diff --git a/src/ast.ts b/src/ast.ts
index 44a40d6..1ed39e6 100644
--- a/src/ast.ts
+++ b/src/ast.ts
@@ -319,9 +319,17 @@ export function prettyPrint(ast: AST, indent = 0): string {
             return `${params} \\ ${body}`
         }
 
-        case 'record-access':
+        case 'record-access': {
             const field = needsQuotes(ast.field) ? `${JSON.stringify(ast.field)}` : ast.field;
-            return `${prettyPrint(ast.record, indent)}.${field}`;
+            const inner = prettyPrint(ast.record, indent);
+            const needsParens = ast.record.kind === 'apply' ||
+                                ast.record.kind === 'lambda' ||
+                                ast.record.kind === 'match' ||
+                                ast.record.kind === 'let' ||
+                                ast.record.kind === 'rebind';
+            return needsParens ? `(${inner}).${field}` : `${inner}.${field}`;
+            // return `${prettyPrint(ast.record, indent)}.${field}`;
+        }
 
         case 'record-update': {
             const updates = Object.entries(ast.updates)