diff --git a/icu4c/source/layout/IndicClassTables.cpp b/icu4c/source/layout/IndicClassTables.cpp
index 48fc321f6af..1c58df73331 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/layout/IndicClassTables.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/layout/IndicClassTables.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static const IndicClassTable::CharClass bengCharClasses[] =
 
 static const IndicClassTable::CharClass punjCharClasses[] =
 {
-    _xx, _xx, _ma, _xx, _xx, _iv, _iv, _iv, _iv, _iv, _iv, _xx, _xx, _xx, _xx, _iv, // 0A00 - 0A0F
+    _xx, _ma, _ma, _mp, _xx, _iv, _iv, _iv, _iv, _iv, _iv, _xx, _xx, _xx, _xx, _iv, // 0A00 - 0A0F
     _iv, _xx, _xx, _iv, _iv, _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, // 0A10 - 0A1F
     _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, _xx, _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, _ct, _bb, // 0A20 - 0A2F
     _vt, _xx, _ct, _ct, _xx, _bb, _ct, _xx, _ct, _bb, _xx, _xx, _nu, _xx, _dr, _dl, // 0A30 - 0A3F