diff --git a/encode.go b/encode.go
index cf4cdaa..0905c44 100644
--- a/encode.go
+++ b/encode.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type Encoder struct {
 	enabledIndent     bool
 	enabledHTMLEscape bool
 	unorderedMap      bool
+	baseIndent        int
 	prefix            []byte
 	indentStr         []byte
 }
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ func (e *Encoder) release() {
 }
 
 func (e *Encoder) reset() {
+	e.baseIndent = 0
 	e.enabledHTMLEscape = true
 	e.enabledIndent = false
 	e.unorderedMap = false
@@ -298,7 +300,7 @@ func appendStructEnd(b []byte) []byte {
 func (e *Encoder) appendStructEndIndent(b []byte, indent int) []byte {
 	b = append(b, '\n')
 	b = append(b, e.prefix...)
-	b = append(b, bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, indent)...)
+	b = append(b, bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, e.baseIndent+indent)...)
 	return append(b, '}', ',', '\n')
 }
 
@@ -319,5 +321,5 @@ func encodeByteSlice(b []byte, src []byte) []byte {
 
 func (e *Encoder) encodeIndent(b []byte, indent int) []byte {
 	b = append(b, e.prefix...)
-	return append(b, bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, indent)...)
+	return append(b, bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, e.baseIndent+indent)...)
 }
diff --git a/encode_vm.go b/encode_vm.go
index 9ee6aba..3d80ff4 100644
--- a/encode_vm.go
+++ b/encode_vm.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (e *Encoder) run(ctx *encodeRuntimeContext, b []byte, codeSet *opcodeSet) (
 
 			ctx.ptrs = newPtrs
 
-			bb, err := e.runEscaped(ctx, b, ifaceCodeSet)
+			bb, err := e.run(ctx, b, ifaceCodeSet)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
diff --git a/encode_vm_escaped_indent.go b/encode_vm_escaped_indent.go
index bc0116c..66eeb92 100644
--- a/encode_vm_escaped_indent.go
+++ b/encode_vm_escaped_indent.go
@@ -198,10 +198,13 @@ func (e *Encoder) runEscapedIndent(ctx *encodeRuntimeContext, b []byte, codeSet
 
 			ctx.ptrs = newPtrs
 
-			bb, err := e.runEscaped(ctx, b, ifaceCodeSet)
+			oldBaseIndent := e.baseIndent
+			e.baseIndent = code.indent
+			bb, err := e.runEscapedIndent(ctx, b, ifaceCodeSet)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
+			e.baseIndent = oldBaseIndent
 
 			ctx.ptrs = oldPtrs
 			ctxptr = ctx.ptr()
@@ -233,7 +236,7 @@ func (e *Encoder) runEscapedIndent(ctx *encodeRuntimeContext, b []byte, codeSet
 			if err := encodeWithIndent(
 				&buf,
 				bb,
-				string(e.prefix)+string(bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, code.indent)),
+				string(e.prefix)+string(bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, e.baseIndent+code.indent)),
 				string(e.indentStr),
 			); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
@@ -543,9 +546,10 @@ func (e *Encoder) runEscapedIndent(ctx *encodeRuntimeContext, b []byte, codeSet
 			})
 			buf := b[pos[0]:]
 			buf = buf[:0]
+
 			for _, kv := range kvs {
 				buf = append(buf, e.prefix...)
-				buf = append(buf, bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, code.indent+1)...)
+				buf = append(buf, bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, e.baseIndent+code.indent+1)...)
 
 				buf = append(buf, []byte(kv.key)...)
 				buf[len(buf)-2] = ':'
@@ -555,7 +559,7 @@ func (e *Encoder) runEscapedIndent(ctx *encodeRuntimeContext, b []byte, codeSet
 			buf = buf[:len(buf)-2]
 			buf = append(buf, '\n')
 			buf = append(buf, e.prefix...)
-			buf = append(buf, bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, code.indent)...)
+			buf = append(buf, bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, e.baseIndent+code.indent)...)
 			buf = append(buf, '}', ',', '\n')
 			b = b[:pos[0]]
 			b = append(b, buf...)
diff --git a/encode_vm_indent.go b/encode_vm_indent.go
index 9c2f03a..fdac498 100644
--- a/encode_vm_indent.go
+++ b/encode_vm_indent.go
@@ -198,10 +198,13 @@ func (e *Encoder) runIndent(ctx *encodeRuntimeContext, b []byte, codeSet *opcode
 
 			ctx.ptrs = newPtrs
 
-			bb, err := e.runEscaped(ctx, b, ifaceCodeSet)
+			oldBaseIndent := e.baseIndent
+			e.baseIndent = code.indent
+			bb, err := e.runIndent(ctx, b, ifaceCodeSet)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
+			e.baseIndent = oldBaseIndent
 
 			ctx.ptrs = oldPtrs
 			ctxptr = ctx.ptr()
@@ -233,7 +236,7 @@ func (e *Encoder) runIndent(ctx *encodeRuntimeContext, b []byte, codeSet *opcode
 			if err := encodeWithIndent(
 				&buf,
 				bb,
-				string(e.prefix)+string(bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, code.indent)),
+				string(e.prefix)+string(bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, e.baseIndent+code.indent)),
 				string(e.indentStr),
 			); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
@@ -545,7 +548,7 @@ func (e *Encoder) runIndent(ctx *encodeRuntimeContext, b []byte, codeSet *opcode
 			buf = buf[:0]
 			for _, kv := range kvs {
 				buf = append(buf, e.prefix...)
-				buf = append(buf, bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, code.indent+1)...)
+				buf = append(buf, bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, e.baseIndent+code.indent+1)...)
 
 				buf = append(buf, []byte(kv.key)...)
 				buf[len(buf)-2] = ':'
@@ -555,7 +558,7 @@ func (e *Encoder) runIndent(ctx *encodeRuntimeContext, b []byte, codeSet *opcode
 			buf = buf[:len(buf)-2]
 			buf = append(buf, '\n')
 			buf = append(buf, e.prefix...)
-			buf = append(buf, bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, code.indent)...)
+			buf = append(buf, bytes.Repeat(e.indentStr, e.baseIndent+code.indent)...)
 			buf = append(buf, '}', ',', '\n')
 			b = b[:pos[0]]
 			b = append(b, buf...)