diff --git a/src/asm/lexer.c b/src/asm/lexer.c
index 5e82352a..ee391b43 100644
--- a/src/asm/lexer.c
+++ b/src/asm/lexer.c
@@ -666,6 +666,11 @@ size_t yylex_ReadBracketedSymbol(char *dest, size_t index)
 				i += length;
 			else
 				fatalerror("Illegal character escape '%c'", ch);
+		} else if (ch == '{') {
+			/* Handle nested symbols */
+			++pLexBuffer;
+			i += yylex_ReadBracketedSymbol(sym, i);
+			--pLexBuffer;
 		} else if (ch == ':' && !mode) { /* Only grab 1st colon */
 			/* Use a whitelist of modes, which does prevent the
 			 * use of some features such as precision,
diff --git a/test/asm/nested-brackets.asm b/test/asm/nested-brackets.asm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0823286a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/asm/nested-brackets.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+STRING equs "OK"
+WRAPPER equs "TRIN"
+	PRINTT "{S{WRAPPER}G}\n"
+
+	PRINTT "{S{WRAPPER}G"
diff --git a/test/asm/nested-brackets.out b/test/asm/nested-brackets.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..feea079a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/asm/nested-brackets.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ERROR: nested-brackets.asm(5):
+    Missing }
+OK