diff --git a/lib/6to5/generation/node.js b/lib/6to5/generation/node.js
index 3793d35095..e2ec453297 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/generation/node.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/generation/node.js
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ Node.prototype.needsWhitespace = function (type) {
     if (t.isProperty(node) && parent.properties[0] === node) {
       return 1;
     }
+
+    if (t.isSwitchCase(node) && parent.cases[0] === node) {
+      return 1;
+    }
   }
 
   if (type === "after") {