diff --git a/JSON/include/Poco/JSON/PrintHandler.h b/JSON/include/Poco/JSON/PrintHandler.h
index 6fb223720..a9661694f 100644
--- a/JSON/include/Poco/JSON/PrintHandler.h
+++ b/JSON/include/Poco/JSON/PrintHandler.h
@@ -109,12 +109,14 @@ private:
 	unsigned indent();
 	bool printFlat() const;
 	void arrayValue();
+	bool array() const;
 
 	std::ostream& _out;
 	unsigned      _indent;
 	std::string   _tab;
-	bool          _array;
+	int           _array;
 	bool          _value;
+	bool          _objStart;
 };
 
 
@@ -124,6 +126,13 @@ inline void PrintHandler::setIndent(unsigned indent)
 }
 
 
+inline bool PrintHandler::array() const
+{
+	return _array > 0;
+}
+
+
+
 }} // namespace Poco::JSON
 
 
diff --git a/JSON/src/PrintHandler.cpp b/JSON/src/PrintHandler.cpp
index 3498bdda1..fabbf6246 100644
--- a/JSON/src/PrintHandler.cpp
+++ b/JSON/src/PrintHandler.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ namespace JSON {
 PrintHandler::PrintHandler(unsigned indent):
 	_out(std::cout),
 	_indent(indent),
-	_array(false),
-	_value(false)
+	_array(0),
+	_value(false),
+	_objStart(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -35,8 +36,9 @@ PrintHandler::PrintHandler(unsigned indent):
 PrintHandler::PrintHandler(std::ostream& out, unsigned indent):
 	_out(out),
 	_indent(indent),
-	_array(false),
-	_value(false)
+	_array(0),
+	_value(false),
+	_objStart(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ void PrintHandler::reset()
 {
 	_out.flush();
 	_tab = "";
-	_array = false;
+	_array = 0;
 	_value = false;
 }
 
@@ -78,9 +80,11 @@ unsigned PrintHandler::indent()
 
 void PrintHandler::startObject()
 {
+	arrayValue();
 	_out << '{';
 	_out << endLine();
 	_tab.append(indent(), ' ');
+	_objStart = true;
 }
 
 
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ void PrintHandler::endObject()
 		_tab.erase(_tab.length() - indent());
 
 	_out << endLine() << _tab << '}';
+	if (array()) _value = true;
 }
 
 
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ void PrintHandler::startArray()
 {
 	_out << '[' << endLine();
 	_tab.append(indent(), ' ');
-	_array = true;
+	++_array;
 	_value = false;
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +111,8 @@ void PrintHandler::endArray()
 {
 	_tab.erase(_tab.length() - indent());
 	_out << endLine() << _tab << ']';
-	_array = false;
+	--_array;
+	poco_assert (_array >= 0);
 	_value = false;
 }
 
@@ -115,9 +121,10 @@ void PrintHandler::key(const std::string& k)
 {
 	if (_value)
 	{
-		comma();
+		if (!_objStart) comma();
 		_value = false;
 	}
+	_objStart = false;
 	_out << _tab;
 	Stringifier::formatString(k, _out);
 	if (!printFlat()) _out << ' ';
@@ -201,7 +208,7 @@ void PrintHandler::comma()
 
 void PrintHandler::arrayValue()
 {
-	if (_array)
+	if (array())
 	{
 		if (_value) comma();
 		_out << _tab;
diff --git a/JSON/testsuite/src/JSONTest.cpp b/JSON/testsuite/src/JSONTest.cpp
index 3b9b821e5..baebf2a89 100644
--- a/JSON/testsuite/src/JSONTest.cpp
+++ b/JSON/testsuite/src/JSONTest.cpp
@@ -1181,6 +1181,45 @@ void JSONTest::testPrintHandler()
 		"    ]\n"
 		"}"
 	);
+
+	json = 
+		"{"
+			"\"array\":"
+			"["
+				"{"
+					"\"key1\":"
+					"["
+						"1,2,3,"
+						"{"
+							"\"subkey\":"
+							"\"test\""
+						"}"
+					"]"
+				"},"
+				"{"
+					"\"key2\":"
+					"{"
+						"\"anotherSubKey\":"
+						"["
+							"1,"
+							"{"
+								"\"subSubKey\":"
+								"["
+									"4,5,6"
+								"]"
+							"}"
+						"]"
+					"}"
+				"}"
+			"]"
+		"}";
+
+
+	ostr.str("");
+	pHandler->setIndent(0);
+	parser.reset();
+	parser.parse(json);
+	assert (json == ostr.str());
 }