diff --git a/src/compose/resolve-props.ts b/src/compose/resolve-props.ts
index 4ecab4d7..20a1590e 100644
--- a/src/compose/resolve-props.ts
+++ b/src/compose/resolve-props.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export function resolveProps(
       case 'newline':
         if (atNewline) {
           if (comment) comment += token.source
-          else spaceBefore = true
+          else if (!found || indicator !== 'seq-item-ind') spaceBefore = true
         } else commentSep += token.source
         atNewline = true
         hasNewline = true
diff --git a/tests/doc/comments.ts b/tests/doc/comments.ts
index f9aa4fff..aca037ca 100644
--- a/tests/doc/comments.ts
+++ b/tests/doc/comments.ts
@@ -685,6 +685,29 @@ describe('blank lines', () => {
     expect(String(doc)).toBe('- a\n\n- b\n\n- c\n')
   })
 
+  test('between seq indicator and value (#590)', () => {
+    const src = source`
+      key:
+        -
+        - a
+
+        -
+        -
+          b
+    `
+    const doc = YAML.parseDocument(src)
+    expect(String(doc)).toBe(
+      source`
+        key:
+          -·
+          - a
+
+          -·
+          - b
+      `.replace(/·/g, ' ')
+    )
+  })
+
   test('between seq items with leading comments', () => {
     const src = source`
       #A