diff --git a/crates/compiler/fmt/src/annotation.rs b/crates/compiler/fmt/src/annotation.rs
index d2715aa057..cc48ce9fcb 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/fmt/src/annotation.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/fmt/src/annotation.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{
     collection::{fmt_collection, Braces},
     expr::merge_spaces_conservative,
-    node::{parens_around_node, Item, Node, NodeSequenceBuilder, Nodify, Sp},
+    node::{parens_around_node, Item, Node, NodeInfo, NodeSequenceBuilder, Nodify, Sp},
     pattern::pattern_lift_spaces_after,
     pattern::snakify_camel_ident,
     spaces::{fmt_comments_only, fmt_spaces, NewlineAt, INDENT},
@@ -416,18 +416,14 @@ fn fmt_tag_collection<'a>(
 }
 
 impl<'a> Nodify<'a> for Tag<'a> {
-    fn to_node<'b>(&'a self, arena: &'b Bump, parens: Parens) -> Spaces<'b, Node<'b>>
+    fn to_node<'b>(&'a self, arena: &'b Bump, parens: Parens) -> NodeInfo<'b>
     where
         'a: 'b,
     {
         match self {
             Tag::Apply { name, args } => {
                 if args.is_empty() {
-                    Spaces {
-                        before: &[],
-                        item: Node::Literal(name.value),
-                        after: &[],
-                    }
+                    NodeInfo::item(Node::Literal(name.value))
                 } else {
                     let first = Node::Literal(name.value);
                     let mut new_args: Vec<'b, (Sp<'b>, Node<'b>)> =
@@ -441,7 +437,7 @@ impl<'a> Nodify<'a> for Tag<'a> {
                         new_args.push((Sp::with_space(before), lifted.item));
                     }
 
-                    Spaces {
+                    NodeInfo {
                         before: &[],
                         item: Node::Sequence {
                             first: arena.alloc(first),
@@ -449,6 +445,7 @@ impl<'a> Nodify<'a> for Tag<'a> {
                             rest: new_args.into_bump_slice(),
                         },
                         after: last_after,
+                        needs_indent: true,
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -611,7 +608,7 @@ impl<'a> Formattable for AssignedField<'a, Expr<'a>> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> Nodify<'a> for AssignedField<'a, TypeAnnotation<'a>> {
-    fn to_node<'b>(&'a self, arena: &'b Bump, parens: Parens) -> Spaces<'b, Node<'b>>
+    fn to_node<'b>(&'a self, arena: &'b Bump, parens: Parens) -> NodeInfo<'b>
     where
         'a: 'b,
     {
@@ -628,10 +625,11 @@ impl<'a> Nodify<'a> for AssignedField<'a, TypeAnnotation<'a>> {
             AssignedField::OptionalValue(name, sp, value) => {
                 assigned_field_value_to_node(name.value, arena, sp, &value.value, "?")
             }
-            AssignedField::LabelOnly(name) => Spaces {
+            AssignedField::LabelOnly(name) => NodeInfo {
                 before: &[],
                 item: Node::Literal(name.value),
                 after: &[],
+                needs_indent: true,
             },
             AssignedField::SpaceBefore(inner, sp) => {
                 let mut inner = inner.to_node(arena, parens);
@@ -653,7 +651,7 @@ fn assigned_field_value_to_node<'a, 'b>(
     sp: &'a [CommentOrNewline<'a>],
     value: &'a TypeAnnotation<'a>,
     sep: &'static str,
-) -> Spaces<'b, Node<'b>>
+) -> NodeInfo<'b>
 where
     'a: 'b,
 {
@@ -667,10 +665,11 @@ where
 
     b.push(Sp::with_space(value_lifted.before), value_lifted.item);
 
-    Spaces {
+    NodeInfo {
         before: &[],
         item: b.build(),
         after: value_lifted.after,
+        needs_indent: true,
     }
 }
 
