diff --git a/src/document/katedocument.h b/src/document/katedocument.h
--- a/src/document/katedocument.h
+++ b/src/document/katedocument.h
@@ -1400,11 +1400,11 @@
     /**
      * current autobrace range
      */
-    QSharedPointer<KTextEditor::MovingRange> m_currentAutobraceRange;
+    QList<QSharedPointer<KTextEditor::MovingRange>> m_currentAutobraceRanges;
     /**
      * current autobrace closing character (e.g. ']')
      */
-    QChar m_currentAutobraceClosingChar;
+    QList<QChar> m_currentAutobraceClosingChars;
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void checkCursorForAutobrace(KTextEditor::View* view, const KTextEditor::Cursor& newPos);
diff --git a/src/document/katedocument.cpp b/src/document/katedocument.cpp
--- a/src/document/katedocument.cpp
+++ b/src/document/katedocument.cpp
@@ -3026,9 +3026,10 @@
         /**
          * closing bracket for the autobracket we inserted earlier?
          */
-        if (m_currentAutobraceClosingChar == typedChar && m_currentAutobraceRange) {
+        if (m_currentAutobraceClosingChars.back() == typedChar && !m_currentAutobraceRanges.empty()) {
             // do nothing
-            m_currentAutobraceRange.reset(nullptr);
+            m_currentAutobraceRanges.pop_back();
+            m_currentAutobraceClosingChars.pop_back();
             view->cursorRight();
             return true;
         }
@@ -3146,15 +3147,16 @@
                 insertText(view->cursorPosition(), QString(closingBracket));
                 const auto insertedAt(view->cursorPosition());
                 view->setCursorPosition(cursorPos);
-                m_currentAutobraceRange.reset(newMovingRange({cursorPos - Cursor{0, 1}, insertedAt},
-                                                            KTextEditor::MovingRange::DoNotExpand));
+                QSharedPointer<KTextEditor::MovingRange> newRange(newMovingRange({cursorPos - Cursor{0, 1}, insertedAt},
+                                                                                 KTextEditor::MovingRange::DoNotExpand));
+                m_currentAutobraceRanges.push_back(newRange);
                 connect(view, &View::cursorPositionChanged,
                         this, &DocumentPrivate::checkCursorForAutobrace, Qt::UniqueConnection);
 
                 // add bracket to chars inserted! needed for correct signals + indent
                 chars.append(closingBracket);
             }
-            m_currentAutobraceClosingChar = closingBracket;
+            m_currentAutobraceClosingChars.push_back(closingBracket);
         }
 
         // end edit session here, to have updated HL in userTypedChar!
@@ -3177,8 +3179,9 @@
 }
 
 void KTextEditor::DocumentPrivate::checkCursorForAutobrace(KTextEditor::View*, const KTextEditor::Cursor& newPos) {
-    if ( m_currentAutobraceRange && ! m_currentAutobraceRange->toRange().contains(newPos) ) {
-        m_currentAutobraceRange.clear();
+    while ( !m_currentAutobraceRanges.empty() && !m_currentAutobraceRanges.back()->toRange().contains(newPos) ) {
+        m_currentAutobraceRanges.pop_back();
+        m_currentAutobraceClosingChars.pop_back();
     }
 }
 
@@ -3335,12 +3338,11 @@
             }
         }
     }
-    if ( m_currentAutobraceRange ) {
-        const auto r = m_currentAutobraceRange->toRange();
+    if ( !m_currentAutobraceRanges.empty() ) {
+        const auto r = m_currentAutobraceRanges.back()->toRange();
         if ( r.columnWidth() == 1 && view->cursorPosition() == r.start() ) {
             // start parenthesis removed and range length is 1, remove end as well
             del(view, view->cursorPosition());
-            m_currentAutobraceRange.clear();
         }
     }
 }