diff --git a/decode_test.go b/decode_test.go
index 6b99879b..8ed7652f 100644
--- a/decode_test.go
+++ b/decode_test.go
@@ -647,6 +647,23 @@ merge:
 			"v: [A,1,C]",
 			map[string]interface{}{"v": []interface{}{"A", 1, "C"}},
 		},
+		{
+			"v: [a: b, c: d]",
+			map[string]any{"v": []any{
+				map[string]any{"a": "b"},
+				map[string]any{"c": "d"},
+			}},
+		},
+		{
+			"v: [{a: b}, {c: d, e: f}]",
+			map[string]any{"v": []any{
+				map[string]any{"a": "b"},
+				map[string]any{
+					"c": "d",
+					"e": "f",
+				},
+			}},
+		},
 
 		// Block sequence
 		{
diff --git a/parser/parser.go b/parser/parser.go
index a3918fd7..49334a2a 100644
--- a/parser/parser.go
+++ b/parser/parser.go
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ func (p *parser) validateMapKeyValueNextToken(ctx *context, keyTk, tk *Token) er
 	if tk.Column() <= keyTk.Column() {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if ctx.isFlow && tk.Type() == token.CollectEntryType {
+	if ctx.isFlow && (tk.Type() == token.CollectEntryType || tk.Type() == token.SequenceEndType) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	// a: b