diff --git a/compiler/parse/src/blankspace.rs b/compiler/parse/src/blankspace.rs
index f13526a7a5..2a65db1960 100644
--- a/compiler/parse/src/blankspace.rs
+++ b/compiler/parse/src/blankspace.rs
@@ -197,7 +197,11 @@ where
                 Err((MadeProgress, indent_problem(state.pos()), state))
             } else {
                 let comments_and_newlines = Vec::with_capacity_in(newlines, arena);
-                let spaces = eat_spaces(state, false, comments_and_newlines);
+                let mut spaces = eat_spaces(state, false, comments_and_newlines);
+
+                if spaces.multiline {
+                    spaces.state.indent_column = spaces.state.column();
+                }
 
                 Ok((
                     MadeProgress,
diff --git a/compiler/parse/src/state.rs b/compiler/parse/src/state.rs
index a7287dd282..4e936d7589 100644
--- a/compiler/parse/src/state.rs
+++ b/compiler/parse/src/state.rs
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ pub struct State<'a> {
     offset: usize,
 
     /// Position of the start of the current line
-    pub line_start: Position,
+    pub(crate) line_start: Position,
 
     /// Current indentation level, in columns
     /// (so no indent is col 1 - this saves an arithmetic operation.)
-    pub indent_column: u32,
+    pub(crate) indent_column: u32,
 }
 
 impl<'a> State<'a> {