diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala
index 744274c9266d..fa342d56e6af 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Parsers.scala
@@ -156,12 +156,17 @@ object Parsers {
     def skipBraces(): Unit = {
       accept(if (in.token == INDENT) INDENT else LBRACE)
       var openBraces = 1
-      while (in.token != EOF && openBraces > 0)
-        skipBracesHook() getOrElse {
-          if (in.token == LBRACE || in.token == INDENT) openBraces += 1
-          else if (in.token == RBRACE || in.token == OUTDENT) openBraces -= 1
-          in.nextToken()
-        }
+      val savedCheckEndMarker = in.checkEndMarker
+      try
+        in.checkEndMarker = false
+        while (in.token != EOF && openBraces > 0)
+          skipBracesHook() getOrElse {
+            if (in.token == LBRACE || in.token == INDENT) openBraces += 1
+            else if (in.token == RBRACE || in.token == OUTDENT) openBraces -= 1
+            in.nextToken()
+          }
+      finally
+        in.checkEndMarker = savedCheckEndMarker
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Scanners.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Scanners.scala
index 665258a15050..b7001bbdc5b2 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Scanners.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Scanners.scala
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ object Scanners {
     /** the base of a number */
     var base: Int = 0
 
+    /** Set to false to disable end marker alignment checks, used for outline parsing. */
+    var checkEndMarker: Boolean = true
+
     def copyFrom(td: TokenData): Unit = {
       this.token = td.token
       this.offset = td.offset
@@ -331,10 +334,12 @@ object Scanners {
     def endMarkerScope[T](tag: EndMarkerTag)(op: => T): T =
       val saved = openEndMarkers
       openEndMarkers = (tag, currentRegion.indentWidth) :: openEndMarkers
-      try op finally openEndMarkers = saved
+      try op
+      finally openEndMarkers = saved
 
     /** If this token and the next constitute an end marker, skip them and check they
-     *  align with an opening construct with the same end marker tag.
+     *  align with an opening construct with the same end marker tag,
+     *  unless `checkEndMarker` is false.
      */
     protected def skipEndMarker(width: IndentWidth): Unit =
       if next.token == IDENTIFIER && next.name == nme.end then
@@ -348,8 +353,9 @@ object Scanners {
                 openEndMarkers = rest
                 checkAligned()
             case _ =>
-              lexical.println(i"misaligned end marker $tag, $width, $openEndMarkers")
-              errorButContinue("misaligned end marker", start)
+              if checkEndMarker
+                lexical.println(i"misaligned end marker $tag, $width, $openEndMarkers")
+                errorButContinue("misaligned end marker", start)
 
           val skipTo = lookahead.charOffset
           lookahead.nextToken()
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/CompilationTests.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/CompilationTests.scala
index d2b56a7d0731..cf50445a170b 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/CompilationTests.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/CompilationTests.scala
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ class CompilationTests extends ParallelTesting {
       compileFile("tests/pos-scala2/rewrites.scala", scala2CompatMode.and("-rewrite")).copyToTarget(),
       compileFile("tests/pos-special/utf8encoded.scala", explicitUTF8),
       compileFile("tests/pos-special/utf16encoded.scala", explicitUTF16),
-      compileFile("tests/pos-special/sourcepath/outer/Test.scala", defaultOptions.and("-sourcepath", "tests/pos-special/sourcepath")),
-      compileFile("tests/pos-special/sourcepath/outer/Test2.scala", defaultOptions.and("-sourcepath", "tests/pos-special/sourcepath")),
-      compileFile("tests/pos-special/sourcepath/outer/Test3.scala", defaultOptions.and("-sourcepath", "tests/pos-special/sourcepath")),
+      compileFilesInDir("tests/pos-special/sourcepath/outer", defaultOptions.and("-sourcepath", "tests/pos-special/sourcepath")),
       compileFile("tests/pos-special/sourcepath/outer/nested/Test4.scala", defaultOptions.and("-sourcepath", "tests/pos-special/sourcepath")),
       compileFilesInDir("tests/pos-special/fatal-warnings", defaultOptions.and("-Xfatal-warnings", "-feature")),
       compileFilesInDir("tests/pos-special/spec-t5545", defaultOptions),
diff --git a/tests/pos-special/sourcepath/outer/indent2.scala b/tests/pos-special/sourcepath/outer/indent2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..354b92601e05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos-special/sourcepath/outer/indent2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package outer
+import nested._
+
+object indent2 {
+  val x2: Int = indent1.inner.x
+  val y2: Int = indent1.y
+}
diff --git a/tests/pos-special/sourcepath/outer/nested/BC.scala b/tests/pos-special/sourcepath/outer/nested/BC.scala
index f6d0fedd4825..73c5416c6e9d 100644
--- a/tests/pos-special/sourcepath/outer/nested/BC.scala
+++ b/tests/pos-special/sourcepath/outer/nested/BC.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package outer.nested
 
 
-case class B(x: Int) extends A(x)
+case class B(override val x: Int) extends A(x)
 
 case class C(s: String) extends A(s.length)
diff --git a/tests/pos-special/sourcepath/outer/nested/indent1.scala b/tests/pos-special/sourcepath/outer/nested/indent1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..896ebedc8d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos-special/sourcepath/outer/nested/indent1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package outer
+package nested
+
+object indent1
+  object inner with
+    def x: Int = 1
+  end inner
+  val y: Int = 2
+end indent1