diff --git a/wsl.go b/wsl.go
index afbd485..63aa030 100644
--- a/wsl.go
+++ b/wsl.go
@@ -485,6 +485,10 @@ func (p *Processor) parseBlockStatements(statements []ast.Stmt) {
 				continue
 			}
 
+			if _, ok := previousStatement.(*ast.DeclStmt); ok && p.config.AllowCuddleDeclaration {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			// If the assignment is from a type or variable called on the line
 			// above we can allow it by setting AllowAssignAndCallCuddle to
 			// true.
@@ -505,6 +509,10 @@ func (p *Processor) parseBlockStatements(statements []ast.Stmt) {
 		case *ast.ExprStmt:
 			switch previousStatement.(type) {
 			case *ast.DeclStmt, *ast.ReturnStmt:
+				if p.config.AllowAssignAndCallCuddle && p.config.AllowCuddleDeclaration {
+					continue
+				}
+
 				p.addError(t.Pos(), reasonExpressionCuddledWithDeclOrRet)
 			case *ast.IfStmt, *ast.RangeStmt, *ast.SwitchStmt:
 				p.addError(t.Pos(), reasonExpressionCuddledWithBlock)
diff --git a/wsl_test.go b/wsl_test.go
index 0c5820a..bdfa149 100644
--- a/wsl_test.go
+++ b/wsl_test.go
@@ -1718,6 +1718,55 @@ func TestWithConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			}`),
 			expectedErrorStrings: []string{reasonOnlyCuddleIfWithAssign},
 		},
+		{
+			description: "allow cuddling of declaration (#83)",
+			code: []byte(`package main
+
+			func main() {
+				var first = 1
+				var second = 2
+
+				var config Configuration
+				if err := conf.Load(config); err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+
+				var config Configuration
+				conf.Load(&config)
+
+				var config Configuration
+				err = json.Unmarshal(body, &config)
+
+				var notUsed bool
+				err = json.Unmarshal(body, &something)
+
+				var x = 1
+				if x > 0 {
+					// ...
+				}
+
+				// This one fails because we're not using y in the if statement.
+				var y = 1
+				if first > 0 {
+					// ...
+				}
+
+				// This one fails because we cuddled too many
+				var z = 1
+				var zz = 2
+				if zz > z {
+					// ...
+				}
+			}`),
+			customConfig: &Configuration{
+				AllowAssignAndCallCuddle: true,
+				AllowCuddleDeclaration:   true,
+			},
+			expectedErrorStrings: []string{
+				reasonOnlyCuddleWithUsedAssign,
+				reasonOnlyOneCuddle,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {