diff --git a/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/parsing/KotlinExpressionParsing.java b/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/parsing/KotlinExpressionParsing.java
index b7ba9fa381e..12840cf4ffc 100644
--- a/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/parsing/KotlinExpressionParsing.java
+++ b/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/parsing/KotlinExpressionParsing.java
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ public class KotlinExpressionParsing extends AbstractKotlinParsing {
             else if (at(RBRACE)) {
                 break;
             }
-            else if (!myBuilder.newlineBeforeCurrentToken()) {
+            else if (!isScriptTopLevel && !myBuilder.newlineBeforeCurrentToken()) {
                 String severalStatementsError = "Unexpected tokens (use ';' to separate expressions on the same line)";
 
                 if (atSet(STATEMENT_NEW_LINE_QUICK_RECOVERY_SET)) {
diff --git a/compiler/testData/psi/script/OneLiner.kts b/compiler/testData/psi/script/OneLiner.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..85bcd04e998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/psi/script/OneLiner.kts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+val x = 6; println(x * 7)
diff --git a/compiler/testData/psi/script/OneLiner.txt b/compiler/testData/psi/script/OneLiner.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eb3f5b8a5a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/psi/script/OneLiner.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+KtFile: OneLiner.kts
+  PACKAGE_DIRECTIVE
+    <empty list>
+  IMPORT_LIST
+    <empty list>
+  SCRIPT
+    BLOCK
+      PROPERTY
+        PsiElement(val)('val')
+        PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+        PsiElement(IDENTIFIER)('x')
+        PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+        PsiElement(EQ)('=')
+        PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+        INTEGER_CONSTANT
+          PsiElement(INTEGER_LITERAL)('6')
+        PsiElement(SEMICOLON)(';')
+      PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+      SCRIPT_INITIALIZER
+        CALL_EXPRESSION
+          REFERENCE_EXPRESSION
+            PsiElement(IDENTIFIER)('println')
+          VALUE_ARGUMENT_LIST
+            PsiElement(LPAR)('(')
+            VALUE_ARGUMENT
+              BINARY_EXPRESSION
+                REFERENCE_EXPRESSION
+                  PsiElement(IDENTIFIER)('x')
+                PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+                OPERATION_REFERENCE
+                  PsiElement(MUL)('*')
+                PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+                INTEGER_CONSTANT
+                  PsiElement(INTEGER_LITERAL)('7')
+            PsiElement(RPAR)(')')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/parsing/ParsingTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/parsing/ParsingTestGenerated.java
index 512d18e56fa..3e36d1e36ce 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/parsing/ParsingTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/parsing/ParsingTestGenerated.java
@@ -2607,6 +2607,11 @@ public class ParsingTestGenerated extends AbstractParsingTest {
                 runTest("compiler/testData/psi/script/manyAnnotationsOnFile.kts");
             }
 
+            @TestMetadata("OneLiner.kts")
+            public void testOneLiner() throws Exception {
+                runTest("compiler/testData/psi/script/OneLiner.kts");
+            }
+
             @TestMetadata("Shebang.kts")
             public void testShebang() throws Exception {
                 runTest("compiler/testData/psi/script/Shebang.kts");