diff --git a/src/jv.h b/src/jv.h
index ef6f70121e..bde2ed4d6c 100644
--- a/src/jv.h
+++ b/src/jv.h
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ enum jv_print_flags {
   JV_PRINT_SPACE2   = 1024,
 };
 #define JV_PRINT_INDENT_FLAGS(n) \
-    ((n) < 0 || (n) > 7 ? JV_PRINT_TAB | JV_PRINT_PRETTY : (n) == 0 ? 0 : (n) << 8 | JV_PRINT_PRETTY)
+    ((n) < 0 || (n) > 7 ? JV_PRINT_TAB | JV_PRINT_PRETTY : (n) << 8 | JV_PRINT_PRETTY)
 void jv_dumpf(jv, FILE *f, int flags);
 void jv_dump(jv, int flags);
 void jv_show(jv, int flags);
diff --git a/tests/shtest b/tests/shtest
index 9684d050f9..2417c6a64c 100755
--- a/tests/shtest
+++ b/tests/shtest
@@ -665,4 +665,33 @@ $VALGRIND $Q $JQ . <<\NUM
 -10E-1000000001
 NUM
 
+# test for --indent and --compact-output -- #1465
+printf '[1,2]\n' > $d/expected
+$JQ --compact-output -n "[1,2]" > $d/out
+cmp $d/out $d/expected
+
+printf '[\n1,\n2\n]\n' > $d/expected
+$JQ --indent 0 -n "[1,2]" > $d/out
+cmp $d/out $d/expected
+
+printf '[\n 1,\n 2\n]\n' > $d/expected
+$JQ --indent 1 -n "[1,2]" > $d/out
+cmp $d/out $d/expected
+
+printf '[\n     1,\n     2\n]\n' > $d/expected
+$JQ --indent 5 -n "[1,2]" > $d/out
+cmp $d/out $d/expected
+
+printf '[\n{\n"a": 1\n}\n]\n' > $d/expected
+$JQ --indent 0 -n "[{a:1}]" > $d/out
+cmp $d/out $d/expected
+
+printf '[\n {\n  "a": 1\n }\n]\n' > $d/expected
+$JQ --indent 1 -n "[{a:1}]" > $d/out
+cmp $d/out $d/expected
+
+printf '[\n      {\n            "a": 1\n      }\n]\n' > $d/expected
+$JQ --indent 6 -n "[{a:1}]" > $d/out
+cmp $d/out $d/expected
+
 exit 0