diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c198abdfd..554a0d367 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Bugs
    .taskrc file (thanks to Pietro Cerutti).
 
 Features
+ + The 'projects' command now outputs abstract parents and reduces
+   repetition by not printing parent names in front of children names.
  + Added Feature #1069, which gives a clearer error when a UDA
    is added without the uda.<uda-name>.type variable.
  + Added framework for testing bash autocompletion.
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdProjects.cpp b/src/commands/CmdProjects.cpp
index 9c1978c03..b2d9c5895 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdProjects.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdProjects.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #define L10N                                           // Localization complete.
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <Context.h>
 #include <ViewText.h>
@@ -119,9 +120,22 @@ int CmdProjects::execute (std::string& output)
     view.add (Column::factory ("string.right", STRING_CMD_PROJECTS_PRI_M));
     view.add (Column::factory ("string.right", STRING_CMD_PROJECTS_PRI_H));
 
+    std::vector <std::string> processed;
     std::map <std::string, int>::iterator project;
     for (project = unique.begin (); project != unique.end (); ++project)
     {
+      const std::vector <std::string> parents = extractParents (project->first);
+      std::vector <std::string>::const_iterator parent;
+      for (parent = parents.begin (); parent != parents.end (); parent++)
+      {
+        if (std::find (processed.begin (), processed.end (), *parent)
+           == processed.end ())
+        {
+          int row = view.addRow ();
+          view.set (row, 0, indentProject (*parent));
+          processed.push_back (*parent);
+        }
+      }
       int row = view.addRow ();
       view.set (row, 0, (project->first == ""
                           ? STRING_CMD_PROJECTS_NONE
@@ -131,6 +145,7 @@ int CmdProjects::execute (std::string& output)
       view.set (row, 3, low[project->first]);
       view.set (row, 4, medium[project->first]);
       view.set (row, 5, high[project->first]);
+      processed.push_back (project->first);
     }
 
     int number_projects = unique.size ();
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index d9b6fb627..774736f97 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -602,10 +602,42 @@ const std::string indentProject (
   // Count the delimiters in *i.
   std::string prefix = "";
   std::string::size_type pos = 0;
+  std::string::size_type lastpos = 0;
   while ((pos = project.find (delimiter, pos + 1)) != std::string::npos)
-    prefix += whitespace;
+  {
+    if (pos != project.size () - 1)
+    {
+      prefix += whitespace;
+      lastpos = pos;
+    }
+  }
 
-  return prefix + project;
+  std::string child = "";
+  if (lastpos == 0)
+    child = project;
+  else
+    child = project.substr (lastpos + 1);
+
+  return prefix + child;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+const std::vector <std::string> extractParents (
+  const std::string& project,
+  const char& delimiter /* = '.' */)
+{
+  std::vector <std::string> vec;
+  std::string::size_type pos = 0;
+  std::string::size_type copyUntil = 0;
+  while ((copyUntil = project.find (delimiter, pos + 1)) != std::string::npos)
+  {
+    if (copyUntil != project.size () - 1)
+      vec.push_back (project.substr (0, copyUntil));
+    pos = copyUntil;
+  }
+  return vec;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index d5d48831a..7c7576ad4 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ const std::string indentProject (
   const std::string& whitespace = "  ",
   char delimiter = '.');
 
+const std::vector <std::string> extractParents (
+  const std::string&,
+  const char& delimiter = '.');
+
 #ifndef HAVE_TIMEGM
   time_t timegm (struct tm *tm);
 #endif
diff --git a/test/project.t b/test/project.t
index bd0b0fe6a..72734f4c4 100755
--- a/test/project.t
+++ b/test/project.t
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 11;
+use Test::More tests => 18;
 
 # Create the rc file.
 if (open my $fh, '>', 'pro.rc')
@@ -66,6 +66,91 @@ like ($output, qr/The project 'bar' has changed\.  Project 'bar' is 0% complete
 $output = qx{../src/task rc:pro.rc 3 modify pro:\\"foo bar\\" 2>&1 >/dev/null};
 like ($output, qr/The project 'foo bar' has changed\./, 'project with spaces');
 
