diff --git a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/RedundantBraces.scala b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/RedundantBraces.scala
index e426c33f76..79cffe8e9b 100644
--- a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/RedundantBraces.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/RedundantBraces.scala
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class RedundantBraces(ftoks: FormatTokens) extends FormatTokensRewrite.Rule {
     // single-arg apply of a partial function
     // a({ case b => c; d }) change to a { case b => c; d }
     def lpPartialFunction = rtOwner match {
-      case ta @ Term.ArgClause(arg :: Nil, _) =>
+      case ta @ Term.ArgClause(arg :: Nil, _) if !ta.parent.exists(_.is[Init]) =>
         getOpeningParen(ta).map { lp =>
           val ko = lp.ne(rt) || getBlockNestedPartialFunction(arg).isEmpty
           if (ko) null else removeToken
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/src/test/resources/rewrite/RedundantBraces.stat b/scalafmt-tests/src/test/resources/rewrite/RedundantBraces.stat
index cd9420c10d..9311c0bafd 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/src/test/resources/rewrite/RedundantBraces.stat
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/src/test/resources/rewrite/RedundantBraces.stat
@@ -1389,6 +1389,4 @@ object A:
 <<< ONLY #3540
 object Bar extends Foo[(Int, String)]({ case (i, s) => () })
 >>>
-test does not parse
-object Bar extends Foo[(Int, String)] { case (i, s) => () }
-                                      ^
+object Bar extends Foo[(Int, String)]({ case (i, s) => () })