diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/c-ts-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/c-ts-mode.el
index deba83641b2..4cf06e10ebf 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/c-ts-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/c-ts-mode.el
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ MODE is either `c' or `cpp'."
            ((query "(call_expression arguments: (_) @indent)") parent c-ts-mode-indent-offset)
            ((parent-is "call_expression") parent 0)
            ((parent-is "enumerator_list") parent-bol c-ts-mode-indent-offset)
+           ,@(when (eq mode 'cpp)
+               '(((node-is "access_specifier") parent-bol 0)))
            ((parent-is "field_declaration_list") parent-bol c-ts-mode-indent-offset)
            ((parent-is "initializer_list") parent-bol c-ts-mode-indent-offset)
            ((parent-is "if_statement") parent-bol c-ts-mode-indent-offset)