diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java
index 2e89d0d1055..2471bcbab6e 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/formatter/CodeFormatterVisitor.java
@@ -3090,6 +3090,10 @@ public class CodeFormatterVisitor extends CPPASTVisitor {
 		}
 		if (!endsWithMacroExpansion) {
 			formatClosingBrace(block_brace_position);
+		} else {
+			if (DefaultCodeFormatterConstants.NEXT_LINE_SHIFTED.equals(block_brace_position)) {
+				scribe.unIndent();
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CodeFormatterTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CodeFormatterTest.java
index 04e50ff1985..d15947cf68f 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CodeFormatterTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/ui/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/text/CodeFormatterTest.java
@@ -948,6 +948,58 @@ public class CodeFormatterTest extends BaseUITestCase {
 		assertFormatterResult();
 	}
 
+	//#define BLOCK { }
+	//#define DOIT1() { }
+	//#define DOIT2() do { } while(false)
+	//#define ALWAYS if(true)
+	//#define NEVER if(false)
+	//#define FOREVER for(;;)
+	//
+	//void foo() {
+	//	int i=0;
+	//  if (true) DOIT1();
+	//  if (true) DOIT2();
+	//	for (;;) BLOCK
+	//	ALWAYS BLOCK
+	//	NEVER FOREVER BLOCK
+	//	switch(i) {
+	//	case 0: BLOCK
+	//	}
+	//}
+
+	//#define BLOCK { }
+	//#define DOIT1() { }
+	//#define DOIT2() do { } while(false)
+	//#define ALWAYS if(true)
+	//#define NEVER if(false)
+	//#define FOREVER for(;;)
+	//
+	//void
+	//foo()
+	//{
+	//  int i = 0;
+	//  if (true)
+	//    DOIT1();
+	//  if (true)
+	//    DOIT2();
+	//  for (;;)
+	//    BLOCK
+	//  ALWAYS
+	//    BLOCK
+	//  NEVER
+	//    FOREVER
+	//      BLOCK
+	//  switch (i)
+	//    {
+	//  case 0:
+	//    BLOCK
+	//    }
+	//}
+	public void testCompoundStatementAsMacroGNU_Bug244928() throws Exception {
+		fOptions= DefaultCodeFormatterOptions.getGNUSettings().getMap();
+		assertFormatterResult();
+	}
+
 	//#define A (0)
 	//#define B (1)
 	//#define ARGS (A, B)