diff --git a/src/parser.mjs b/src/parser.mjs
index 8df49870d..60a90f850 100644
--- a/src/parser.mjs
+++ b/src/parser.mjs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function parse(text, opts) {
 
   // Todo https://github.com/glayzzle/php-parser/issues/170
   text = text.replace(/\?>\n<\?/g, "?>\n___PSEUDO_INLINE_PLACEHOLDER___<?");
+  text = text.replace(/\?><\?/g, "?>___PSEUDO_INLINE_PLACEHOLDER___<?");
 
   // initialize a new parser instance
   const parser = new engine({
diff --git a/tests/echo-adjacent/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.mjs.snap b/tests/echo-adjacent/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.mjs.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b92bf5eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/echo-adjacent/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.mjs.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://jestjs.io/docs/snapshot-testing
+
+exports[`adjacent.php 1`] = `
+====================================options=====================================
+parsers: ["php"]
+printWidth: 80
+                                                                                | printWidth
+=====================================input======================================
+<?= $var1 ?><?= $var2 ?>
+<?= $var1 ?><?= $var2 ?><?= $var3 ?>
+<?php $a = 1; ?><?= $b ?>
+<?= $a ?><?php echo $b; ?>
+X<?= $a ?><?php $b = 1; ?>
+<?= $a ?><?= $b ?> text
+
+=====================================output=====================================
+<?= $var1 ?><?= $var2 ?>
+<?= $var1 ?><?= $var2 ?><?= $var3 ?>
+<?php $a = 1; ?><?= $b ?>
+<?= $a ?><?php echo $b; ?>
+X<?= $a ?><?php $b = 1; ?>
+<?= $a ?><?= $b ?> text
+
+================================================================================
+`;
+
+exports[`alternate.php 1`] = `
+====================================options=====================================
+parsers: ["php"]
+printWidth: 80
+                                                                                | printWidth
+=====================================input======================================
+<?php if ($c): ?><?= $b ?><?php endif; ?>
+
+=====================================output=====================================
+<?php if ($c): ?><?= $b ?><?php endif; ?>
+
+================================================================================
+`;
diff --git a/tests/echo-adjacent/adjacent.php b/tests/echo-adjacent/adjacent.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68bda1440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/echo-adjacent/adjacent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?= $var1 ?><?= $var2 ?>
+<?= $var1 ?><?= $var2 ?><?= $var3 ?>
+<?php $a = 1; ?><?= $b ?>
+<?= $a ?><?php echo $b; ?>
+X<?= $a ?><?php $b = 1; ?>
+<?= $a ?><?= $b ?> text
diff --git a/tests/echo-adjacent/alternate.php b/tests/echo-adjacent/alternate.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf7f89aca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/echo-adjacent/alternate.php
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<?php if ($c): ?><?= $b ?><?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/tests/echo-adjacent/jsfmt.spec.mjs b/tests/echo-adjacent/jsfmt.spec.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8829c872f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/echo-adjacent/jsfmt.spec.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+run_spec(import.meta, ["php"]);