diff --git a/src/dict.c b/src/dict.c
index af1e1e9..ad482cd 100644
--- a/src/dict.c
+++ b/src/dict.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@
     {
 	if (eval1(&start, &tv, NULL) == FAIL)	// recursive!
 	    return FAIL;
-	if (*start == '}')
+	if (*skipwhite(start) == '}')
 	    return NOTDONE;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_eval_stuff.vim b/src/testdir/test_eval_stuff.vim
index 6d95cc0..bca89f7 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_eval_stuff.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_eval_stuff.vim
@@ -532,4 +532,26 @@
   call assert_fails('call setreg(1, ["", "", [], ""])', 'E730:')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_curly_assignment()
+  let s:svar = 'svar'
+  let g:gvar = 'gvar'
+  let lname = 'gvar'
+  let gname = 'gvar'
+  let {'s:'.lname} = {'g:'.gname}
+  call assert_equal('gvar', s:gvar)
+  let s:gvar = ''
+  let { 's:'.lname } = { 'g:'.gname }
+  call assert_equal('gvar', s:gvar)
+  let s:gvar = ''
+  let { 's:' . lname } = { 'g:' . gname }
+  call assert_equal('gvar', s:gvar)
+  let s:gvar = ''
+  let { 's:' .. lname } = { 'g:' .. gname }
+  call assert_equal('gvar', s:gvar)
+
+  unlet s:svar
+  unlet s:gvar
+  unlet g:gvar
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ba24f69..2ae04a9 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1379,
+/**/
     1378,
 /**/
     1377,