diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 176d40026d2..82715c2164a 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ configuration_option_enum! { BraceStyle:
     SameLineWhere,
 }
 
+configuration_option_enum! { ControlBraceStyle:
+    // K&R/Stroustrup style, Rust community default
+    AlwaysSameLine,
+    // Allman style
+    AlwaysNextLine,
+}
+
 configuration_option_enum! { ElseIfBraceStyle:
     // K&R style, Rust community default
     AlwaysSameLine,
@@ -326,6 +333,8 @@ create_config! {
     item_brace_style: BraceStyle, BraceStyle::SameLineWhere, "Brace style for structs and enums";
     else_if_brace_style: ElseIfBraceStyle, ElseIfBraceStyle::AlwaysSameLine,
         "Brace style for if, else if, and else constructs";
+    control_brace_style: ControlBraceStyle, ControlBraceStyle::AlwaysSameLine,
+        "Brace style for match, loop, for, and while constructs";
     impl_empty_single_line: bool, true, "Put empty-body implementations on a single line";
     fn_empty_single_line: bool, true, "Put empty-body functions on a single line";
     fn_single_line: bool, false, "Put single-expression functions on a single line";
diff --git a/src/expr.rs b/src/expr.rs
index 7b080760f38..248cc7e090a 100644
--- a/src/expr.rs
+++ b/src/expr.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use string::{StringFormat, rewrite_string};
 use utils::{CodeMapSpanUtils, extra_offset, last_line_width, wrap_str, binary_search,
             first_line_width, semicolon_for_stmt, trimmed_last_line_width, left_most_sub_expr};
 use visitor::FmtVisitor;
-use config::{Config, StructLitStyle, MultilineStyle, ElseIfBraceStyle};
+use config::{Config, StructLitStyle, MultilineStyle, ElseIfBraceStyle, ControlBraceStyle};
 use comment::{FindUncommented, rewrite_comment, contains_comment, recover_comment_removed};
 use types::rewrite_path;
 use items::{span_lo_for_arg, span_hi_for_arg};
@@ -648,14 +648,20 @@ impl<'a> Rewrite for Loop<'a> {
             None => String::new(),
         };
 
+        let alt_block_sep = String::from("\n") + &context.block_indent.to_string(context.config);
+        let block_sep = match context.config.control_brace_style {
+            ControlBraceStyle::AlwaysNextLine => alt_block_sep.as_str(),
+            ControlBraceStyle::AlwaysSameLine => " ",
+        };
         // FIXME: this drops any comment between "loop" and the block.
         self.block
             .rewrite(context, width, offset)
             .map(|result| {
-                format!("{}{}{} {}",
+                format!("{}{}{}{}{}",
                         label_string,
                         self.keyword,
                         pat_expr_string,
+                        block_sep,
                         result)
             })
     }
@@ -940,7 +946,12 @@ fn rewrite_match(context: &RewriteContext,
     // `match `cond` {`
     let cond_budget = try_opt!(width.checked_sub(8));
     let cond_str = try_opt!(cond.rewrite(context, cond_budget, offset + 6));
-    let mut result = format!("match {} {{", cond_str);
+    let alt_block_sep = String::from("\n") + &context.block_indent.to_string(context.config);
+    let block_sep = match context.config.control_brace_style {
+        ControlBraceStyle::AlwaysSameLine => " ",
+        ControlBraceStyle::AlwaysNextLine => alt_block_sep.as_str(),
+    };
+    let mut result = format!("match {}{}{{", cond_str, block_sep);
 
     let nested_context = context.nested_context();
     let arm_indent = nested_context.block_indent;
@@ -1099,6 +1110,7 @@ impl Rewrite for ast::Arm {
         };
 
         let comma = arm_comma(&context.config, self, body);
+        let alt_block_sep = String::from("\n") + &context.block_indent.to_string(context.config);
 
         // Let's try and get the arm body on the same line as the condition.
         // 4 = ` => `.len()
@@ -1112,12 +1124,17 @@ impl Rewrite for ast::Arm {
                 false
             };
 
