diff --git a/indent/javascript.vim b/indent/javascript.vim
index 9ed79e4d..0cd57670 100644
--- a/indent/javascript.vim
+++ b/indent/javascript.vim
@@ -384,6 +384,8 @@ function GetJavascriptIndent()
     else
       return indent(prevline) + s:sw()
     endif
+  elseif (getline(prevline) =~ '^\s\+:')
+      return indent(prevline) - s:sw()
   endif
 
   " If we are in a multi-line comment, cindent does the right thing.