3 files changed, 41 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/src/parser/grammar/items/mod.rs b/src/parser/grammar/items/mod.rs
index 9147df87d..12bcf7924 100644
--- a/src/parser/grammar/items/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/grammar/items/mod.rs
@@ -248,16 +248,19 @@ fn fn_item(p: &mut Parser) {
         while !p.at(EOF) && !p.at(R_CURLY) {
             match p.current() {
                 LET_KW => let_stmt(p),
-                _ => {
-                    let expr_stmt = p.start();
-                    expressions::expr(p);
-                    if p.eat(SEMI) {
-                        expr_stmt.complete(p, EXPR_STMT);
-                        if p.at(R_CURLY) {
-                            break;
-                        }
+                c => {
+                    // test block_items
+                    // fn a() { fn b() {} }
+                    if ITEM_FIRST.contains(c) {
+                        item(p)
                     } else {
-                        expr_stmt.abandon(p);
+                        let expr_stmt = p.start();
+                        expressions::expr(p);
+                        if p.eat(SEMI) {
+                            expr_stmt.complete(p, EXPR_STMT);
+                        } else {
+                            expr_stmt.abandon(p);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/tests/data/parser/inline/0053_block_items.rs b/tests/data/parser/inline/0053_block_items.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9868718c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/parser/inline/0053_block_items.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fn a() { fn b() {} }
diff --git a/tests/data/parser/inline/0053_block_items.txt b/tests/data/parser/inline/0053_block_items.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b1158aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/parser/inline/0053_block_items.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+FILE@[0; 21)
+  FN_ITEM@[0; 21)
+    FN_KW@[0; 2)
+    NAME@[2; 4)
+      WHITESPACE@[2; 3)
+      IDENT@[3; 4) "a"
+    PARAM_LIST@[4; 7)
+      L_PAREN@[4; 5)
+      R_PAREN@[5; 6)
+      WHITESPACE@[6; 7)
+    BLOCK@[7; 21)
+      L_CURLY@[7; 8)
+      FN_ITEM@[8; 19)
+        WHITESPACE@[8; 9)
+        FN_KW@[9; 11)
+        NAME@[11; 13)
+          WHITESPACE@[11; 12)
+          IDENT@[12; 13) "b"
+        PARAM_LIST@[13; 16)
+          L_PAREN@[13; 14)
+          R_PAREN@[14; 15)
+          WHITESPACE@[15; 16)
+        BLOCK@[16; 19)
+          L_CURLY@[16; 17)
+          R_CURLY@[17; 18)
+          WHITESPACE@[18; 19)
+      R_CURLY@[19; 20)
+      WHITESPACE@[20; 21)