diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 23814425a8..a14dab9d80 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     Bug #3846: Strings starting with "-" fail to compile if not enclosed in quotes
     Bug #5453: Magic effect VFX are offset for creatures
     Bug #5483: AutoCalc flag is not used to calculate spells cost
+    Bug #6066: addtopic "return" does not work from within script. No errors thrown
     Bug #6101: Disarming trapped unlocked owned objects isn't considered a crime
 
 0.47.0
diff --git a/components/compiler/stringparser.cpp b/components/compiler/stringparser.cpp
index 1bacf79410..8b20377e1f 100644
--- a/components/compiler/stringparser.cpp
+++ b/components/compiler/stringparser.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ namespace Compiler
             keyword==Scanner::K_messagebox || keyword==Scanner::K_set ||
             keyword==Scanner::K_to || keyword==Scanner::K_getsquareroot)
         {
-            return parseName (loc.mLiteral, loc, scanner);
+            // pretend this is not a keyword
+            std::string name = loc.mLiteral;
+            if (name.size()>=2 && name[0]=='"' && name[name.size()-1]=='"')
+                name = name.substr (1, name.size()-2);
+            return parseName (name, loc, scanner);
         }
 
         return Parser::parseKeyword (keyword, loc, scanner);