diff --git a/src/parser/expression.js b/src/parser/expression.js
index 55fa1619f4..0cc3852b0b 100644
--- a/src/parser/expression.js
+++ b/src/parser/expression.js
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ pp.parseObj = function (isPattern, refShorthandDefaultPos) {
       if (isGenerator) this.unexpected();
 
       let asyncId = this.parseIdentifier();
-      if (this.match(tt.colon) || this.match(tt.parenL) || this.match(tt.braceR) || this.match(tt.eq)) {
+      if (this.match(tt.colon) || this.match(tt.parenL) || this.match(tt.braceR) || this.match(tt.eq) || this.match(tt.comma)) {
         prop.key = asyncId;
       } else {
         isAsync = true;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es2015/regression/186/actual.js b/test/fixtures/es2015/regression/186/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21a2ca9b13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es2015/regression/186/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+const x = {async};
diff --git a/test/fixtures/es2015/regression/186/expected.json b/test/fixtures/es2015/regression/186/expected.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..586102cb02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/es2015/regression/186/expected.json
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start": 0,
+  "end": 18,
+  "loc": {
+    "start": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 0
+    },
+    "end": {
+      "line": 1,
+      "column": 18
+    }
+  },
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start": 0,
+    "end": 18,
+    "loc": {
+      "start": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 0
+      },
+      "end": {
+        "line": 1,
+        "column": 18
+      }
+    },
+    "sourceType": "script",
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "VariableDeclaration",
+        "start": 0,
+        "end": 18,
+        "loc": {
+          "start": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 0
+          },
+          "end": {
+            "line": 1,
+            "column": 18
+          }
+        },
+        "declarations": [
+          {
+            "type": "VariableDeclarator",
+            "start": 6,
+            "end": 17,
+            "loc": {
+              "start": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 6
+              },
+              "end": {
+                "line": 1,
+                "column": 17
+              }
+            },
+            "id": {
+              "type": "Identifier",
+              "start": 6,
+              "end": 7,
+              "loc": {
+                "start": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 6
+                },
+                "end": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 7
+                },
+                "identifierName": "x"
+              },
+              "name": "x"
+            },
+            "init": {
+              "type": "ObjectExpression",
+              "start": 10,
+              "end": 17,
+              "loc": {
+                "start": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 10
+                },
+                "end": {
+                  "line": 1,
+                  "column": 17
+                }
+              },
+              "properties": [
+                {
+                  "type": "ObjectProperty",
+                  "start": 11,
+                  "end": 16,
+                  "loc": {
+                    "start": {
+                      "line": 1,
+                      "column": 11
+                    },
+                    "end": {
+                      "line": 1,
+                      "column": 16
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "method": false,
+                  "shorthand": true,
+                  "key": {
+                    "type": "Identifier",
+                    "start": 11,
+                    "end": 16,
+                    "loc": {
+                      "start": {
+                        "line": 1,
+                        "column": 11
+                      },
+                      "end": {
+                        "line": 1,
+                        "column": 16
+                      },
+                      "identifierName": "async"
+                    },
+                    "name": "async"
+                  },
+                  "value": {
+                    "type": "Identifier",
+                    "start": 11,
+                    "end": 16,
+                    "loc": {
+                      "start": {
+                        "line": 1,
+                        "column": 11
+                      },
+                      "end": {
+                        "line": 1,
+                        "column": 16
+                      },
+                      "identifierName": "async"
+                    },
+                    "name": "async"
+                  },
+                  "extra": {
+                    "shorthand": true
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "kind": "const"
+      }
+    ],
+    "directives": []
+  }
+}
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