@@ -1206,7 +1205,7 @@ pub fn type_head_lift_spaces_after<'a, 'b: 'a>(
 }
 
 impl<'a> Nodify<'a> for TypeAnnotation<'a> {
-    fn to_node<'b>(&'a self, arena: &'b Bump, parens: Parens) -> Spaces<'b, Node<'b>>
+    fn to_node<'b>(&'a self, arena: &'b Bump, parens: Parens) -> NodeInfo<'b>
     where
         'a: 'b,
     {
@@ -1234,7 +1233,7 @@ impl<'a> Nodify<'a> for TypeAnnotation<'a> {
                     });
                 }
 
-                let item = Spaces {
+                let item = NodeInfo {
                     before: &[],
                     item: Node::CommaSequence {
                         allow_blank_lines: false,
@@ -1243,6 +1242,7 @@ impl<'a> Nodify<'a> for TypeAnnotation<'a> {
                         rest: rest.into_bump_slice(),
                     },
                     after: last_after,
+                    needs_indent: true,
                 };
 
                 if parens == Parens::InApply && !args.is_empty() {
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ impl<'a> Nodify<'a> for TypeAnnotation<'a> {
                     node: res_node.item,
                 });
 
-                let item = Spaces {
+                let item = NodeInfo {
                     before: first_node.before,
                     item: Node::CommaSequence {
                         allow_blank_lines: false,
@@ -1322,6 +1322,7 @@ impl<'a> Nodify<'a> for TypeAnnotation<'a> {
                         rest: rest_nodes.into_bump_slice(),
                     },
                     after: res_node.after,
+                    needs_indent: true,
                 };
 
                 if parens == Parens::InCollection
@@ -1342,10 +1343,11 @@ impl<'a> Nodify<'a> for TypeAnnotation<'a> {
                 b.push(Sp::with_space(before_as), Node::Literal("as"));
                 b.push(Sp::with_space(right.before), right.item);
 
-                let item = Spaces {
+                let item = NodeInfo {
                     before: left.before,
                     item: b.build(),
                     after: right.after,
+                    needs_indent: true,
                 };
 
                 if parens == Parens::InApply || parens == Parens::InAsPattern {
@@ -1355,7 +1357,7 @@ impl<'a> Nodify<'a> for TypeAnnotation<'a> {
                 }
             }
             TypeAnnotation::BoundVariable(text) => {
-                let item = Spaces::item(Node::Literal(text));
+                let item = NodeInfo::item(Node::Literal(text));
 
                 if *text == "implements" {
                     parens_around_node(arena, item, false)
@@ -1363,15 +1365,16 @@ impl<'a> Nodify<'a> for TypeAnnotation<'a> {
                     item
                 }
             }
-            TypeAnnotation::Inferred => Spaces::item(Node::Literal("_")),
-            TypeAnnotation::Wildcard => Spaces::item(Node::Literal("*")),
-            TypeAnnotation::Malformed(text) => Spaces::item(Node::Literal(text)),
+            TypeAnnotation::Inferred => NodeInfo::item(Node::Literal("_")),
+            TypeAnnotation::Wildcard => NodeInfo::item(Node::Literal("*")),
+            TypeAnnotation::Malformed(text) => NodeInfo::item(Node::Literal(text)),
             _ => {
                 let lifted = ann_lift_spaces(arena, self);
-                Spaces {
+                NodeInfo {
                     before: lifted.before,
                     item: Node::TypeAnnotation(lifted.item),
                     after: lifted.after,
+                    needs_indent: true,
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/compiler/fmt/src/def.rs b/crates/compiler/fmt/src/def.rs
index 672a210ed9..21082fe57c 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/fmt/src/def.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/fmt/src/def.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::expr::{
     expr_lift_and_lower, expr_lift_spaces, expr_lift_spaces_after, expr_lift_spaces_before,
     fmt_str_literal, is_str_multiline, sub_expr_requests_parens,
 };
-use crate::node::Nodify;
+use crate::node::{NodeInfo, Nodify};
 use crate::pattern::pattern_lift_spaces_before;
 use crate::pattern::{pattern_apply_to_node, pattern_fmt_apply};
 use crate::spaces::{
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ impl<'a> Formattable for TypeHeader<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> Nodify<'a> for TypeHeader<'a> {
-    fn to_node<'b>(&'a self, arena: &'b Bump, parens: Parens) -> Spaces<'b, crate::node::Node<'b>>
+    fn to_node<'b>(&'a self, arena: &'b Bump, parens: Parens) -> NodeInfo<'b>
     where
         'a: 'b,
     {
diff --git a/crates/compiler/fmt/src/node.rs b/crates/compiler/fmt/src/node.rs
index fc315f8510..3b46a6416c 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/fmt/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/fmt/src/node.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use bumpalo::{collections::Vec, Bump};
-use roc_parse::ast::{CommentOrNewline, Pattern, Spaces, TypeAnnotation};
+use roc_parse::ast::{CommentOrNewline, Pattern, TypeAnnotation};
 
