diff --git a/rc/core/c-family.kak b/rc/core/c-family.kak
index 3d446e9f..78949de5 100644
--- a/rc/core/c-family.kak
+++ b/rc/core/c-family.kak
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def -hidden c-family-indent-on-newline %[ eval -draft -itersel %[
     # remove previous empty lines resulting from the automatic indent
     try %[ exec -draft k <a-x> <a-k>^\h+$<ret> Hd ]
     # indent after an opening brace
-    try %[ exec -draft K s\{\h*$<ret> j <a-gt> ]
+    try %[ exec -draft k <a-x> s\{\h*$<ret> j <a-gt> ]
     # indent after a label
     try %[ exec -draft k <a-x> s[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+:\h*$<ret> j <a-gt> ]
     # indent after a statement not followed by an opening brace
diff --git a/test/indent/c-family/move-brace/cmd b/test/indent/c-family/move-brace/cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54aed4f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/indent/c-family/move-brace/cmd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+i<ret><esc>
diff --git a/test/indent/c-family/move-brace/in b/test/indent/c-family/move-brace/in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ebe9d97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/indent/c-family/move-brace/in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+namespace A
+%({)
+struct B;
diff --git a/test/indent/c-family/move-brace/out b/test/indent/c-family/move-brace/out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..126487cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/indent/c-family/move-brace/out
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+namespace A
+
+{
+struct B;
diff --git a/test/indent/c-family/move-brace/rc b/test/indent/c-family/move-brace/rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53c40654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/indent/c-family/move-brace/rc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+source "%val{runtime}/colors/default.kak"
+source "%val{runtime}/rc/core/c-family.kak"
+set buffer filetype cpp