diff --git a/src/css/Stylesheet.ts b/src/css/Stylesheet.ts
index d0fcd10b70..5680ec4551 100644
--- a/src/css/Stylesheet.ts
+++ b/src/css/Stylesheet.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Rule {
 					code.overwrite(c, selector.node.start, separator);
 				}
 
-				selector.minify(code);
+				if (!cascade) selector.minify(code);
 				c = selector.node.end;
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/test/css/samples/combinator-child/_config.js b/test/css/samples/combinator-child/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b37866f9b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/css/samples/combinator-child/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default {
+	cascade: false
+};
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diff --git a/test/css/samples/combinator-child/expected.css b/test/css/samples/combinator-child/expected.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f2c64212e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/css/samples/combinator-child/expected.css
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.test[svelte-xyz]>div[svelte-xyz]{color:#0af}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/css/samples/combinator-child/expected.html b/test/css/samples/combinator-child/expected.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c726b2b537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/css/samples/combinator-child/expected.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div svelte-xyz="" class="test"><div svelte-xyz="">Testing...</div></div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/css/samples/combinator-child/input.html b/test/css/samples/combinator-child/input.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90e8fbe488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/css/samples/combinator-child/input.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<div class="test">
+	<div>
+		Testing...
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+	.test > div {
+		color: #0af;
+	}
+</style>