diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/test_bad_example.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/test_bad_example.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d147b663f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/test_bad_example.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Tests that invalid examples are ignored.
+# Verifies golang.org/issue/35284
+go test x_test.go
+
+-- x_test.go --
+package  x
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func ExampleThisShouldNotHaveAParameter(thisShouldntExist int) {
+	fmt.Println("X")
+	// Output:
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/go/doc/example.go b/src/go/doc/example.go
index f337f2c2d7..868db8a23f 100644
--- a/src/go/doc/example.go
+++ b/src/go/doc/example.go
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ func Examples(testFiles ...*ast.File) []*Example {
 			if !ok || f.Recv != nil {
 				continue
 			}
+			if params := f.Type.Params; params.List != nil {
+				continue // function has params; not a valid example
+			}
 			numDecl++
 			name := f.Name.Name
 			if isTest(name, "Test") || isTest(name, "Benchmark") {