diff --git a/resources/default-config.json b/resources/default-config.json
index 8e4f008a..538bff9b 100644
--- a/resources/default-config.json
+++ b/resources/default-config.json
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"props": {
+				"enforceReturnTypeForAnonymous": false,
 				"allowEmptyReturn": true,
 				"enforceReturnType": false
 			},
diff --git a/src/checkstyle/checks/type/ReturnCheck.hx b/src/checkstyle/checks/type/ReturnCheck.hx
index d37e193d..792f58d3 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/checks/type/ReturnCheck.hx
+++ b/src/checkstyle/checks/type/ReturnCheck.hx
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ class ReturnCheck extends Check {
 
 	public var allowEmptyReturn:Bool;
 	public var enforceReturnType:Bool;
+	public var enforceReturnTypeForAnonymous:Bool;
 
 	public function new() {
 		super(AST);
 		allowEmptyReturn = true;
 		enforceReturnType = false;
+		enforceReturnTypeForAnonymous = false;
 		categories = [Category.CLARITY];
 		points = 2;
 	}
@@ -105,7 +107,12 @@ class ReturnCheck extends Check {
 	}
 
 	function warnReturnTypeMissing(name:String, pos:Position) {
-		if (name == null) logPos("Return type not specified for anonymous method", pos);
+		if (name == null) {
+			if (!enforceReturnTypeForAnonymous) {
+				return;
+			}
+			logPos("Return type not specified for anonymous method", pos);
+		}
 		else logPos('Return type not specified for method "${name}"', pos);
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/checks/type/ReturnCheckTest.hx b/test/checks/type/ReturnCheckTest.hx
index d5be81f5..a5468d94 100644
--- a/test/checks/type/ReturnCheckTest.hx
+++ b/test/checks/type/ReturnCheckTest.hx
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ class ReturnCheckTest extends CheckTestCase<ReturnCheckTests> {
 		assertNoMsg(check, CORRECT_RETURN);
 	}
 
+	public function testCorrectReturnForAnonymous() {
+		var check = new ReturnCheck();
+		assertNoMsg(check, CORRECT_RETURN_ANONYMOUS);
+		check.enforceReturnTypeForAnonymous = true;
+		assertNoMsg(check, CORRECT_RETURN_ANONYMOUS);
+	}
+
+	public function testIncorrectReturnForAnonymous() {
+		var check = new ReturnCheck();
+		assertNoMsg(check, TEST5);
+		check.enforceReturnTypeForAnonymous = true;
+		assertMsg(check, TEST5, MSG_NO_ANON_RETURN);
+
+	}
+
 	public function testVoid() {
 		assertMsg(new ReturnCheck(), TEST1, MSG_VOID_RETURN);
 	}
@@ -28,6 +43,9 @@ class ReturnCheckTest extends CheckTestCase<ReturnCheckTests> {
 		assertMsg(check, TEST2B, MSG_NOT_TEST1_RETURN);
 		assertMsg(check, TEST_FOR, MSG_NOT_TEST1_RETURN);
 		assertMsg(check, TEST_WHILE, MSG_NOT_TEST1_RETURN);
+
+		assertNoMsg(check, TEST5);
+		check.enforceReturnTypeForAnonymous = true;
 		assertMsg(check, TEST5, MSG_NO_ANON_RETURN);
 	}
 
@@ -171,6 +189,16 @@ abstract ReturnCheckTests(String) to String {
 		public function test1();
 	}";
 
+	var CORRECT_RETURN_ANONYMOUS =
+	"abstractAndClass Test {
+		public function test7() {
+			var x = function(i):Int{
+				return i * i;
+			}
+			return;
+		}
+	}";
+
 	var CORRECT_RETURN =
 	"abstractAndClass Test {
 		public function test1():Int {