diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRule.kt b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRule.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e82f4df45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRule.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.github.shyiko.ktlint.ruleset.standard
+
+import com.github.shyiko.ktlint.core.Rule
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.lang.ASTNode
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.PsiWhiteSpace
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
+
+class NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRule : Rule("no-line-break-before-assignment") {
+
+    override fun visit(node: ASTNode, autoCorrect: Boolean, emit: (offset: Int, errorMessage: String, canBeAutoCorrected: Boolean) -> Unit) {
+        if (node.elementType == KtTokens.EQ) {
+            val prevElement = node.treePrev?.psi
+            if (prevElement is PsiWhiteSpace && prevElement.text.contains("\n")) {
+                emit(node.startOffset, "Line break before assignment is not allowed", true)
+                if (autoCorrect) {
+                    (node.treeNext?.psi as LeafPsiElement).replaceWithText(prevElement.text)
+                    (prevElement as LeafPsiElement).replaceWithText(" ")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/StandardRuleSetProvider.kt b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/StandardRuleSetProvider.kt
index 9fd9190c50..2070e5b25c 100644
--- a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/StandardRuleSetProvider.kt
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/StandardRuleSetProvider.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class StandardRuleSetProvider : RuleSetProvider {
         SpacingAroundCurlyRule(),
         SpacingAroundKeywordRule(),
         SpacingAroundOperatorsRule(),
-        StringTemplateRule()
+        StringTemplateRule(),
+        NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRule()
     )
 }
diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRuleTest.kt b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRuleTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55ac3e3990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/github/shyiko/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRuleTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package com.github.shyiko.ktlint.ruleset.standard
+
+import com.github.shyiko.ktlint.core.LintError
+import com.github.shyiko.ktlint.test.format
+import com.github.shyiko.ktlint.test.lint
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
+import org.testng.annotations.Test
+
+const val ruleId = "no-line-break-before-assignment"
+
+class NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRuleTest {
+    @Test
+    fun testAllPartsOnSameLineIsValid() {
+        assertThat(NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRule().lint(
+            """
+              val valA = ""
+              """.trimIndent()
+        )).isEmpty()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testLineBreakAfterAssignmentIsValid() {
+        assertThat(NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRule().lint(
+            """
+                val valA =
+                      ""
+              """.trimIndent()
+        )).isEmpty()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testLineBreakBeforeAssignmentIsViolation() {
+        assertThat(NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRule().lint(
+            """
+              val valA
+                    = ""
+              """.trimIndent()
+        )).isEqualTo(listOf(
+            LintError(2, 7, ruleId, "Line break before assignment is not allowed")
+        ))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testViolationInFunction() {
+        assertThat(NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRule().lint(
+            """
+              fun funA()
+                    = ""
+              """.trimIndent()
+        )).isEqualTo(listOf(
+            LintError(2, 7, ruleId, "Line break before assignment is not allowed")
+        ))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testFixViolationByRemovingLineBreakFromLeftAndPutItOnRightSide() {
+        assertThat(NoLineBreakBeforeAssignmentRule().format(
+            """
+              fun funA()
+                    = ""
+              """.trimIndent()
+        )).isEqualTo(
+            """
+              fun funA() =
+                    ""
+              """.trimIndent()
+        )
+    }
+}