diff --git a/ShellCheck/Parser.hs b/ShellCheck/Parser.hs
index 00a84f8..e09b65c 100644
--- a/ShellCheck/Parser.hs
+++ b/ShellCheck/Parser.hs
@@ -1199,11 +1199,24 @@ readPattern = (readNormalWord `thenSkip` spacing) `sepBy1` (char '|' `thenSkip`
 
 readCompoundCommand = do
     id <- getNextId
-    cmd <- choice [ readBraceGroup, readArithmeticExpression, readSubshell, readCondition, readWhileClause, readUntilClause, readIfClause, readForClause, readCaseClause, readFunctionDefinition]
+    -- This is all Bash specific. fi } fails, but ) } works.
+    cmd <- do 
+            x <- needsSeparator
+            return (True, x)
+          <|> do
+            x <- noSeparator
+            return (False, x)
     spacing
     redirs <- many readIoRedirect
-    return $ T_Redirecting id redirs $ cmd
+    when (fst cmd) $ optional $ do
+        try . lookAhead $ (spacing >> g_Rbrace)
+        parseProblem WarningC "Bash requires semicolon or linefeed before the } here."
 
+    return $ T_Redirecting id redirs $ snd cmd
+
+  where
+        needsSeparator = choice [ readArithmeticExpression, readCondition, readWhileClause, readUntilClause, readIfClause, readForClause, readCaseClause]
+        noSeparator = choice [ readBraceGroup, readSubshell, readFunctionDefinition]
 
 readCompoundList = readTerm