diff --git a/cli/src/lib.rs b/cli/src/lib.rs
index d36417c2..d52b516a 100644
--- a/cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ pub mod wasm;
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
+
+// To run compile fail tests
+#[cfg(doctest)]
+mod tests;
diff --git a/cli/src/tests/language_test.rs b/cli/src/tests/language_test.rs
index f8a4653f..5dd04c46 100644
--- a/cli/src/tests/language_test.rs
+++ b/cli/src/tests/language_test.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn test_lookahead_iterator() {
     assert_ne!(cursor.node().grammar_id(), cursor.node().kind_id());
 
     let expected_symbols = ["identifier", "block_comment", "line_comment"];
-    let lookahead = language.lookahead_iterator(next_state).unwrap();
+    let mut lookahead = language.lookahead_iterator(next_state).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(lookahead.language(), language);
     assert!(lookahead.iter_names().eq(expected_symbols));
 
@@ -39,3 +39,57 @@ fn test_lookahead_iterator() {
         .map(|s| language.node_kind_for_id(s).unwrap())
         .eq(expected_symbols));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_lookahead_iterator_modifiable_only_by_mut() {
+    let mut parser = Parser::new();
+    let language = get_language("rust");
+    parser.set_language(language).unwrap();
+
+    let tree = parser.parse("struct Stuff {}", None).unwrap();
+
+    let mut cursor = tree.walk();
+
+    assert!(cursor.goto_first_child()); // struct
+    assert!(cursor.goto_first_child()); // struct keyword
+
+    let next_state = cursor.node().next_parse_state();
+    assert_ne!(next_state, 0);
+
+    let mut lookahead = language.lookahead_iterator(next_state).unwrap();
+    let _ = lookahead.next();
+
+    let mut names = lookahead.iter_names();
+    let _ = names.next();
+}
+
+/// It doesn't allowed to use lookahead iterator by shared ref:
+///     error[E0596]: cannot borrow `lookahead` as mutable, as it is not declared as mutable
+/// ```compile_fail
+/// use tree_sitter::{Parser, Language};
+/// let mut parser = Parser::new();
+/// let language = unsafe { Language::from_raw(std::ptr::null()) };
+/// let tree = parser.parse("", None).unwrap();
+/// let mut cursor = tree.walk();
+/// let next_state = cursor.node().next_parse_state();
+/// let lookahead = language.lookahead_iterator(next_state).unwrap();
+/// let _ = lookahead.next();
+/// ```
+
+/// It doesn't allowed to use lookahead names iterator by shared ref:
+///     error[E0596]: cannot borrow `names` as mutable, as it is not declared as mutable
+/// ```compile_fail
+/// use tree_sitter::{Parser, Language};
+/// let mut parser = Parser::new();
+/// let language = unsafe { Language::from_raw(std::ptr::null()) };
+/// let tree = parser.parse("", None).unwrap();
+/// let mut cursor = tree.walk();
+/// let next_state = cursor.node().next_parse_state();
+/// if let Some(mut lookahead) = language.lookahead_iterator(next_state) {
+///     let _ = lookahead.next();
+///     let names = lookahead.iter_names();
+///     let _ = names.next();
+/// }
+/// ```
+
+fn _dummy() {}
diff --git a/lib/binding_rust/lib.rs b/lib/binding_rust/lib.rs
index 8e6b091a..ad20507e 100644
--- a/lib/binding_rust/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/binding_rust/lib.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ pub struct Parser(NonNull<ffi::TSParser>);
 /// A stateful object that is used to look up symbols valid in a specific parse state
 #[doc(alias = "TSLookaheadIterator")]
 pub struct LookaheadIterator(NonNull<ffi::TSLookaheadIterator>);
+struct LookaheadNamesIterator<'a>(&'a mut LookaheadIterator);
 
 /// A type of log message.
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -1525,7 +1526,7 @@ impl LookaheadIterator {
     /// This returns `true` if the language was set successfully and `false`
     /// otherwise.
     #[doc(alias = "ts_lookahead_iterator_reset")]
-    pub fn reset(&self, language: Language, state: u16) -> bool {
+    pub fn reset(&mut self, language: Language, state: u16) -> bool {
         unsafe { ffi::ts_lookahead_iterator_reset(self.0.as_ptr(), language.0, state) }
     }
 
@@ -1534,19 +1535,17 @@ impl LookaheadIterator {
     /// This returns `true` if the iterator was reset to the given state and `false`
     /// otherwise.
     #[doc(alias = "ts_lookahead_iterator_reset_state")]
-    pub fn reset_state(&self, state: u16) -> bool {
+    pub fn reset_state(&mut self, state: u16) -> bool {
         unsafe { ffi::ts_lookahead_iterator_reset_state(self.0.as_ptr(), state) }
     }
 
     /// Iterate symbol names.
-    pub fn iter_names<'a>(&'a self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &'static str> + 'a {
-        NameLookaheadIterator(&self)
+    pub fn iter_names(&mut self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &'static str> + '_ {
+        LookaheadNamesIterator(self)
     }
 }
 
-struct NameLookaheadIterator<'a>(&'a LookaheadIterator);
-
-impl<'a> Iterator for NameLookaheadIterator<'a> {
+impl Iterator for LookaheadNamesIterator<'_> {
     type Item = &'static str;
 
     #[doc(alias = "ts_lookahead_iterator_advance")]
@@ -2647,6 +2646,12 @@ unsafe impl Sync for Language {}
 unsafe impl Send for Node<'_> {}
 unsafe impl Sync for Node<'_> {}
 
+unsafe impl Send for LookaheadIterator {}
+unsafe impl Sync for LookaheadIterator {}
+
+unsafe impl Send for LookaheadNamesIterator<'_> {}
+unsafe impl Sync for LookaheadNamesIterator<'_> {}
+
 unsafe impl Send for Parser {}
 unsafe impl Sync for Parser {}