diff --git a/docs/docs/reference/other-new-features/indentation.md b/docs/docs/reference/other-new-features/indentation.md
index cc90ca8a1abc..18f00b5407d8 100644
--- a/docs/docs/reference/other-new-features/indentation.md
+++ b/docs/docs/reference/other-new-features/indentation.md
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ There are two rules:
 
     - the first token on the next line has an indentation width strictly less
         than the current indentation width, and
+    - the last token on the previous line is not one of the following tokens
+      which indicate that the previous statement continues:
+      ```
+      then  else  do  catch  finally  yield  match
+      ```
     - the first token on the next line is not a
         [leading infix operator](../changed-features/operators.html).
 
diff --git a/tests/neg/i9790.scala b/tests/neg/i9790.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3417c4b2c7b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/i9790.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+object A:
+   def fn: Unit =
+    if true then
+  println(1)
+  println(2) // error: start of line does not match previous indentation widths
+    else
+  println(2)
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