+# Bug 1056: Project indentation.
+# see also the tests of helper functions for CmdProjects in util.t.cpp
+qx{../src/task rc:pro.rc add testing project:existingParent 2>&1 >/dev/null};
+qx{../src/task rc:pro.rc add testing project:existingParent.child 2>&1 >/dev/null};
+qx{../src/task rc:pro.rc add testing project:abstractParent.kid 2>&1 >/dev/null};
+qx{../src/task rc:pro.rc add testing project:.myProject 2>&1 >/dev/null};
+qx{../src/task rc:pro.rc add testing project:myProject. 2>&1 >/dev/null};
+qx{../src/task rc:pro.rc add testing project:.myProject. 2>&1 >/dev/null};
+
+$output = qx{../src/task rc:pro.rc projects 2>&1};
+my @lines = split ('\n',$output);
+
+# It's easier to make a pattern for the end than the beginning because priority
+# counts are more predictable than project names.
+my $project_name_column;
+if ($lines[4] =~ s/\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+$//)
+{
+  $project_name_column = $lines[4];
+}
+else
+{
+  $project_name_column = "error";
+}
+like ($project_name_column, qr/^\.myProject\s*$/, '\'.myProject\' not indented');
+
+if ($lines[5] =~ s/\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+$//)
+{
+  $project_name_column = $lines[5];
+}
+else
+{
+  $project_name_column = "error";
+}
+like ($project_name_column, qr/^\.myProject\.\s*$/, '\'.myProject.\' not indented');
+
+if ($lines[6] =~ s/\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+$//)
+{
+  $project_name_column = "error";
+}
+else
+{
+  $project_name_column = $lines[6];
+}
+like ($project_name_column, qr/^abstractParent\s*$/, 'abstract parent not indented and no priority columns');
+
+if ($lines[7] =~ s/\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+$//)
+{
+  $project_name_column = $lines[7];
+}
+else
+{
+  $project_name_column = "error";
+}
+like ($project_name_column, qr/^  kid\s*$/, 'child indented and without parent name');
+
+if ($lines[8] =~ s/\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+$//)
+{
+  $project_name_column = $lines[8];
+}
+else
+{
+  $project_name_column = "error";
+}
+like ($project_name_column, qr/^existingParent\s*$/, 'existing parent not indented and has priority columns');
+
+if ($lines[9] =~ s/\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+$//)
+{
+  $project_name_column = $lines[9];
+}
+else
+{
+  $project_name_column = "error";
+}
+like ($project_name_column, qr/^  child\s*$/, 'child of existing parent indented and without parent name');
+
+if ($lines[12] =~ s/\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+$//)
+{
+  $project_name_column = $lines[12];
+}
+else
+{
+  $project_name_column = "error";
+}
+like ($project_name_column, qr/^myProject\.\s*$/, '\'myProject.\' not indented');
+
 # Cleanup.
 unlink qw(pending.data completed.data undo.data backlog.data synch.key pro.rc);
 ok (! -r 'pending.data'   &&
diff --git a/test/util.t.cpp b/test/util.t.cpp
index faa3116e9..68ca8725f 100644
--- a/test/util.t.cpp
+++ b/test/util.t.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
   t.is (vleft[3], 4,      "1,2,3,4 + 3,4,5 -> 1,2,3,4,5");
   t.is (vleft[4], 5,      "1,2,3,4 + 3,4,5 -> 1,2,3,4,5");
 
+  // see also indirect tests of indentProject and extractParents in `project.t'.
   // std::vector<std::string> indentTree (const std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string whitespace="  ", char delimiter='.');
   std::vector <std::string> flat;
   flat.push_back ("one");
@@ -124,16 +125,16 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
   std::vector <std::string> structured = indentTree (flat, "  ", '.');
   t.is (structured.size (), (size_t) 5, "indentTree yields 5 strings");
   t.is (structured[0], "one",               "indentTree 'one'           -> 'one'");
-  t.is (structured[1], "  one.two",         "indentTree 'one.two'       -> '  one.two'");
-  t.is (structured[2], "    one.two.three", "indentTree 'one.two.three' -> '    one.two.three'");
-  t.is (structured[3], "  one.four",        "indentTree 'one.four'      -> '  one.four'");
+  t.is (structured[1], "  two",         "indentTree 'one.two'       -> '  two'");
+  t.is (structured[2], "    three", "indentTree 'one.two.three' -> '  three'");
+  t.is (structured[3], "  four",        "indentTree 'one.four'      -> '  four'");
   t.is (structured[4], "two",               "indentTree 'two'           -> 'two'");
 
   // std::vector<std::string> indentProject (const std::string&, const std::string whitespace="  ", char delimiter='.');
   t.is (indentProject (""),              "",                  "indentProject '' -> ''");
   t.is (indentProject ("one"),           "one",               "indentProject 'one' -> 'one'");
-  t.is (indentProject ("one.two"),       "  one.two",         "indentProject 'one.two' -> '  one.two'");
-  t.is (indentProject ("one.two.three"), "    one.two.three", "indentProject 'one.two.three' -> '    one.two.three'");
+  t.is (indentProject ("one.two"),       "  two",         "indentProject 'one.two' -> '  two'");
+  t.is (indentProject ("one.two.three"), "    three", "indentProject 'one.two.three' -> '    three'");
 
   // TODO const std::string encode (const std::string& value);
   // TODO const std::string decode (const std::string& value);