diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
index b5442122fcfedbe9bc369f830852067fdb7c6ae1..72f8641d15667c89c7848520b3800a6a40cfaf65 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
@@ -20741,7 +20741,7 @@ async fn test_indent_on_newline_for_python(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
         ˇ
     "});
 
-    // test correct indent after newline in curly brackets
+    // test correct indent after newline in brackets
     cx.set_state(indoc! {"
         {ˇ}
     "});
@@ -20754,6 +20754,32 @@ async fn test_indent_on_newline_for_python(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
             ˇ
         }
     "});
+
+    cx.set_state(indoc! {"
+        (ˇ)
+    "});
+    cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| {
+        editor.newline(&Newline, window, cx);
+    });
+    cx.run_until_parked();
+    cx.assert_editor_state(indoc! {"
+        (
+            ˇ
+        )
+    "});
+
+    // do not indent after empty lists or dictionaries
+    cx.set_state(indoc! {"
+        a = []ˇ
+    "});
+    cx.update_editor(|editor, window, cx| {
+        editor.newline(&Newline, window, cx);
+    });
+    cx.run_until_parked();
+    cx.assert_editor_state(indoc! {"
+        a = []
+        ˇ
+    "});
 }
 
 fn empty_range(row: usize, column: usize) -> Range<DisplayPoint> {
diff --git a/crates/language/src/buffer.rs b/crates/language/src/buffer.rs
index b8799e79328fdfee51882c90bf06591b2e8bead4..2d298ff24bd5a28201e6d2b83855ca74d1c6f039 100644
--- a/crates/language/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/crates/language/src/buffer.rs
@@ -2907,7 +2907,7 @@ impl BufferSnapshot {
                 end
             };
             if let Some((start, end)) = start.zip(end) {
-                if start.row == end.row && !significant_indentation {
+                if start.row == end.row && (!significant_indentation || start.column < end.column) {
                     continue;
                 }
                 let range = start..end;
diff --git a/crates/languages/src/python.rs b/crates/languages/src/python.rs
index da7ab9cb6ee26abe384482dc4985db9016ccdd4f..e68c43d805edfe33dcfb051df1cc7cb3925476a9 100644
--- a/crates/languages/src/python.rs
+++ b/crates/languages/src/python.rs
@@ -1236,12 +1236,12 @@ mod tests {
                 "def a():\n  \n  if a:\n    b()\n  else:\n    "
             );
 
-            // indent after an open paren. the closing  paren is not indented
+            // indent after an open paren. the closing paren is not indented
             // because there is another token before it on the same line.
             append(&mut buffer, "foo(\n1)", cx);
             assert_eq!(
                 buffer.text(),
-                "def a():\n  \n  if a:\n    b()\n  else:\n    foo(\n    1)"
+                "def a():\n  \n  if a:\n    b()\n  else:\n    foo(\n      1)"
             );
 
             // dedent the closing paren if it is shifted to the beginning of the line
diff --git a/crates/languages/src/python/indents.scm b/crates/languages/src/python/indents.scm
index 34557f3b2a6079f62633c3fb0b1cd52d2e0a0235..f306d814350091994af4ab322432045a4adf35c7 100644
--- a/crates/languages/src/python/indents.scm
+++ b/crates/languages/src/python/indents.scm
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+(_ "(" ")" @end) @indent
 (_ "[" "]" @end) @indent
 (_ "{" "}" @end) @indent