diff --git a/after/indent/javascript.vim b/after/indent/javascript.vim
index 51add1c..4f0124f 100644
--- a/after/indent/javascript.vim
+++ b/after/indent/javascript.vim
@@ -172,8 +172,20 @@ fu! VHTL_countMatches(string, pattern)
   endwhile
 endfu
 
+function! s:SynAt(l,c) " from $VIMRUNTIME/indent/javascript.vim
+  let byte = line2byte(a:l) + a:c - 1
+  let pos = index(s:synid_cache[0], byte)
+  if pos == -1
+    let s:synid_cache[:] += [[byte], [synIDattr(synID(a:l, a:c, 0), 'name')]]
+  endif
+  return s:synid_cache[1][pos]
+endfunction
+
 if exists('g:VHTL_debugging')
   set debug=msg " show errors in indentexpr
+  fu! SynAt(l,c)
+    return s:SynAt(a:l,a:c)
+  endfu
 endif
 fu! VHTL_debug(str)
   if exists('g:VHTL_debugging')
@@ -181,9 +193,182 @@ fu! VHTL_debug(str)
   endif
 endfu
 
+let s:StateClass={}
+fu! s:StateClass.new()
+  let l:instance = copy(self)
+  let l:instance.currLine = v:lnum
+  let l:instance.prevLine = prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1)
+  let l:instance.currSynstack = VHTL_SynSOL(l:instance.currLine)
+  let l:instance.prevSynstack = VHTL_SynEOL(l:instance.prevLine)
+  return l:instance
+endfu
+
+fu! s:StateClass.startsWithTemplateClose() dict
+  return (getline(self.currSynstack)) =~# '^\s*`'
+endfu
+
+fu! s:StateClass.closedJsExpression() dict
+  return VHTL_closesJsExpression(getline(self.prevLine))
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.closesJsExpression() dict
+  return VHTL_closesJsExpression(getline(self.currLine))
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.openedJsExpression() dict
+  return (VHTL_getBracketDepthChange(getline(self.prevLine)) > 0)
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.opensLitHtmlTemplate() dict
+  return VHTL_opensTemplate(getline(self.currLine))
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.openedLitHtmlTemplate() dict
+  return VHTL_opensTemplate(getline(self.prevLine))
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.closesLitHtmlTemplate() dict
+  return VHTL_closesTemplate(getline(self.currLine))
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.closedLitHtmlTemplate() dict
+  return VHTL_closesTemplate(getline(self.prevLine))
+endfu
+
+fu! s:StateClass.isInsideLitHtml() dict
+  return VHTL_isSynstackInsideLitHtml(self.currSynstack)
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.wasInsideLitHtml() dict
+  return VHTL_isSynstackInsideLitHtml(self.prevSynstack)
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.isInsideJsx() dict
+  return IsSynstackInsideJsx(self.currSynstack)
+endfu
+
+fu! s:StateClass.wasHtml() dict
+  return get(self.prevSynstack, -1) =~# '^html'
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.isHtml() dict
+  return get(self.currSynstack, -1) =~# '^html'
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.isLitHtmlRegionCloser() dict
+  return get(self.currSynstack, -1) ==# 'litHtmlRegion' && getline(self.currLine) =~# '^\s*`'
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.wasJs() dict
+  return get(self.prevSynstack, -1) =~# '^js'
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.isJsTemplateBrace() dict
+  return get(self.currSynstack, -1) ==# 'jsTemplateBraces'
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.wasJsTemplateBrace() dict
+  return get(self.prevSynstack, -1) ==# 'jsTemplateBraces'
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.isJs() dict
+  return get(self.currSynstack, -1) =~# '^js'
