diff --git a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
index f2acdb3f469d1..83a05921510b4 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
@@ -2228,6 +2228,9 @@ impl<'a> State<'a> {
                 self.word_nbsp("async")?;
                 self.print_capture_clause(capture_clause)?;
                 self.s.space()?;
+                // cbox/ibox in analogy to the `ExprKind::Block` arm above
+                self.cbox(INDENT_UNIT)?;
+                self.ibox(0)?;
                 self.print_block_with_attrs(blk, attrs)?;
             }
             ast::ExprKind::Assign(ref lhs, ref rhs) => {
diff --git a/src/test/pretty/issue-54752-async-block.rs b/src/test/pretty/issue-54752-async-block.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6930ee1a386fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/pretty/issue-54752-async-block.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#![feature(async_await)]
+#![allow(unused_parens)]
+
+// edition:2018
+// pp-exact
+
+fn main() { let _a = (async  { }); }