diff --git a/src/parse/read/expression.js b/src/parse/read/expression.js
index 7aa34b9bdc..384e56fd91 100644
--- a/src/parse/read/expression.js
+++ b/src/parse/read/expression.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default function readExpression ( parser ) {
 	parser.index = start;
 
 	try {
-		const node = parseExpressionAt( parser.template, parser.index );
+		const node = parseExpressionAt( parser.template, parser.index, { preserveParens: true } );
 		parser.index = node.end;
 
 		return node;
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/paren-wrapped-expressions/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/paren-wrapped-expressions/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b784625ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/paren-wrapped-expressions/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+export default {
+	data: {
+		a: 'foo',
+		b: true,
+		c: [ 1, 2, 3 ],
+	},
+
+	html: `
+		<span>foo</span>
+		<span class="foo"></span>
+		<span>true</span>
+		<span>1</span>
+		<span>2</span>
+		<span>3</span>
+	`
+};
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/paren-wrapped-expressions/main.html b/test/runtime/samples/paren-wrapped-expressions/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec4b4152c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/paren-wrapped-expressions/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<span>{{ (a) }}</span>
+<span class='{{ (a) }}'></span>
+{{#if (b) }}
+	<span>true</span>
+{{/if}}
+{{#each (c) as x}}
+	<span>{{x}}</span>
+{{/each}}