diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/fasta/ast_builder.dart b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/fasta/ast_builder.dart
index df9bd69..b4f6a9b 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/fasta/ast_builder.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/fasta/ast_builder.dart
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@
     if (name is SimpleIdentifier) {
       if (name.name == declaration.name.name && getOrSet == null) {
         constructor(name, null, null);
-      } else if (initializers.isNotEmpty) {
+      } else if (initializers.isNotEmpty && getOrSet == null) {
         constructor(name, null, null);
       } else {
         method(null, name);
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/test/generated/parser_test.dart b/pkg/analyzer/test/generated/parser_test.dart
index 1f29027..fb476f6 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/test/generated/parser_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/test/generated/parser_test.dart
@@ -1628,6 +1628,25 @@
     expect(initializer.period, isNull);
   }
 
+  void test_parseGetter_identifier_colon_issue_36961() {
+    createParser('get a:');
+    MethodDeclaration method = parser.parseClassMember('C');
+    expect(method, isNotNull);
+    listener.assertErrors([
+      expectedError(ParserErrorCode.MISSING_INITIALIZER, 5, 1),
+      expectedError(ParserErrorCode.MISSING_FUNCTION_BODY, 6, 0),
+    ]);
+    expect(method.body, isNotNull);
+    expect(method.documentationComment, isNull);
+    expect(method.externalKeyword, isNull);
+    expect(method.modifierKeyword, isNull);
+    expect(method.name, isNotNull);
+    expect(method.operatorKeyword, isNull);
+    expect(method.parameters, isNull);
+    expect(method.propertyKeyword, isNotNull);
+    expect(method.returnType, isNull);
+  }
+
   void test_parseGetter_nonStatic() {
     createParser('/// Doc\nT get a;');
     MethodDeclaration method = parser.parseClassMember('C');