diff --git a/rc/filetype/rust.kak b/rc/filetype/rust.kak
index 9117de8e..8588789e 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/rust.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/rust.kak
@@ -152,9 +152,11 @@ define-command -hidden rust-indent-on-new-line %~
             try %{ execute-keys -draft <semicolon> K <a-&> }
             # indent after lines ending with [{(].+ and move first parameter to own line
             try %< execute-keys -draft [c[({],[)}] <ret> <a-k> \A[({][^\n]+\n[^\n]*\n?\z <ret> L i<ret><esc> <gt> <a-S> <a-&> >
-            # indent after non-empty lines not starting with operator and not ending with , or ;
+            # indent after non-empty lines not starting with operator and not ending with , or ; or {
             # XXX simplify this into a single <a-k> without s
-            try %< execute-keys -draft k <a-x> s [^\h].+ <ret> <a-K> \A[-+*/&|^})<gt><lt>#] <ret> <a-K> [,<semicolon>](\h*/[/*].*|)$ <ret> j <a-gt> >
+            try %< execute-keys -draft k <a-x> s [^\h].+ <ret> <a-K> \A[-+*/&|^})<gt><lt>#] <ret> <a-K> [,<semicolon>{](\h*/[/*].*|)$ <ret> j <a-gt> >
+            # indent after lines ending with {
+            try %< execute-keys -draft k <a-x> <a-k> \{$ <ret> j <a-gt> >
             # dedent after lines starting with . and ending with } or ) or , or ;
             try %_ execute-keys -draft k <a-x> <a-k> ^\h*\..*[}),<semicolon>]\h*$ <ret> j <a-lt> _
             # align to opening curly brace or paren when newline is inserted before a single closing
diff --git a/test/indent/rust/line-start-with-operator/in b/test/indent/rust/line-start-with-operator/in
index 063f771e..72d6b5c7 100644
--- a/test/indent/rust/line-start-with-operator/in
+++ b/test/indent/rust/line-start-with-operator/in
@@ -26,3 +26,8 @@
 
     #[derive(Debug)]%( )
 
+    fn foo(
+    ) -> {%( )
+
+    } else {%( )
+
diff --git a/test/indent/rust/line-start-with-operator/out b/test/indent/rust/line-start-with-operator/out
index f270d0d9..0ded93f9 100644
--- a/test/indent/rust/line-start-with-operator/out
+++ b/test/indent/rust/line-start-with-operator/out
@@ -40,3 +40,10 @@
     #[derive(Debug)]
     bar
 
+    fn foo(
+    ) -> {
+        bar
+
+    } else {
+        bar
+