diff --git a/.changeset/five-seahorses-taste.md b/.changeset/five-seahorses-taste.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94f1a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/five-seahorses-taste.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'esrap': patch
+---
+
+fix: `context.multiline` now bubbles up through child-contexts
diff --git a/src/context.js b/src/context.js
index d264282..3f59d20 100644
--- a/src/context.js
+++ b/src/context.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/** @import { TSESTree } from '@typescript-eslint/types' */
 /** @import { BaseNode, Command, Visitors } from './types' */
 
 export const margin = 0;
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ export class Context {
 	append(context) {
 		this.#commands.push(context.#commands);
 
-		if (this.#has_newline) {
+		if (this.#has_newline || context.multiline) {
 			this.multiline = true;
 		}
 	}