diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index fc423c7..c56366f 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ t/14quotemeta.t
 t/15boundary.t
 t/16define.t
 t/17extcharclass.t
+t/18single_quote_capture.t
 t/99misc.t
diff --git a/lib/Regexp/Parser/Handlers.pm b/lib/Regexp/Parser/Handlers.pm
index e700f73..49ade55 100644
--- a/lib/Regexp/Parser/Handlers.pm
+++ b/lib/Regexp/Parser/Handlers.pm
@@ -211,7 +211,15 @@ sub init {
       $S->error($S->RPe_RBRACE, 'g');
     }
 
-    # \gN form (no braces, positive only)
+    # \g-N form (no braces, negative relative)
+    if (${&Rx} =~ m{ \G ( - \d+ ) }xgc) {
+      my $num = $1;
+      my $abs = (&SIZE_ONLY ? $S->{maxpar} : $S->{nparen}) + $num + 1;
+      $S->error($S->RPe_BGROUP) if !&SIZE_ONLY and $abs < 1;
+      return $S->object(ref => $abs, "\\g$num");
+    }
+
+    # \gN form (no braces, absolute)
     if (${&Rx} =~ m{ \G (\d+) }xgc) {
       my $num = $1;
       $S->error($S->RPe_BGROUP) if !&SIZE_ONLY and $num > $S->{maxpar};
@@ -703,6 +711,22 @@ sub init {
 
     if (${&Rx} =~ m{ \G (.) }xgcs) {
       my $n = "$c$1";
+
+      # (?'name'...) alternate named capture — handle here because
+      # the single-quote is a package separator in Perl, so
+      # add_handler/can() dispatch fails for method name "(?\'"
+      if ($1 eq "'") {
+        if (${&Rx} =~ m{ \G ([A-Za-z_]\w*) ' }xgc) {
+          my $name = $1;
+          push @{ $S->{next} }, qw< c) atom >;
+          &SIZE_ONLY ? ++$S->{maxpar} : ++$S->{nparen};
+          push @{ $S->{flags} }, &Rf;
+          $S->{named_captures}{$name} = $S->{nparen} unless &SIZE_ONLY;
+          return $S->object(named_open => $S->{nparen}, $name, "(?'");
+        }
+        $S->error($S->RPe_NOTREC, 1, substr(${&Rx}, &RxPOS - 1));
+      }
+
       return $S->$n if $S->can($n);
       &RxPOS--;
     }
@@ -1109,21 +1133,8 @@ sub init {
     $S->error($S->RPe_NOTREC, 2, substr(${&Rx}, &RxPOS - 2));
   });
 
-  # (?'name'...) alternate named capture syntax
-  $self->add_handler("(?\'" => sub {
-    my ($S) = @_;
-
-    if (${&Rx} =~ m{ \G ([A-Za-z_]\w*) ' }xgc) {
-      my $name = $1;
-      push @{ $S->{next} }, qw< c) atom >;
-      &SIZE_ONLY ? ++$S->{maxpar} : ++$S->{nparen};
-      push @{ $S->{flags} }, &Rf;
-      $S->{named_captures}{$name} = $S->{nparen} unless &SIZE_ONLY;
-      return $S->object(named_open => $S->{nparen}, $name);
-    }
-
-    $S->error($S->RPe_NOTREC, 1, substr(${&Rx}, &RxPOS - 1));
-  });
+  # (?'name'...) is handled inline in the (? handler above
+  # because ' is a Perl package separator, breaking add_handler/can() dispatch
 
   # (?R) -- whole-pattern recursion (Perl 5.10+)
   $self->add_handler('(?R' => sub {
diff --git a/lib/Regexp/Parser/Objects.pm b/lib/Regexp/Parser/Objects.pm
index cea754c..e6965bb 100644
--- a/lib/Regexp/Parser/Objects.pm
+++ b/lib/Regexp/Parser/Objects.pm
@@ -1651,15 +1651,24 @@
   our @ISA = qw( Regexp::Parser::__object__ );
 
