diff --git a/src/bin/cargo/commands/install.rs b/src/bin/cargo/commands/install.rs
index cd946c9b378..cab154af740 100644
--- a/src/bin/cargo/commands/install.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cargo/commands/install.rs
@@ -167,6 +167,12 @@ pub fn exec(gctx: &mut GlobalContext, args: &ArgMatches) -> CliResult {
                 .into());
             }
         }
+
+        if crate_name != "."
+            && let Err(e) = package_name
+        {
+            return Err(anyhow::format_err!("{e}").into());
+        }
     }
 
     let mut from_cwd = false;
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/install.rs b/tests/testsuite/install.rs
index 2cb55a428e9..5791b9aa9b8 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/install.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/install.rs
@@ -3068,3 +3068,42 @@ For more information, try '--help'.
 "#]])
         .run();
 }
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn emoji_name() {
+    pkg("foo", "0.0.1");
+    cargo_process("install 🦀")
+        .with_status(101)
+        .with_stdout_data("")
+        .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
+[ERROR] invalid character `🦀` in package name: `🦀`, the first character must be a Unicode XID start character (most letters or `_`)
+
+"#]])
+        .run();
+}
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn starts_with_number_case() {
+    pkg("foo", "0.0.1");
+    cargo_process("install 23898932983")
+        .with_status(101)
+        .with_stdout_data("")
+        .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
+[ERROR] invalid character `2` in package name: `23898932983`, the name cannot start with a digit
+
+"#]])
+        .run();
+}
+
+#[cargo_test]
+fn mistaken_flag_case() {
+    pkg("foo", "0.0.1");
+    cargo_process("install ––path .") // en dashes
+        .with_status(101)
+        .with_stdout_data("")
+        .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
+[ERROR] invalid character `–` in package name: `––path`, the first character must be a Unicode XID start character (most letters or `_`)
+
+"#]])
+        .run();
+}