diff --git a/crates/core/src/binding.rs b/crates/core/src/binding.rs
index f0f7d2d66..13e83f48d 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/binding.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/binding.rs
@@ -137,12 +137,22 @@ pub(crate) fn adjust_padding<'a>(
         };
         let mut result = String::new();
         let snippet = &src[range.start as usize..range.end as usize];
-        let mut lines = snippet.split('\n');
+        let mut lines = snippet.split('\n').peekable();
         // assumes codebase uses spaces for indentation
         let delta: isize = (new_padding as isize) - (pad_strip_amount as isize);
         let padding = " ".repeat(pad_strip_amount);
         let new_padding = " ".repeat(new_padding);
         let mut index = offset;
+        if src[newline_index.unwrap_or_default()..range.start as usize]
+            .trim()
+            .is_empty()
+            && lines.peek().is_some()
+        {
+            result.push('\n');
+            result.push_str(&new_padding);
+            adjust_ranges(substitutions, index, new_padding.len() as isize + 1);
+        }
+
         result.push_str(lines.next().unwrap_or_default());
         index += result.len();
         for line in lines {
diff --git a/crates/core/src/test.rs b/crates/core/src/test.rs
index b962029ca..d4a4e3767 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/test.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/test.rs
@@ -13608,3 +13608,34 @@ remove_unused_imports()"#
     })
     .unwrap();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn preserves_python_blocks() {
+    run_test_expected({
+        TestArgExpected {
+            pattern: r#"
+                |engine marzano(0.1)
+                |language python
+                |
+                |`def $method($args): $body` => `def $method($args): $body`
+                |"#
+            .trim_margin()
+            .unwrap(),
+            source: r#"
+                |def foo(args):
+                |    print("bar")
+                |    print("thing")
+                |"#
+            .trim_margin()
+            .unwrap(),
+            expected: r#"
+            |def foo(args):
+            | print("bar")
+            | print("thing")
+            |"#
+            .trim_margin()
+            .unwrap(),
+        }
+    })
+    .unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/vendor/tree-sitter-facade b/vendor/tree-sitter-facade
index a26c147ce..89e307176 160000
--- a/vendor/tree-sitter-facade
+++ b/vendor/tree-sitter-facade
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a26c147cea7049a5d2c42006499371b346b52648
+Subproject commit 89e307176a1e99504a2516ee6fdc066826aa7bfd