diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/formatter/PyBlock.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/formatter/PyBlock.java
index e15085bfda99..1085b7a18f5c 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/formatter/PyBlock.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/formatter/PyBlock.java
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public class PyBlock implements ASTBlock {
     while (prev != null && prev.getElementType() == TokenType.WHITE_SPACE) {
       if (prev.getText().contains("\\") && !childIndent.equals(Indent.getContinuationIndent()) &&
           !childIndent.equals(Indent.getContinuationIndent(true))) {
-        childIndent = Indent.getNormalIndent();
+        childIndent = isIndentNext(child) ? Indent.getContinuationIndent() : Indent.getNormalIndent();
         break;
       }
       prev = prev.getTreePrev();
@@ -267,6 +267,19 @@ public class PyBlock implements ASTBlock {
     return new PyBlock(this, child, childAlignment, childIndent, wrap, myContext);
   }
 
+  private static boolean isIndentNext(ASTNode child) {
+    PsiElement psi = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(child.getPsi(), PyStatement.class);
+
+    return psi instanceof PyIfStatement ||
+           psi instanceof PyForStatement ||
+           psi instanceof PyWithStatement ||
+           psi instanceof PyClass ||
+           psi instanceof PyFunction ||
+           psi instanceof PyTryExceptStatement ||
+           psi instanceof PyElsePart ||
+           psi instanceof PyIfPart;
+  }
+
   private static boolean isSubscriptionOperand(ASTNode child) {
     return child.getTreeParent().getElementType() == PyElementTypes.SUBSCRIPTION_EXPRESSION &&
            child.getPsi() == ((PySubscriptionExpression)child.getTreeParent().getPsi()).getOperand();
@@ -438,7 +451,7 @@ public class PyBlock implements ASTBlock {
 
       if ((node1.getElementType() == PyElementTypes.FUNCTION_DECLARATION || node1.getElementType() == PyElementTypes.CLASS_DECLARATION)
           && _node.getElementType() instanceof PyFileElementType) {
-        
+
         if (psi2 instanceof PsiComment) {
           final PsiElement psi3 = PsiTreeUtil.getNextSiblingOfType(psi2, PyElement.class);
 
diff --git a/python/testData/formatter/continuationIndentAfterIf.py b/python/testData/formatter/continuationIndentAfterIf.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 202df29316d4..000000000000
--- a/python/testData/formatter/continuationIndentAfterIf.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-def is_false(value):
-    if value is None \
-        or value == 0:
-        return False
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/formatter/continuationIndentAfterIf_after.py b/python/testData/formatter/continuationIndentAfterIf_after.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f5ad966213b..000000000000
--- a/python/testData/formatter/continuationIndentAfterIf_after.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-def is_false(value):
-    if value is None \
-            or value == 0:
-        return False
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/formatter/continuationIndentInIndentingStatement.py b/python/testData/formatter/continuationIndentInIndentingStatement.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5822bc4971bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/formatter/continuationIndentInIndentingStatement.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+if True \
+    or False:
+    pass
+elif \
+    False:
+    pass
+
+for i in \
+    range(1, 100):
+    pass
+
+with open('file1') as file1, \
+    open('file2') as file2:
+    pass
+
+
+class \
+    A(object):
+    pass
+
+
+def \
+    foo():
+    pass
+
+
+try:
+    pass
+except \
+    AttributeError:
+    pass
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testData/formatter/continuationIndentInIndentingStatement_after.py b/python/testData/formatter/continuationIndentInIndentingStatement_after.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f38dd5199edd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/formatter/continuationIndentInIndentingStatement_after.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+if True \
+        or False:
+    pass
+elif \
+        False:
+    pass
+
+for i in \
+        range(1, 100):
+    pass
+
+with open('file1') as file1, \
+        open('file2') as file2:
+    pass
+
+
+class \
+        A(object):
+    pass
+
+
+def \
+        foo():
+    pass
+
+
+try:
+    pass
+except \
+        AttributeError:
+    pass
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyFormatterTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyFormatterTest.java
index 86e3431144be..f7290d328ee1 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyFormatterTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyFormatterTest.java
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public class PyFormatterTest extends PyTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
-  public void testContinuationIndentAfterIf() { // PY-9573
+  public void testContinuationIndentInIndentingStatement() { // PY-9573
     doTest();
   }