diff --git a/Libraries/LibJS/Parser.cpp b/Libraries/LibJS/Parser.cpp
index b2e592135898..80c528afd7fd 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibJS/Parser.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibJS/Parser.cpp
@@ -2019,7 +2019,6 @@ NonnullRefPtr<ObjectExpression const> Parser::parse_object_expression()
 
             if (lookahead_token.type() != TokenType::ParenOpen && lookahead_token.type() != TokenType::Colon
                 && lookahead_token.type() != TokenType::Comma && lookahead_token.type() != TokenType::CurlyClose
-                && lookahead_token.type() != TokenType::Async
                 && !lookahead_token.trivia_contains_line_terminator()) {
                 consume(TokenType::Async);
                 function_kind = FunctionKind::Async;
diff --git a/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/object-basic.js b/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/object-basic.js
index 01e7b369557c..0dfae4ce1a31 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/object-basic.js
+++ b/Libraries/LibJS/Tests/object-basic.js
@@ -207,6 +207,15 @@ describe("shorthanded properties with special names", () => {
     });
 
     test("async functions as properties", () => {
+        expect("({ async async() {} });").toEval();
+        expect('"use strict"; ({ async async() {} });').toEval();
+
+        expect("({ async async });").not.toEval();
+        expect("({ async async, });").not.toEval();
+        expect("({ async async() });").not.toEval();
+        expect("({ async async: 0 });").not.toEval();
+        expect("({ async async = 0 });").not.toEval();
+
         expect("({ async foo });").not.toEval();
         expect("({ async foo, });").not.toEval();
         expect("({ async foo() });").not.toEval();