diff --git a/spyder/widgets/sourcecode/codeeditor.py b/spyder/widgets/sourcecode/codeeditor.py
index 885c41ffaba..70170da201a 100644
--- a/spyder/widgets/sourcecode/codeeditor.py
+++ b/spyder/widgets/sourcecode/codeeditor.py
@@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ def fix_indent(self, forward=True, comment_or_string=False):
                not prevtext.strip().startswith('#') and prevtext) or
                prevtext):
 
-                if not prevtext.strip().startswith('return') and \
+                if not "return" in prevtext.strip().split()[:1] and \
                     (prevtext.strip().endswith(')') or
                      prevtext.strip().endswith(']') or
                      prevtext.strip().endswith('}')):
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ def fix_indent(self, forward=True, comment_or_string=False):
                 (prevtext.endswith('continue') or
                  prevtext.endswith('break') or
                  prevtext.endswith('pass') or
-                 (prevtext.strip().startswith("return") and
+                 ("return" in prevtext.strip().split()[:1] and
                   len(re.split(r'\(|\{|\[', prevtext)) ==
                   len(re.split(r'\)|\}|\]', prevtext)))):
                 # Unindent
diff --git a/spyder/widgets/sourcecode/tests/test_autoindent.py b/spyder/widgets/sourcecode/tests/test_autoindent.py
index 32cfdeaf488..8a5d8fd9d70 100644
--- a/spyder/widgets/sourcecode/tests/test_autoindent.py
+++ b/spyder/widgets/sourcecode/tests/test_autoindent.py
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ def test_first_line():
         ("a = (a  #  some comment\n", "a = (a  #  some comment\n     ", "test_inline_comment"),
         ("len(a) == 1\n", "len(a) == 1\n", "test_balanced_brackets_not_ending_in_bracket"),
         ("x = f(\n", "x = f(\n      ", "test_short_open_bracket_not_hanging_indent"),
+        ("def some_func():\n    return 10\n", "def some_func():\n    return 10\n",
+         "test_return"),
+        ("def some_func():\n    returns = 10\n", "def some_func():\n    returns = 10\n    ",
+         "test_return_not_keyword"),
 
         pytest.mark.xfail(
             ("foo = 1  # Comment open parenthesis (\n",
@@ -194,6 +198,10 @@ def test_def_with_unindented_comment():
          "test_commented_brackets"),
         ("s = a[(a['a'] == l) & (a['a'] == 1)]['a']\n", "s = a[(a['a'] == l) & (a['a'] == 1)]['a']\n",
          "test_balanced_brackets"),
+        ("def some_func():\n\treturn 10\n", "def some_func():\n\treturn 10\n",
+         "test_return"),
+        ("def some_func():\n\treturns = 10\n", "def some_func():\n\treturns = 10\n\t",
+         "test_return_not_keyword"),
 
         # Failing test
         pytest.mark.xfail(