diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala
index eea9977aad21..e496faa8aaf5 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala
@@ -1282,9 +1282,11 @@ object Parsers {
     def possibleTemplateStart(isNew: Boolean = false): Unit =
       in.observeColonEOL()
       if in.token == COLONEOL then
-        in.nextToken()
-        if in.token != INDENT then
-          syntaxErrorOrIncomplete(i"indented definitions expected")
+        if in.lookahead.isIdent(nme.end) then in.token = NEWLINE
+        else
+          in.nextToken()
+          if in.token != INDENT then
+            syntaxErrorOrIncomplete(i"indented definitions expected, ${in}")
       else
         newLineOptWhenFollowedBy(LBRACE)
 
diff --git a/tests/pos/i10080.scala b/tests/pos/i10080.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..81146e18ed82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i10080.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+trait Foo:
+end Foo
+
+trait Bar
+end Bar