diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscodeformatter.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscodeformatter.cpp
index edd596c5caaf4fd40f89cc9a3f80807100255e4a..f3811e50a97c789118ac7324e6d265afae4762be 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscodeformatter.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscodeformatter.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,21 @@ void CodeFormatter::recalculateStateAfter(const QTextBlock &block)
             default:            enter(expression); continue;
             } break;
 
+        // property inits don't take statements
+        case property_initializer:
+            switch (kind) {
+            case Semicolon:     leave(true); break;
+            case LeftBrace:     enter(objectliteral_open); break;
+            case On:
+            case As:
+            case List:
+            case Import:
+            case Signal:
+            case Property:
+            case Identifier:    enter(expression_or_objectdefinition); break;
+            default:            enter(expression); continue;
+            } break;
+
         case objectdefinition_open:
             switch (kind) {
             case RightBrace:    leave(true); break;
@@ -206,7 +221,7 @@ void CodeFormatter::recalculateStateAfter(const QTextBlock &block)
 
         case property_maybe_initializer:
             switch (kind) {
-            case Colon:         enter(binding_assignment); break;
+            case Colon:         enter(property_initializer); break;
             default:            leave(true); continue;
             } break;
 
@@ -298,7 +313,7 @@ void CodeFormatter::recalculateStateAfter(const QTextBlock &block)
             case Colon:             enter(objectliteral_assignment); break;
             case RightBracket:
             case RightParenthesis:  leave(); continue; // error recovery
-            case RightBrace:        leave(); break;
+            case RightBrace:        leave(true); break;
             } break;
 
         // pretty much like expression, but ends with , or }
diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscodeformatter.h b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscodeformatter.h
index a3752ff67298b81bb8e01113baf40bc7d1022280..44b5c1968610e32645a46dba19d5dcd588532254 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscodeformatter.h
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljscodeformatter.h
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ public: // must be public to make Q_GADGET introspection work
 
         binding_or_objectdefinition, // after an identifier
 
-        binding_assignment, // after :
+        binding_assignment, // after : in a binding
+        property_initializer, // after : in a property
         objectdefinition_open, // after {
 
         expression,
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsqtstylecodeformatter.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsqtstylecodeformatter.cpp
index 07d44c5923a35229a65c49d38fa07d3eadb22239..4c87f1dacaeed06fafc8eab8dcb28dffb763da4c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsqtstylecodeformatter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljsqtstylecodeformatter.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void QtStyleCodeFormatter::onEnter(int newState, int *indentDepth, int *savedInd
     switch (newState) {
     case objectdefinition_open: {
         // special case for things like "gradient: Gradient {"
-        if (parentState.type == binding_assignment)
+        if (parentState.type == binding_assignment || parentState.type == property_initializer)
             *savedIndentDepth = state(1).savedIndentDepth;
 
         if (firstToken)
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ void QtStyleCodeFormatter::onEnter(int newState, int *indentDepth, int *savedInd
         break;
 
     case binding_assignment:
+    case property_initializer:
     case objectliteral_assignment:
         if (lastToken)
             *indentDepth = *savedIndentDepth + 4;
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ void QtStyleCodeFormatter::onEnter(int newState, int *indentDepth, int *savedInd
         // ternary already adjusts indents nicely
         if (parentState.type != expression_or_objectdefinition
                 && parentState.type != binding_assignment
+                && parentState.type != property_initializer
                 && parentState.type != ternary_op) {
             *indentDepth += 2 * m_indentSize;
         }
@@ -153,7 +155,8 @@ void QtStyleCodeFormatter::onEnter(int newState, int *indentDepth, int *savedInd
         break;
 
     case bracket_open:
-        if (parentState.type == expression && state(1).type == binding_assignment) {
+        if (parentState.type == expression && (state(1).type == binding_assignment
+                                               || state(1).type == property_initializer)) {
             *savedIndentDepth = state(2).savedIndentDepth;
             *indentDepth = *savedIndentDepth + m_indentSize;
         } else if (!lastToken) {
@@ -205,7 +208,9 @@ void QtStyleCodeFormatter::onEnter(int newState, int *indentDepth, int *savedInd
         break;
 
     case objectliteral_open:
-        if (parentState.type == expression || parentState.type == objectliteral_assignment) {
+        if (parentState.type == expression
+                || parentState.type == objectliteral_assignment
+                || parentState.type == property_initializer) {
             // undo the continuation indent of the expression
             *indentDepth = parentState.savedIndentDepth;
             *savedIndentDepth = *indentDepth;
@@ -288,6 +293,7 @@ void QtStyleCodeFormatter::adjustIndent(const QList<Token> &tokens, int lexerSta
     case LeftBrace:
         if (topState.type == substatement
                 || topState.type == binding_assignment
+                || topState.type == property_initializer
                 || topState.type == case_cont) {
             *indentDepth = topState.savedIndentDepth;
         }
diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/qmleditor/qmlcodeformatter/tst_qmlcodeformatter.cpp b/tests/auto/qml/qmleditor/qmlcodeformatter/tst_qmlcodeformatter.cpp
index e9137b26116e24a6df01555949a04bb973db5afb..d03593fba89150a45a82a3c90a95fd3b9aaae108 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qml/qmleditor/qmlcodeformatter/tst_qmlcodeformatter.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/qmleditor/qmlcodeformatter/tst_qmlcodeformatter.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void objectLiteral2();
     void objectLiteral3();
     void objectLiteral4();
+    void objectLiteral5();
     void keywordStatement();
     void namespacedObjects();
 };
@@ -1030,6 +1031,31 @@ void tst_QMLCodeFormatter::objectLiteral4()
     checkIndent(data);
 }
 
+void tst_QMLCodeFormatter::objectLiteral5()
+{
+    QList<Line> data;
+    data << Line("Rectangle {")
+         << Line("    property int x: { a: 12, b: 13 }")
+         << Line("    property int y: {")
+         << Line("        a: 1 +")
+         << Line("           2 + 3")
+         << Line("           + 4")
+         << Line("    }")
+         << Line("    property int y: {")
+         << Line("        a: 1 +")
+         << Line("           2 + 3")
+         << Line("           + 4,")
+         << Line("        b: {")
+         << Line("            adef: 1 +")
+         << Line("                  2 + 3")
+         << Line("                  + 4,")
+         << Line("        }")
+         << Line("    }")
+         << Line("}")
+         ;
+    checkIndent(data);
+}
+
 void tst_QMLCodeFormatter::keywordStatement()
 {
     QList<Line> data;