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.wasCss() dict
+  return get(self.prevSynstack, -1) =~# '^css'
+endfu
+fu! s:StateClass.isCss() dict
+  return get(self.currSynstack, -1) =~# '^css'
+endfu
+
+fu! s:StateClass.toStr() dict
+  return '{line ' . self.currLine . '}'
+endfu
+
+fu! s:SkipFuncJsTemplateBraces()
+  " let l:char = getline(line('.'))[col('.')-1]
+  let l:syntax = s:SynAt(line('.'), col('.'))
+  if (l:syntax != 'jsTemplateBraces')
+    return 1
+  endif
+endfu
+
+fu! s:SkipFuncLitHtmlRegion()
+  " let l:char = getline(line('.'))[col('.')-1]
+  let l:syntax = s:SynAt(line('.'), col('.'))
+  if (l:syntax != 'litHtmlRegion')
+    return 1
+  endif
+endfu
+
+fu! s:getCloseWordsLeftToRight(lineNum)
+  let l:line = getline(a:lineNum)
+
+  " The following regex converts a line to purely a list of closing words.
+  " Pretty cool but not useful
+  " echo split(getline(62), '.\{-}\ze\(}\|`\|<\/\w\+>\)')
+
+  let l:anyCloserWord =  '}\|`\|<\/\w\+>'
+
+
+  let l:index = 0
+  let l:closeWords = []
+  while v:true
+    let [l:term, l:index, l:trash] = matchstrpos(l:line, l:anyCloserWord, l:index)
+    if (l:index == -1)
+      break
+    else
+      let l:col = l:index + 1
+      call add(l:closeWords, [l:term, l:col])
+    endif
+    let l:index += 1
+  endwhile
+  return l:closeWords
+endfu
+
+fu! s:StateClass.getIndentDelta() dict
+  let l:closeWords = s:getCloseWordsLeftToRight(self.currLine)
+  if len(l:closeWords) == 0
+    return 0
+  endif
+  let [l:closeWord, l:col] = l:closeWords[0]
+  let l:syntax = s:SynAt(self.currLine, l:col)
+  if (l:syntax == 'htmlEndTag')
+    call VHTL_debug('indent_delta: html end tag')
+    return - &shiftwidth
+  endif
+  if (l:syntax == 'litHtmlRegion' && 'html`' != strpart(getline(self.currLine), l:col-5, len('html`')))
+    call VHTL_debug('indent_delta: end of litHtmlRegion')
+    return - &shiftwidth
+  endif
+  return 0
+endfu
+
+" html tag, html template, or js expression on previous line
+fu! s:StateClass.getIndentOfLastClose() dict
+
+  let l:closeWords = s:getCloseWordsLeftToRight(self.prevLine)
+
+  if (len(l:closeWords) == 0)
+    return -1
+  endif
+
+  for l:item in reverse(l:closeWords)
+    let [l:closeWord, l:col] = l:item
+    let l:syntax = s:SynAt(self.prevLine, l:col)
+    call cursor(self.prevLine, l:col) " sets start point for searchpair()
+    redraw
+    if ("}" == l:closeWord && l:syntax == 'jsTemplateBraces')
+      call searchpair('{', '', '}', 'b', 's:SkipFuncJsTemplateBraces()')
+      call VHTL_debug('js brace base indent')
+    elseif ("`" == l:closeWord && l:syntax == 'litHtmlRegion')
+      call searchpair('html`', '', '\(html\)\@<!`', 'b', 's:SkipFuncLitHtmlRegion()')
+      call VHTL_debug('lit html region base indent ')
+    elseif (l:syntax == 'htmlEndTag')
+      let l:openWord = substitute(substitute(l:closeWord, '/', '', ''), '>', '', '')
+      call searchpair(l:openWord, '', l:closeWord, 'b')
+      call VHTL_debug('html tag region base indent ')
+    else
+      call VHTL_debug("UNRECOGNIZED CLOSER SYNTAX: '" . l:syntax . "'")
+    endif
+    return indent(line('.')) " cursor was moved by searchpair()
+  endfor
+endfu
+
+" com! MyTest exec "call s:StateClass.new().getIndentOfLastClose()"
+
 " Dispatch to indent method for js/html (use custom rules for transitions
 " between syntaxes)
 fu! ComputeLitHtmlIndent()
+  let s:synid_cache = [[],[]]
+
+  let l:state = s:StateClass.new()
 
