diff --git a/custom/4coder_auto_indent.cpp b/custom/4coder_auto_indent.cpp
index e34efdb1..f6460cd0 100644
--- a/custom/4coder_auto_indent.cpp
+++ b/custom/4coder_auto_indent.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ get_indentation_array(Application_Links *app, Arena *arena, Buffer_ID buffer, Ra
                         if (nest != 0){
                             following_indent = nest->indent;
                         }
-                        ignore_unfinished_statement = true;
+                        //ignore_unfinished_statement = true;
                     }break;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/custom/4coder_code_index.cpp b/custom/4coder_code_index.cpp
index 2e7d0fcc..ff9c6731 100644
--- a/custom/4coder_code_index.cpp
+++ b/custom/4coder_code_index.cpp
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ struct: "struct" <identifier> $(";" | "{")
 union: "union" <identifier> $(";" | "{")
 enum: "enum" <identifier> $(";" | "{")
 typedef: "typedef" [* - (<identifier> (";" | "("))] <identifier> $(";" | "(")
-function: <identifier> >"(" [* - ("(" | ")" | "{" | "}" | ";")] ")" ("{" | ";")
+function: <identifier> >"(" ["(" ")" | * - ("(" | ")")] ")" ("{" | ";")
 
 #endif
 
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ cpp_parse_function(Code_Index_File *index, Generic_Parse_State *state, Code_Inde
     Token *reset_point = peek;
     if (peek != 0 && peek->sub_kind == TokenCppKind_ParenOp){
         b32 at_paren_close = false;
+        i32 paren_nest_level = 0;
         for (; peek != 0;){
             generic_parse_inc(state);
             generic_parse_skip_soft_tokens(index, state);
@@ -367,15 +368,17 @@ cpp_parse_function(Code_Index_File *index, Generic_Parse_State *state, Code_Inde
                 break;
             }
             
-            if (peek->kind == TokenBaseKind_ParentheticalOpen ||
-                     peek->kind == TokenBaseKind_ScopeOpen ||
-                     peek->kind == TokenBaseKind_ScopeClose ||
-                     peek->kind == TokenBaseKind_StatementClose){
-                break;
+            if (peek->kind == TokenBaseKind_ParentheticalOpen){
+                paren_nest_level += 1;
             }
-            if (peek->kind == TokenBaseKind_ParentheticalClose){
-                at_paren_close = true;
-                break;
+            else if (peek->kind == TokenBaseKind_ParentheticalClose){
+                if (paren_nest_level > 0){
+                    paren_nest_level -= 1;
+                }
+                else{
+                    at_paren_close = true;
+                    break;
+                }
             }
         }
         
@@ -386,7 +389,7 @@ cpp_parse_function(Code_Index_File *index, Generic_Parse_State *state, Code_Inde
             if (peek != 0 &&
                 peek->kind == TokenBaseKind_ScopeOpen ||
                 peek->kind == TokenBaseKind_StatementClose){
-        index_new_note(index, state, Ii64(token), CodeIndexNote_Function, parent);
+                index_new_note(index, state, Ii64(token), CodeIndexNote_Function, parent);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -573,15 +576,22 @@ generic_parse_scope(Code_Index_File *index, Generic_Parse_State *state){
             continue;
         }
         
+        if (token->kind == TokenBaseKind_ParentheticalClose){
+            generic_parse_inc(state);
+            continue;
+        }
+        
         if (token->kind == TokenBaseKind_ParentheticalOpen){
             Code_Index_Nest *nest = generic_parse_paren(index, state);
             nest->parent = result;
             code_index_push_nest(&result->nest_list, nest);
-            continue;
-        }
-        
-        if (token->kind == TokenBaseKind_ParentheticalClose){
-            generic_parse_inc(state);
+            
+            // NOTE(allen): after a parenthetical group we consider ourselves immediately
+            // transitioning into a statement
+            nest = generic_parse_statement(index, state);
+            nest->parent = result;
+            code_index_push_nest(&result->nest_list, nest);
+            
             continue;
         }
         
diff --git a/custom/generated/command_metadata.h b/custom/generated/command_metadata.h
index cc473ae3..a1d0cdde 100644
--- a/custom/generated/command_metadata.h
+++ b/custom/generated/command_metadata.h
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static Command_Metadata fcoder_metacmd_table[229] = {
 { PROC_LINKS(toggle_mouse, 0), false, "toggle_mouse", 12, "Toggles the mouse suppression mode, see suppress_mouse and allow_mouse.", 71, "w:\\4ed\\code\\custom\\4coder_default_framework.cpp", 47, 415 },
 { PROC_LINKS(toggle_paren_matching_helper, 0), false, "toggle_paren_matching_helper", 28, "In code files matching parentheses pairs are colored with distinguishing colors.", 80, "w:\\4ed\\code\\custom\\4coder_default_framework.cpp", 47, 445 },
 { PROC_LINKS(toggle_show_whitespace, 0), false, "toggle_show_whitespace", 22, "Toggles the current buffer's whitespace visibility status.", 58, "w:\\4ed\\code\\custom\\4coder_base_commands.cpp", 43, 710 },
-{ PROC_LINKS(toggle_virtual_whitespace, 0), false, "toggle_virtual_whitespace", 25, "Toggles the current buffer's virtual whitespace status.", 55, "w:\\4ed\\code\\custom\\4coder_code_index.cpp", 40, 1160 },
+{ PROC_LINKS(toggle_virtual_whitespace, 0), false, "toggle_virtual_whitespace", 25, "Toggles the current buffer's virtual whitespace status.", 55, "w:\\4ed\\code\\custom\\4coder_code_index.cpp", 40, 1170 },
 { PROC_LINKS(tutorial_maximize, 0), false, "tutorial_maximize", 17, "Expand the tutorial window", 26, "w:\\4ed\\code\\custom\\4coder_tutorial.cpp", 38, 20 },
 { PROC_LINKS(tutorial_minimize, 0), false, "tutorial_minimize", 17, "Shrink the tutorial window", 26, "w:\\4ed\\code\\custom\\4coder_tutorial.cpp", 38, 34 },
 { PROC_LINKS(uncomment_line, 0), false, "uncomment_line", 14, "If present, delete '//' at the beginning of the line after leading whitespace.", 78, "w:\\4ed\\code\\custom\\4coder_combined_write_commands.cpp", 53, 137 },