diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 681e4e0..131dbed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
           # Required: the version of golangci-lint is required and must be specified without patch version: we always use the latest patch version.
-          version: v1.57
+          version: v1.61
 
   test:
     name: Test and Coverage
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 1f40466..6c75ec0 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ func (s *simpleHub) Callback(arg1 string) {
 	s.Hub.Clients().Caller().Send("OnCallback", strings.ToUpper(arg1))
 }
 
+func (s *simpleHub) SwearBack(arg1 string) {
+	s.Hub.Clients().Caller().Send("#@!", strings.ToUpper(arg1))
+}
+
 func (s *simpleHub) ReadStream(i int) chan string {
 	ch := make(chan string)
 	go func() {
@@ -279,6 +283,31 @@ var _ = Describe("Client", func() {
 			cancelClient()
 			close(done)
 		}, 5.0)
+		It("should invoke a server method and get the result via callback with alternate name", func(done Done) {
+			receiver := &simpleReceiver{}
+			_, client, _, cancelClient := getTestBed(receiver, formatOption)
+			receiver.result.Store("x")
+			errCh := client.Send("SwearBack", "low")
+			ch := make(chan string, 1)
+			go func() {
+				for {
+					if result, ok := receiver.result.Load().(string); ok {
+						if result != "x" {
+							ch <- result
+							break
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}()
+			select {
+			case val := <-ch:
+				Expect(val).To(Equal("LOW"))
+			case err := <-errCh:
+				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			}
+			cancelClient()
+			close(done)
+		}, 5.0)
 		It("should invoke a server method and return the error when arguments don't match", func(done Done) {
 			receiver := &simpleReceiver{}
 			_, client, _, cancelClient := getTestBed(receiver, formatOption)
@@ -480,7 +509,8 @@ func getTestBed(receiver interface{}, formatOption func(Party) error) (Server, C
 	// Create the Client
 	var ctx context.Context
 	ctx, cancelClient := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	client, _ := NewClient(ctx, WithConnection(cliConn), WithReceiver(receiver), testLoggerOption(), formatOption)
+	client, _ := NewClient(ctx, WithConnection(cliConn), WithReceiver(receiver),
+		WithAlternateMethodName("OnCallback", "#@!"), testLoggerOption(), formatOption)
 	// Start it
 	client.Start()
 	return server, client, cliConn, cancelClient
diff --git a/invocation_test.go b/invocation_test.go
index dcecaf1..4ba24f3 100644
--- a/invocation_test.go
+++ b/invocation_test.go
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ var _ = Describe("Invocation", func() {
 				close(done)
 			}, 2.0)
 		})
+		Context("When invoked by the client with alternate method name", func() {
+			It("should be invoked and return a completion", func(done Done) {
+				conn.ClientSend(`{"type":1,"invocationId": "123","target":"."}`)
+				Expect(<-invocationQueue).To(Equal("Simple()"))
+				recv := (<-conn.received).(completionMessage)
+				Expect(recv).NotTo(BeNil())
+				Expect(recv.InvocationID).To(Equal("123"))
+				Expect(recv.Result).To(BeNil())
+				Expect(recv.Error).To(Equal(""))
+				close(done)
+			}, 2.0)
+		})
 		Context("When invoked by the client two times in one frame", func() {
 			It("should be invoked and return a completion", func(done Done) {
 				conn.ClientSend(`{"type":1,"invocationId": "123","target":"simple"}`)
diff --git a/loop.go b/loop.go
index 02b16b5..5716b0a 100644
--- a/loop.go
+++ b/loop.go
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ func (l *loop) GetNewID() string {
 func (l *loop) handleInvocationMessage(invocation invocationMessage) {
 	_ = l.dbg.Log(evt, msgRecv, msg, fmtMsg(invocation))
 	// Transient hub, dispatch invocation here
-	if method, ok := getMethod(l.party.invocationTarget(l.hubConn), invocation.Target); !ok {
+	methodName := l.party.getMethodNameByAlternateName(invocation.Target)
+	if method, ok := getMethod(l.party.invocationTarget(l.hubConn), methodName); !ok {
 		// Unable to find the method
 		_ = l.info.Log(evt, "getMethod", "error", "missing method", "name", invocation.Target, react, "send completion with error")
 		_ = l.hubConn.Completion(invocation.InvocationID, nil, fmt.Sprintf("Unknown method %s", invocation.Target))
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index abf3754..1ca5270 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -129,3 +129,13 @@ func buildInfoDebugLogger(logger log.Logger, debug bool) (log.Logger, log.Logger
 	debugLogger := log.With(&recoverLogger{level.Debug(logger)}, "caller", log.DefaultCaller)
 	return infoLogger, debugLogger
 }
+
+// WithAlternateMethodName sets an alternate method name for hub or receiver method. This might be necessary
+// if the invocation target used by existing clients for invocations or by existing servers for callback invocations
+// is not a name that can be used as a Go method name.
+func WithAlternateMethodName(methodName, alternateName string) func(Party) error {
+	return func(p Party) error {
+		p.setAlternateMethodName(methodName, alternateName)
+		return nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/party.go b/party.go
index 174b2c7..df852bb 100644
--- a/party.go
+++ b/party.go
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ type Party interface {
 	enableDetailedErrors() bool
 	setEnableDetailedErrors(enable bool)
 
+	setAlternateMethodName(methodName, alternateName string)
+	getMethodNameByAlternateName(alternateName string) (methodName string)
+
 	loggers() (info StructuredLogger, dbg StructuredLogger)
 	setLoggers(info StructuredLogger, dbg StructuredLogger)
 
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ func newPartyBase(parentContext context.Context, info log.Logger, dbg log.Logger
 		_enableDetailedErrors:      false,
 		_insecureSkipVerify:        false,
 		_originPatterns:            nil,
+		methodNamesByAlternateName: make(map[string]string),
 		info:                       info,
 		dbg:                        dbg,
 	}
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ type partyBase struct {
 	_enableDetailedErrors      bool
 	_insecureSkipVerify        bool
 	_originPatterns            []string
+	methodNamesByAlternateName map[string]string
 	info                       StructuredLogger
 	dbg                        StructuredLogger
 	wg                         sync.WaitGroup
@@ -181,3 +186,15 @@ func (p *partyBase) loggers() (info StructuredLogger, debug StructuredLogger) {
 func (p *partyBase) waitGroup() *sync.WaitGroup {
 	return &p.wg
 }
+
+func (p *partyBase) setAlternateMethodName(methodName, alternateName string) {
+	p.methodNamesByAlternateName[alternateName] = methodName
+}
+
+func (p *partyBase) getMethodNameByAlternateName(alternateName string) (methodName string) {
+	var ok bool
+	if methodName, ok = p.methodNamesByAlternateName[alternateName]; !ok {
+		methodName = alternateName
+	}
+	return methodName
+}
diff --git a/signalr_suite_test.go b/signalr_suite_test.go
index b2c3f54..77fe798 100644
--- a/signalr_suite_test.go
+++ b/signalr_suite_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ func connect(hubProto HubInterface) (Server, *testingConnection) {
 	server, err := NewServer(context.TODO(), SimpleHubFactory(hubProto),
 		testLoggerOption(),
 		ChanReceiveTimeout(200*time.Millisecond),
-		StreamBufferCapacity(5))
+		StreamBufferCapacity(5),
+		WithAlternateMethodName("Simple", "."),
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		Fail(err.Error())
 		return nil, nil