diff --git a/core/autoload/editor.el b/core/autoload/editor.el
index 4baa3fc93..f577f78d0 100644
--- a/core/autoload/editor.el
+++ b/core/autoload/editor.el
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ possible, or just one char if that's not possible."
              (insert-char ?\s (- ocol (current-column)) nil))))
         ;;
         ((and (= n 1)
-              (not (minibufferp)))
+              (bound-and-true-p smartparens-mode))
          (cond ((and (memq (char-before) (list ?\  ?\t))
                      (save-excursion
                        (and (> (- (skip-chars-backward " \t" (line-beginning-position))) 0)
diff --git a/core/core-editor.el b/core/core-editor.el
index 1ce50532b..29a3475d7 100644
--- a/core/core-editor.el
+++ b/core/core-editor.el
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ fundamental-mode) for performance sake."
   (add-hook 'evil-replace-state-entry-hook #'turn-off-smartparens-mode)
   (add-hook 'evil-replace-state-exit-hook  #'turn-on-smartparens-mode)
 
+  (defun doom|init-smartparens-in-eval-expression ()
+    "Enable `smartparens-mode' in the minibuffer, during `eval-expression'."
+    (when (eq this-command 'eval-expression)
+      (smartparens-mode)))
+  (add-hook 'minibuffer-setup-hook #'doom|init-smartparens-in-eval-expression)
+
   (sp-local-pair '(xml-mode nxml-mode php-mode) "<!--" "-->"
                  :post-handlers '(("| " "SPC")))