diff --git a/compiler/parser.nim b/compiler/parser.nim
index 7f438f4208..03c3ac2648 100644
--- a/compiler/parser.nim
+++ b/compiler/parser.nim
@@ -638,8 +638,9 @@ proc semiStmtList(p: var Parser, result: PNode) =
         getTok(p)
       if p.tok.tokType == tkParRi:
         break
-      elif not (sameInd(p) or realInd(p)):
-        parMessage(p, errInvalidIndentation)
+      # ignore indent:
+      #elif not (sameOrNoInd(p) or realInd(p)):
+      #  parMessage(p, errInvalidIndentation)
       let a = complexOrSimpleStmt(p)
       if a.kind == nkEmpty:
         parMessage(p, errExprExpected, p.tok)
diff --git a/tests/parser/tstmtlistexprindent.nim b/tests/parser/tstmtlistexprindent.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c6c25151c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/parser/tstmtlistexprindent.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+type E = enum A, B, C
+proc junk(e: E) =
+  case e
+  of A: (echo "a";
+         discard; discard;
+  discard)
+  else: discard