diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/typescript-ts-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/typescript-ts-mode.el
index f1410df6421..6cc1eb0bea9 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/typescript-ts-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/typescript-ts-mode.el
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Argument LANGUAGE is either `typescript' or `tsx'."
      ((and (parent-is "comment") c-ts-common-looking-at-star)
       c-ts-common-comment-start-after-first-star -1)
      ((parent-is "comment") prev-adaptive-prefix 0)
-     ((parent-is "ternary_expression") parent-bol typescript-ts-mode-indent-offset)
+     ((parent-is "ternary_expression") standalone-parent typescript-ts-mode-indent-offset)
      ((parent-is "member_expression") parent-bol typescript-ts-mode-indent-offset)
      ((parent-is "named_imports") parent-bol typescript-ts-mode-indent-offset)
      ((parent-is "statement_block") parent-bol typescript-ts-mode-indent-offset)
diff --git a/test/lisp/progmodes/typescript-ts-mode-resources/indent.erts b/test/lisp/progmodes/typescript-ts-mode-resources/indent.erts
index ef7368602d6..8abaa81c627 100644
--- a/test/lisp/progmodes/typescript-ts-mode-resources/indent.erts
+++ b/test/lisp/progmodes/typescript-ts-mode-resources/indent.erts
@@ -93,6 +93,15 @@ const foo = () => {
 };
 =-=-=
 
+Name: Chained ternary expressions
+
+=-=
+const a = cond1 ? 1
+  : cond2 ? 2
+  : cond3 ? 3
+  : 4;
+=-=-=
+
 Code:
   (lambda ()
     (setq indent-tabs-mode nil)