diff --git a/lib/6to5/generation/node.js b/lib/6to5/generation/node.js
index b1f8c84ad4..3793d35095 100644
--- a/lib/6to5/generation/node.js
+++ b/lib/6to5/generation/node.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Node.whitespace = {
   ForStatement: 1,
   SwitchStatement: 1,
   IfStatement: { before: 1 },
-  Property: { before: 1 },
+  //Property: { before: 1 },
   Literal: { after: 1 }
 };
 
@@ -68,13 +68,20 @@ Node.prototype.isUserWhitespacable = function () {
 };
 
 Node.prototype.needsWhitespace = function (type) {
-  var node = this.node;
+  var parent = this.parent;
+  var node   = this.node;
   if (!node) return 0;
 
   if (t.isExpressionStatement(node)) {
     node = node.expression;
   }
 
+  if (type === "before") {
+    if (t.isProperty(node) && parent.properties[0] === node) {
+      return 1;
+    }
+  }
+
   if (type === "after") {
     if (t.isCallExpression(node)) {
       return 1;
@@ -120,7 +127,7 @@ Node.prototype.needsWhitespaceAfter = function () {
   return this.needsWhitespace("after");
 };
 
-Node.prototype.needsParans = function () {
+Node.prototype.needsParens = function () {
   var parent = this.parent;
   var node = this.node;