   " get most recent non-empty line
   let l:prev_lnum = prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1)
@@ -191,80 +376,47 @@ fu! ComputeLitHtmlIndent()
   let l:currLineSynstack = VHTL_SynSOL(v:lnum)
   let l:prevLineSynstack = VHTL_SynEOL(l:prev_lnum)
 
-  if (!VHTL_isSynstackInsideLitHtml(l:currLineSynstack) && !VHTL_isSynstackInsideLitHtml(l:prevLineSynstack))
-    call VHTL_debug('outside of litHtmlRegion')
+  if (!l:state.isInsideLitHtml() && !l:state.wasInsideLitHtml())
+    call VHTL_debug('outside of litHtmlRegion: ' . b:litHtmlOriginalIndentExpression)
+
+    if (exists('b:hi_indent') && has_key(b:hi_indent, 'blocklnr'))
+      call remove(b:hi_indent, 'blocklnr')
+       " This avoids a really weird behavior when indenting first line inside
+       " style tag and then indenting any normal javascript outside of
+       " lit-html region. 'blocklnr' is assigned to line number of <style>,
+       " which is then assigned to 'nest' inside vim-javascript's indent code.
+    endif
     return eval(b:litHtmlOriginalIndentExpression)
   endif
 
-
-  let l:wasCss = (IsSynstackCss(l:prevLineSynstack))
-
-  " We add an extra dedent for closing } brackets, as long as the matching {
-  " opener is not on the same line as an opening html`.
-  "
-  " This algorithm does not always work and must be rewritten (hopefully to
-  " something simpler)
-  let l:adjustForClosingBracket = 0
-  " if (!l:wasCss && VHTL_closesJsExpression(getline(l:prev_lnum)))
-  "   :exec 'normal! ' . l:prev_lnum . 'G0[{'
-  "   let l:lineWithOpenBracket = getline(line('.'))
-  "   if (!VHTL_opensTemplate(l:lineWithOpenBracket))
-  "     call VHTL_debug('adjusting for close bracket')
-  "     let l:adjustForClosingBracket = - &shiftwidth
-  "   endif
-  " endif
-
-  let l:wasHtml = (IsSynstackHtml(l:prevLineSynstack))
-  let l:isHtml  = (IsSynstackHtml(l:currLineSynstack))
-  let l:wasCss  = (IsSynstackCss(l:prevLineSynstack))
-  let l:isCss   = (IsSynstackCss(l:currLineSynstack))
-  let l:wasJs   = (IsSynstackJs(l:prevLineSynstack))
-  let l:isJs    = (IsSynstackJs(l:currLineSynstack))
-
-  " If a line starts with template close, it is dedented. If a line otherwise
-  " contains a template close, the NEXT line is dedented. Note that template
-  " closers can be balanced out by template openers.
-  if (VHTL_startsWithTemplateEnd(v:lnum))
-    call VHTL_debug('closed template at start ')
-    let l:result = indent(l:prev_lnum) - &shiftwidth
-    if (VHTL_closesJsExpression(getline(l:prev_lnum)))
-      call VHTL_debug('closed template at start and js expression')
-      let l:result -= &shiftwidth
-    endif
-    return l:result
+  if (l:state.openedLitHtmlTemplate())
+    call VHTL_debug('opened tagged template literal')
+    return indent(l:prev_lnum) + &shiftwidth
   endif
-  if (VHTL_opensTemplate(getline(l:prev_lnum)))
-    call VHTL_debug('opened template')
+
+  if (l:state.openedJsExpression())
+    call VHTL_debug('opened js expression')
     return indent(l:prev_lnum) + &shiftwidth
-  elseif (VHTL_closesTemplate(getline(l:prev_lnum)) && !VHTL_startsWithTemplateEnd(l:prev_lnum))
-    call VHTL_debug('closed template ' . l:adjustForClosingBracket)
-    let l:result = indent(l:prev_lnum) - &shiftwidth + l:adjustForClosingBracket
-    if (VHTL_closesTag(getline(v:lnum)))
-      call VHTL_debug('closed template and tag ' . l:adjustForClosingBracket)
-      let l:result -= &shiftwidth
-    endif
-    return l:result
-  elseif (l:isHtml && l:wasJs && VHTL_closesJsExpression(getline(l:prev_lnum)))
-    let l:result = indent(l:prev_lnum) - &shiftwidth
-    call VHTL_debug('closes expression')
-    if (VHTL_closesTag(getline(v:lnum)))
-      let l:result -= &shiftwidth
-      call VHTL_debug('closes expression and tag')
-    endif
-    return l:result
   endif
 
