["scripts/rea.mjs", "analyze-javascript-application", root, "--json"],
+      { cwd: process.cwd(), maxBuffer: 16 * 1024 * 1024 },
+    );
+    const result = javascriptApplicationAnalysisResultSchema.parse(
+      parseEvidence(JSON.parse(stdout)).normalized_result,
+    );
+    const graph = result.semantic_graph;
+    const targets = graph.relations
+      .filter(
+        ({ relation, source_node_id }) =>
+          relation === "calls" &&
+          graph.nodes.find(({ node_id }) => node_id === source_node_id)
+            ?.identity.source_range?.start.line === callLine,
+      )
+      .map(
+        ({ target_node_id }) =>
+          graph.nodes.find(({ node_id }) => node_id === target_node_id)
+            ?.identity.source_range?.start.line,
+      );
+    expect(targets).toEqual(targetLine === null ? [] : [targetLine]);
+  },
+  20_000,
+);