diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsautocompleter.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsautocompleter.cpp
index 51fae0ce5a9..c3aca424933 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsautocompleter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljsautocompleter.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ QString AutoCompleter::insertMatchingBrace(const QTextCursor &cursor,
         return QString(QLatin1Char(']'));
 
     case '{':
-        return QString(); // nothing to do.
+        return QString(QLatin1Char('}'));
 
     case ')':
     case ']':