diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index 50537c8..a45d0ea 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -2523,18 +2523,26 @@
 
 def Test_expr7_parens()
   # (expr)
-  assert_equal(4, (6 * 4) / 6)
-  assert_equal(0, 6 * ( 4 / 6 ))
-
-  assert_equal(6, +6)
-  assert_equal(-6, -6)
-  assert_equal(false, !-3)
-  assert_equal(true, !+0)
-enddef
-
-def Test_expr7_parens_vim9script()
   var lines =<< trim END
-      vim9script
+      assert_equal(4, (6 * 4) / 6)
+      assert_equal(0, 6 * ( 4 / 6 ))
+
+      assert_equal(6, +6)
+      assert_equal(-6, -6)
+      assert_equal(false, !-3)
+      assert_equal(true, !+0)
+
+      assert_equal(7, 5 + (
+                    2))
+      assert_equal(7, 5 + (
+                    2
+                    ))
+      assert_equal(7, 5 + ( # comment
+                    2))
+      assert_equal(7, 5 + ( # comment
+                    # comment
+                    2))
+
       var s = (
 		'one'
 		..
@@ -2542,7 +2550,7 @@
 		)
       assert_equal('onetwo', s)
   END
-  CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+  CheckDefAndScriptSuccess(lines)
 enddef
 
 def Test_expr7_negate_add()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index cfc9290..48ba60f 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2349,
+/**/
     2348,
 /**/
     2347,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index e25a36b..b0b5973 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -3554,8 +3554,10 @@
 compile_parenthesis(char_u **arg, cctx_T *cctx, ppconst_T *ppconst)
 {
     int	    ret;
+    char_u  *p = *arg + 1;
 
-    *arg = skipwhite(*arg + 1);
+    if (may_get_next_line_error(p, arg, cctx) == FAIL)
+	return FAIL;
     if (ppconst->pp_used <= PPSIZE - 10)
     {
 	ret = compile_expr1(arg, cctx, ppconst);