 use crate::{
     annotation::{Formattable, Newlines, Parens},
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ impl<'a> Node<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn parens_around_node<'a, 'b: 'a>(
-    arena: &'a Bump,
-    item: Spaces<'b, Node<'b>>,
+pub fn parens_around_node<'b, 'a: 'b>(
+    arena: &'b Bump,
+    item: NodeInfo<'a>,
     allow_spaces_before: bool,
-) -> Spaces<'a, Node<'a>> {
-    Spaces {
+) -> NodeInfo<'b> {
+    NodeInfo {
         before: if allow_spaces_before {
             item.before
         } else {
@@ -123,11 +123,29 @@ pub fn parens_around_node<'a, 'b: 'a>(
         ),
         // We move the comments/newlines to the outer scope, since they tend to migrate there when re-parsed
         after: item.after,
+        needs_indent: true, // Maybe want to make parens outdentable?
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct NodeInfo<'b> {
+    pub before: &'b [CommentOrNewline<'b>],
+    pub item: Node<'b>,
+    pub after: &'b [CommentOrNewline<'b>],
+    pub needs_indent: bool,
+}
+impl<'b> NodeInfo<'b> {
+    pub fn item(text: Node<'b>) -> NodeInfo<'b> {
+        NodeInfo {
+            before: &[],
+            item: text,
+            after: &[],
+            needs_indent: true,
+        }
     }
 }
 
 pub trait Nodify<'a> {
-    fn to_node<'b>(&'a self, arena: &'b Bump, parens: Parens) -> Spaces<'b, Node<'b>>
+    fn to_node<'b>(&'a self, arena: &'b Bump, parens: Parens) -> NodeInfo<'b>
     where
         'a: 'b;
 }
diff --git a/crates/compiler/fmt/src/pattern.rs b/crates/compiler/fmt/src/pattern.rs
index 49d18ca243..45eaca7d85 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/fmt/src/pattern.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/fmt/src/pattern.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::annotation::{Formattable, Newlines, Parens};
 use crate::expr::{
     expr_is_multiline, expr_lift_spaces_after, fmt_str_literal, format_sq_literal, is_str_multiline,
 };
-use crate::node::{parens_around_node, Node, NodeSequenceBuilder, Sp};
+use crate::node::{parens_around_node, Node, NodeInfo, NodeSequenceBuilder, Sp};
 use crate::spaces::{fmt_comments_only, fmt_spaces, NewlineAt, INDENT};
 use crate::Buf;
 use bumpalo::Bump;
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ pub fn pattern_apply_to_node<'b, 'a: 'b>(
     parens: Parens,
     func: Pattern<'a>,
     args: &[Loc<Pattern<'a>>],
-) -> Spaces<'b, Node<'b>> {
+) -> NodeInfo<'b> {
     let func_lifted = pattern_lift_spaces(arena, &func);
     let mut b = NodeSequenceBuilder::new(arena, Node::Pattern(func_lifted.item), args.len(), true);
 
@@ -567,10 +567,11 @@ pub fn pattern_apply_to_node<'b, 'a: 'b>(
         last_after = arg_lifted.after;
     }
 
-    let item = Spaces {
+    let item = NodeInfo {
         before: func_lifted.before,
         item: b.build(),
         after: last_after,
+        needs_indent: true,
     };
 
     let parens = !args.is_empty() && parens == Parens::InApply;