+            let block_sep = match context.config.control_brace_style {
+                ControlBraceStyle::AlwaysNextLine if is_block => alt_block_sep.as_str(),
+                _ => " ",
+            };
             match rewrite {
                 Some(ref body_str) if !body_str.contains('\n') || !context.config.wrap_match_arms ||
                                       is_block => {
-                    return Some(format!("{}{} => {}{}",
+                    return Some(format!("{}{} =>{}{}{}",
                                         attr_str.trim_left(),
                                         pats_str,
+                                        block_sep,
                                         body_str,
                                         comma));
                 }
@@ -1145,10 +1162,14 @@ impl Rewrite for ast::Arm {
             ("", "")
         };
 
-        Some(format!("{}{} =>{}\n{}{}\n{}{}",
+        let block_sep = match context.config.control_brace_style {
+            ControlBraceStyle::AlwaysNextLine => alt_block_sep,
+            ControlBraceStyle::AlwaysSameLine => String::from(body_prefix) + "\n",
+        };
+        Some(format!("{}{} =>{}{}{}\n{}{}",
                      attr_str.trim_left(),
                      pats_str,
-                     body_prefix,
+                     block_sep,
                      indent_str,
                      next_line_body,
                      offset.to_string(context.config),
diff --git a/tests/source/control-brace-style-always-next-line.rs b/tests/source/control-brace-style-always-next-line.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9a2ec04e300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/source/control-brace-style-always-next-line.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// rustfmt-control_brace_style: AlwaysNextLine
+
+fn main() {
+    loop {
+        ();
+        ();
+        }
+
+
+    'loop_label: loop // loop comment  
+    {
+        ();
+    }
+
+
+    cond = true;
+    while cond {
+        ();
+    }
+
+
+    'while_label: while cond { // while comment
+        ();
+    }
+
+
+    for obj in iter {
+        for sub_obj in obj
+        {
+            'nested_while_label: while cond {
+                ();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    match some_var { // match comment
+        pattern0 => val0,
+        pattern1 => val1,
+        pattern2 | pattern3 => {
+            do_stuff();
+            val2
+        },
+    };
+}
diff --git a/tests/source/control-brace-style-always-same-line.rs b/tests/source/control-brace-style-always-same-line.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52b0c8fdc46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/source/control-brace-style-always-same-line.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// rustfmt-control_brace_style: AlwaysSameLine
+
+fn main() {
+    loop {
+        ();
+        ();
+        }
+
+
+    'loop_label: loop // loop comment  
+    {
+        ();
+    }
+
+
+    cond = true;
+    while cond {
+        ();
+    }
+
+
+    'while_label: while cond { // while comment
+        ();
+    }
+
+
+    for obj in iter {
+        for sub_obj in obj
+        {
+            'nested_while_label: while cond {
+                ();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    match some_var { // match comment
+        pattern0 => val0,
+        pattern1 => val1,
+        pattern2 | pattern3 => {
+            do_stuff();
+            val2
+        },
+    };
+}
diff --git a/tests/target/control-brace-style-always-next-line.rs b/tests/target/control-brace-style-always-next-line.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..534dfb89969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/target/control-brace-style-always-next-line.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// rustfmt-control_brace_style: AlwaysNextLine
+
+fn main() {
+    loop
+    {
+        ();
+        ();
+    }
+
+
+    'loop_label: loop
+    {
+        ();
+    }
+
+
+    cond = true;
+    while cond
+    {
+        ();
+    }
+
+
+    'while_label: while cond
+    {
+        // while comment
+        ();
+    }
+
+
+    for obj in iter
+    {
+        for sub_obj in obj
+        {
+            'nested_while_label: while cond
+            {
+                ();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    match some_var
+    { // match comment
+        pattern0 => val0,
+        pattern1 => val1,
+        pattern2 | pattern3 =>
+        {
+            do_stuff();
+            val2
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/tests/target/control-brace-style-always-same-line.rs b/tests/target/control-brace-style-always-same-line.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..60a07e46986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/target/control-brace-style-always-same-line.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// rustfmt-control_brace_style: AlwaysSameLine
+
+fn main() {
+    loop {
+        ();
+        ();
+    }
+
+
+    'loop_label: loop {
+        ();
+    }
+
+
+    cond = true;
+    while cond {
+        ();
+    }
+
+
+    'while_label: while cond {
+        // while comment
+        ();
+    }
+
+
+    for obj in iter {
+        for sub_obj in obj {
+            'nested_while_label: while cond {
+                ();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    match some_var { // match comment
+        pattern0 => val0,
+        pattern1 => val1,
+        pattern2 | pattern3 => {
+            do_stuff();
+            val2
+        }
+    };
+}