diff --git a/crates/typst-library/src/model/outline.rs b/crates/typst-library/src/model/outline.rs
index 0db056e40..1214f2b0e 100644
--- a/crates/typst-library/src/model/outline.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-library/src/model/outline.rs
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ impl ShowSet for Packed<OutlineElem> {
         let mut out = Styles::new();
         out.set(HeadingElem::set_outlined(false));
         out.set(HeadingElem::set_numbering(None));
-        out.set(ParElem::set_first_line_indent(Em::new(0.0).into()));
         out.set(ParElem::set_justify(false));
         out.set(BlockElem::set_above(Smart::Custom(ParElem::leading_in(styles).into())));
         // Makes the outline itself available to its entries. Should be
diff --git a/tests/ref/outline-par.png b/tests/ref/outline-par.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04c63f62c
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/ref/outline-par.png differ
diff --git a/tests/suite/model/outline.typ b/tests/suite/model/outline.typ
index a755151d6..49fd7d7cb 100644
--- a/tests/suite/model/outline.typ
+++ b/tests/suite/model/outline.typ
@@ -242,6 +242,15 @@ A
 #outline(target: metadata)
 #metadata("hello")
 
+--- outline-par ---
+// Ensure that an outline does not produce paragraphs.
+#show par: highlight
+
+#outline()
+
+= A
+= B
+= C
 
 --- issue-2048-outline-multiline ---
 // Without the word joiner between the dots and the page number,