diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc
index fa88d2e9b1d3f7bceb275da21b9db2ab6075c8a1..c0d56eb941a217031ef9efdb2111de4e8b634b98 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ final_reordering_syllable (hb_buffer_t *buffer,
        default:
        case HB_SCRIPT_DEVANAGARI:
        case HB_SCRIPT_GUJARATI:
+       case HB_SCRIPT_SINHALA:
 	 reph_pos = REPH_BEFORE_POSTSCRIPT;
 	 break;