diff --git a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsreformatter.cpp b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsreformatter.cpp
index e95ff2f3394..3d838651e24 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsreformatter.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljs/qmljsreformatter.cpp
@@ -914,7 +914,8 @@ protected:
 
     bool visit(VariableStatement *ast) override
     {
-        out("var ", ast->declarationKindToken);
+        out(ast->declarationKindToken);
+        out(" ");
         accept(ast->declarations);
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/tests/auto/qml/reformatter/jssyntax.js b/tests/auto/qml/reformatter/jssyntax.js
index 5ef1a2adcd6..9fd8b38a563 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qml/reformatter/jssyntax.js
+++ b/tests/auto/qml/reformatter/jssyntax.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 var x
 var y = 12
 
+var a_var = 1
+let a_let = 2
+const a_const = 3
+
 function foo(a, b) {
     x = 15
     x += 4