-  let l:isJsx  = (IsSynstackInsideJsx(l:currLineSynstack))
-  if (l:wasCss || l:isCss || l:wasHtml || l:isHtml) && !l:isJsx
-    call VHTL_debug('html indent ' . l:adjustForClosingBracket)
-    return HtmlIndent() + l:adjustForClosingBracket
+  if (l:state.wasJsTemplateBrace() || l:state.isLitHtmlRegionCloser())
+    " let l:indent_basis = previous matching js or template start
+    " let l:indent_delta = -1 for starting with closing tag, template, or expression
+    let l:indent_basis = l:state.getIndentOfLastClose()
+    if (l:indent_basis == -1)
+      call VHTL_debug("default to html indent because base indent not found")
+      return HtmlIndent()
+    endif
+    let l:indent_delta = l:state.getIndentDelta()
+    call VHTL_debug('indent delta ' . l:indent_delta)
+    call VHTL_debug('indent basis ' . l:indent_basis)
+    return l:indent_basis + l:indent_delta
   endif
 
-  if len(b:litHtmlOriginalIndentExpression)
-    call VHTL_debug('js indent ' . b:litHtmlOriginalIndentExpression)
+  if ((l:state.wasJs() && !l:state.wasJsTemplateBrace()) && (l:state.isJs() && !l:state.isJsTemplateBrace()))
     return eval(b:litHtmlOriginalIndentExpression)
-  else
-    call VHTL_debug('cindent should never happen')
-    return cindent(v:lnum)
   endif
+
+  call VHTL_debug('default to html indent')
+  return HtmlIndent()
 endfu
diff --git a/test/lit-html.vader b/test/lit-html.vader
index a7ba056..16e1086 100644
--- a/test/lit-html.vader
+++ b/test/lit-html.vader
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Before:
   set shiftwidth=2
   set expandtab
 
-Given javascript (xml in xml);
+Given javascript (html in html);
 html`
 <div>
 <div> </div>
@@ -213,6 +213,48 @@ Expect javascript:
     </div>
   `
 
+Given javascript (adjacent js expressions):
+  html`
+    ${console.log(null)}
+    ${console.log('this line should have equal indentation')}
+  `
+Do:
+  =G
+
+Expect javascript:
+  html`
+    ${console.log(null)}
+    ${console.log('this line should have equal indentation')}
+  `
+
+Given javascript(multiple dedents after closing js expression):
+  html`
+    <div>
+      ${ test 
+        ? html`<p>one</p>`
+        : html`
+          <p>
+            two
+          </p>`}
+    </div>
+    <span> dedent THRICE here </span>
+  `;
+
+Do:
+  =G
+
+Expect javascript:
+  html`
+    <div>
+      ${ test 
+        ? html`<p>one</p>`
+        : html`
+          <p>
+            two
+          </p>`}
+    </div>
+    <span> dedent THRICE here </span>
+  `;
 
 " " This test fails because vim-javascript doesn't correctly indent ternaries inside ${ }
 " Given javascript (subsequent templates):