diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Parser.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Parser.php
index 01c6687f4af8..2771f51fd29e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Parser.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Parser.php
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ public function parse($value, $exceptionOnInvalidType = false, $objectSupport =
                     $data[] = $parser->parse($this->getNextEmbedBlock(null, true), $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
                 } else {
                     if (isset($values['leadspaces'])
-                        && ' ' == $values['leadspaces']
                         && preg_match('#^(?P<key>'.Inline::REGEX_QUOTED_STRING.'|[^ \'"\{\[].*?) *\:(\s+(?P<value>.+?))?\s*$#u', $values['value'], $matches)
                     ) {
                         // this is a compact notation element, add to next block and parse
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ public function parse($value, $exceptionOnInvalidType = false, $objectSupport =
 
                         $block = $values['value'];
                         if ($this->isNextLineIndented()) {
-                            $block .= "\n".$this->getNextEmbedBlock($this->getCurrentLineIndentation() + 2);
+                            $block .= "\n".$this->getNextEmbedBlock($this->getCurrentLineIndentation() + strlen($values['leadspaces']) + 1);
                         }
 
                         $data[] = $parser->parse($block, $exceptionOnInvalidType, $objectSupport);
@@ -313,7 +312,14 @@ private function getNextEmbedBlock($indentation = null, $inSequence = false)
             $newIndent = $indentation;
         }
 
-        $data = array(substr($this->currentLine, $newIndent));
+        $data = array();
+        if ($this->getCurrentLineIndentation() >= $newIndent) {
+            $data[] = substr($this->currentLine, $newIndent);
+        } else {
+            $this->moveToPreviousLine();
+
+            return;
+        }
 
         if ($inSequence && $oldLineIndentation === $newIndent && '-' === $data[0][0]) {
             // the previous line contained a dash but no item content, this line is a sequence item with the same indentation
@@ -336,7 +342,7 @@ private function getNextEmbedBlock($indentation = null, $inSequence = false)
                 $removeComments = !preg_match($removeCommentsPattern, $this->currentLine);
             }
 
-            if ($isItUnindentedCollection && !$this->isStringUnIndentedCollectionItem($this->currentLine)) {
+            if ($isItUnindentedCollection && !$this->isStringUnIndentedCollectionItem($this->currentLine) && $newIndent === $indent) {
                 $this->moveToPreviousLine();
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/Fixtures/unindentedCollections.yml b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/Fixtures/unindentedCollections.yml
index fd8ad7ed448d..0c96108e9911 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/Fixtures/unindentedCollections.yml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/Fixtures/unindentedCollections.yml
@@ -60,3 +60,23 @@ yaml: |
         foo: bar
 php: |
     array('collection' => array('key' => array('a', 'b', 'c'), 'foo' => 'bar'))
+---
+test: Shortcut Key after unindented collection
+brief: >
+    Key/value after unindented collection
+yaml: |
+    collection:
+    - key: foo
+      foo: bar
+php: |
+    array('collection' => array(array('key' => 'foo', 'foo' => 'bar')))
+---
+test: Shortcut Key after unindented collection with custom spaces
+brief: >
+    Key/value after unindented collection
+yaml: |
+    collection:
+    -  key: foo
+       foo: bar
+php: |
+    array('collection' => array(array('key' => 'foo', 'foo' => 'bar')))
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/ParserTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/ParserTest.php
index 5bda9c3be5ef..aca190ac8b16 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/ParserTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Yaml/Tests/ParserTest.php
@@ -475,6 +475,22 @@ public function testUnindentedCollectionException()
 -item2
 -item3
 
+EOF;
+
+        $this->parser->parse($yaml);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Yaml\Exception\ParseException
+     */
+    public function testShortcutKeyUnindentedCollectionException()
+    {
+        $yaml = <<<EOF
+
+collection:
+-  key: foo
+  foo: bar
+
 EOF;
 
         $this->parser->parse($yaml);