   sub new {
-    my ($class, $rx, $nparen, $name, @data) = @_;
+    my ($class, $rx, $nparen, $name, @rest) = @_;
+    # Optional prefix arg for alternate syntax: "(?'" vs default "(?<"
+    my $prefix = (@rest && !ref $rest[0] && $rest[0] =~ /^\(\?/) ? shift @rest : undef;
+    my $raw;
+    if ($prefix && $prefix eq "(?'") {
+      $raw = "(?'$name'";
+    }
+    else {
+      $raw = "(?<$name>";
+    }
     my $self = bless {
       rx => $rx,
       flags => $rx->{flags}[-1],
       family => 'open',
       nparen => $nparen,
       name => $name,
-      data => \@data,
-      raw => "(?<$name>",
+      data => \@rest,
+      raw => $raw,
       down => 1,
     }, $class;
     $self->{rx}{captures}[$nparen - 1] = $self;
diff --git a/t/18single_quote_capture.t b/t/18single_quote_capture.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..947314a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/18single_quote_capture.t
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Test::More;
+use Regexp::Parser;
+
+my $r = Regexp::Parser->new;
+
+# === (?'name'...) single-quote named capture ===
+
+ok( $r->regex("(?'word'\\w+)"), "(?'name'...) parses" );
+is( $r->visual, "(?'word'\\w+)", "(?'name'...) visual preserves single quotes" );
+
+# Tree structure
+{
+  $r->regex("(?'foo'bar)");
+  $r->parse;
+  my @nodes = @{ $r->root };
+  is( $nodes[0]->family, 'open', "(?'foo'...) family is open" );
+  is( $nodes[0]->nparen, 1, "(?'foo'...) is capture 1" );
+  is( $nodes[0]->name, 'foo', "(?'foo'...) name is foo" );
+  is( $nodes[0]->raw, "(?'foo'", "(?'foo'...) raw uses single quotes" );
+}
+
+# Captures array
+{
+  $r->regex("(?'x'a)(?'y'b)");
+  $r->parse;
+  my @cap = @{ $r->captures };
+  is( scalar @cap, 2, "two captures" );
+  is( $cap[0]->name, 'x', "first capture name" );
+  is( $cap[1]->name, 'y', "second capture name" );
+}
+
+# Round-trip: parse -> visual -> re-parse -> visual
+{
+  my $rx = "(?'name'\\d+)";
+  $r->regex($rx);
+  my $v1 = $r->visual;
+  ok( $r->regex($v1), "round-trip re-parse" );
+  is( $r->visual, $v1, "round-trip visual stable" );
+}
+
+# Mixed with (?<name>...) angle-bracket syntax
+{
+  ok( $r->regex("(?<a>x)(?'b'y)"), "mixed angle + single-quote" );
+  $r->parse;
+  my @cap = @{ $r->captures };
+  is( $cap[0]->raw, "(?<a>", "angle bracket raw" );
+  is( $cap[1]->raw, "(?'b'", "single quote raw" );
+}
+
+# Named backref to single-quote captured group
+{
+  ok( $r->regex("(?'q'[\"']).*?\\k<q>"), "named backref to single-quote group" );
+  is( $r->visual, "(?'q'[\"']).*?\\k<q>", "backref visual" );
+}
+
+# qr() output
+{
+  $r->regex("(?'name'\\w+)");
+  $r->parse;
+  my $qr = $r->qr;
+  like( $qr, qr/\(\?'name'/, "qr() preserves single-quote syntax" );
+}
+
+# === bare \g-N (negative relative backref without braces) ===
+
+ok( $r->regex("(a)\\g-1"), "\\g-1 bare parses" );
+is( $r->visual, "(a)\\g-1", "\\g-1 bare visual" );
+
+ok( $r->regex("(a)(b)\\g-2"), "\\g-2 bare parses" );
+is( $r->visual, "(a)(b)\\g-2", "\\g-2 bare visual" );
+
+# Tree structure for bare \g-N
+{
+  $r->regex("(x)(y)\\g-1");
+  $r->parse;
+  my @nodes = @{ $r->root };
+  # nodes: open(1), open(2), ref
+  my $ref = $nodes[2];
+  is( $ref->family, 'ref', "\\g-1 family is ref" );
+  # \g-1 from 2 groups = group 2
+  is( $ref->visual, "\\g-1", "\\g-1 visual" );
+}
+
+# Braced forms still work
+ok( $r->regex("(a)\\g{-1}"), "\\g{-1} braced still works" );
+ok( $r->regex("(a)\\g{1}"), "\\g{1} braced still works" );
+ok( $r->regex("(a)\\g1"), "\\g1 bare still works" );
+
+# Invalid bare \g-N (reference before group 1)
+# Error fires on tree-building pass, so must call visual/parse
+{
+  $r->regex("(a)\\g-2");
+  my $vis = eval { $r->visual };
+  ok( $@, "\\g-2 with 1 group errors on parse" );
+}
+
+done_testing;