diff --git a/runtime/doc/vim9.txt b/runtime/doc/vim9.txt
index 1337d4a..b7b05b4 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/vim9.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/vim9.txt
@@ -175,6 +175,17 @@
 number of arguments and any return type.  The function can be defined later.
 
 
+Automatic line continuation ~
+
+In many cases it is obvious that an expression continues on the next line.  In
+those cases there is no need to prefix the line with a backslash.  For
+example, when a list spans multiple lines: >
+	let mylist = [
+		'one',
+		'two',
+		]
+
+
 No curly braces expansion ~
 
 |curly-braces-names| cannot be used.
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index f34041b..a965bdf 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@
 
   call CheckDefFailure("let x = #{8: 8}", 'E1014:')
   call CheckDefFailure("let x = #{xxx}", 'E720:')
-  call CheckDefFailure("let x = #{xxx: 1", 'E722:')
+  call CheckDefFailure("let x = #{xxx: 1", 'E723:')
   call CheckDefFailure("let x = #{xxx: 1,", 'E723:')
   call CheckDefFailure("let x = {'a': xxx}", 'E1001:')
   call CheckDefFailure("let x = {xxx: 8}", 'E1001:')
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index 4e0dc1b..358d4e8 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -966,6 +966,30 @@
   assert_true(caught, 'should have caught an exception')
 enddef
 
+def Test_automatic_line_continuation()
+  let mylist = [
+      'one',
+      'two',
+      'three',
+      ] " comment
+  assert_equal(['one', 'two', 'three'], mylist)
+
+  let mydict = {
+      'one': 1,
+      'two': 2,
+      'three':
+          3,
+      } " comment
+  assert_equal({'one': 1, 'two': 2, 'three': 3}, mydict)
+  mydict = #{
+      one: 1,  " comment
+      two:
+           2,
+      three: 3  " comment
+      }
+  assert_equal(#{one: 1, two: 2, three: 3}, mydict)
+enddef
+
 " Keep this last, it messes up highlighting.
 def Test_substitute_cmd()
   new
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 08a95a5..375ae6d 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -739,6 +739,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    555,
+/**/
     554,
 /**/
     553,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 772e29f..8d536eb 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -2535,6 +2535,27 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Get the next line of the function from "cctx".
+ * Returns NULL when at the end.
+ */
+    static char_u *
+next_line_from_context(cctx_T *cctx)
+{
+    char_u	*line = NULL;
+
+    do
+    {
+	++cctx->ctx_lnum;
+	if (cctx->ctx_lnum >= cctx->ctx_ufunc->uf_lines.ga_len)
+	    break;
+	line = ((char_u **)cctx->ctx_ufunc->uf_lines.ga_data)[cctx->ctx_lnum];
+	SOURCING_LNUM = cctx->ctx_ufunc->uf_script_ctx.sc_lnum
+							  + cctx->ctx_lnum + 1;
+    } while (line == NULL);
+    return line;
+}
+
+/*
  * parse a list: [expr, expr]
  * "*arg" points to the '['.
  */
@@ -2544,12 +2565,25 @@
     char_u	*p = skipwhite(*arg + 1);
     int		count = 0;
 
-    while (*p != ']')
+    for (;;)
     {
 	if (*p == NUL)
 	{
-	    semsg(_(e_list_end), *arg);
-	    return FAIL;
+	    p = next_line_from_context(cctx);
+	    if (p == NULL)
+	    {
+		semsg(_(e_list_end), *arg);
+		return FAIL;
+	    }
+	    p = skipwhite(p);
+	}
+	if (*p == ']')
+	{
+	    ++p;
+	    // Allow for following comment, after at least one space.
+	    if (VIM_ISWHITE(*p) && *skipwhite(p) == '"')
+		p += STRLEN(p);
+	    break;
 	}
 	if (compile_expr1(&p, cctx) == FAIL)
 	    break;
@@ -2558,7 +2592,7 @@
 	    ++p;
 	p = skipwhite(p);
     }
-    *arg = p + 1;
+    *arg = p;
 
     generate_NEWLIST(cctx, count);
     return OK;
@@ -2657,10 +2691,21 @@
     if (d == NULL)
 	return FAIL;
     *arg = skipwhite(*arg + 1);
-    while (**arg != '}' && **arg != NUL)
+    for (;;)
     {
 	char_u *key = NULL;
 
+	if (**arg == NUL || (literal && **arg == '"'))
+	{
+	    *arg = next_line_from_context(cctx);
+	    if (*arg == NULL)
+		goto failret;
+	    *arg = skipwhite(*arg);
+	}
+
+	if (**arg == '}')
+	    break;
+
 	if (literal)
 	{
 	    char_u *p = to_name_end(*arg, !literal);
@@ -2714,10 +2759,25 @@
 	}
 
 	*arg = skipwhite(*arg + 1);
+	if (**arg == NUL)
+	{
+	    *arg = next_line_from_context(cctx);
+	    if (*arg == NULL)
+		goto failret;
+	    *arg = skipwhite(*arg);
+	}
+
 	if (compile_expr1(arg, cctx) == FAIL)
 	    return FAIL;
 	++count;
 
+	if (**arg == NUL || *skipwhite(*arg) == '"')
+	{
+	    *arg = next_line_from_context(cctx);
+	    if (*arg == NULL)
+		goto failret;
+	    *arg = skipwhite(*arg);
+	}
 	if (**arg == '}')
 	    break;
 	if (**arg != ',')
@@ -2735,10 +2795,16 @@
     }
     *arg = *arg + 1;
 
+    // Allow for following comment, after at least one space.
+    if (VIM_ISWHITE(**arg) && *skipwhite(*arg) == '"')
+	*arg += STRLEN(*arg);
+
     dict_unref(d);
     return generate_NEWDICT(cctx, count);
 
 failret:
+    if (*arg == NULL)
+	semsg(_(e_missing_dict_end), _("[end of lines]"));
     dict_unref(d);
     return FAIL;
 }
@@ -5645,16 +5711,9 @@
 	}
 	else
 	{
-	    do
-	    {
-		++cctx.ctx_lnum;
-		if (cctx.ctx_lnum == ufunc->uf_lines.ga_len)
-		    break;
-		line = ((char_u **)ufunc->uf_lines.ga_data)[cctx.ctx_lnum];
-	    } while (line == NULL);
-	    if (cctx.ctx_lnum == ufunc->uf_lines.ga_len)
+	    line = next_line_from_context(&cctx);
+	    if (cctx.ctx_lnum >= ufunc->uf_lines.ga_len)
 		break;
-	    SOURCING_LNUM = ufunc->uf_script_ctx.sc_lnum + cctx.ctx_lnum + 1;
 	}
 	emsg_before = called_emsg;