diff --git a/lib/rules/decorator-position.js b/lib/rules/decorator-position.js
index 223f9581..c82f5044 100644
--- a/lib/rules/decorator-position.js
+++ b/lib/rules/decorator-position.js
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ module.exports = {
 //
 // NOTE: implementing this will need a breaking change
 // {
+//  printWidth: 50,
 //  properties: 'prefer-inline',
 //  methods: 'above',
 //  overrides: {
@@ -204,8 +205,6 @@ function placeDecoratorsBesideProperty(context, node, options) {
       continue;
     }
     const config = normalizeConfig(decoratorConfig, INTENT.SAME_LINE);
-    const info = decoratorInfo(node, config);
-
     const decorator = node.decorators[0];
     const token = context.getSourceCode().getTokenAfter(decorator, { includeComments: true });
 
@@ -217,6 +216,16 @@ function placeDecoratorsBesideProperty(context, node, options) {
     const totalLineLength = calculateTotalLineLength(context, node, token) + whitespaceLength;
     const lessThanOrEqualToPrintWidth = totalLineLength <= Number(options.printWidth);
 
+    if (!lessThanOrEqualToPrintWidth) {
+      const forwardOptions = {
+        ...options,
+      };
+      forwardOptions.overrides[ABOVE] = options.overrides[PREFER_INLINE];
+      placeDecoratorsAboveProperty(context, node, forwardOptions);
+    }
+
+    const info = decoratorInfo(node, config);
+
     if (!info.needsTransform) {
       continue;
     }
@@ -249,40 +258,29 @@ function placeDecoratorsAboveProperty(context, node, options) {
     const info = decoratorInfo(node, config);
 
     const decorator = node.decorators[0];
-    const token = context.getSourceCode().getTokenAfter(decorator, { includeComments: true });
 
-    const whitespaceStart = decorator.range[1];
-    const whitespaceEnd = token.range[0] - 1;
-
-    const whitespaceLength = whitespaceEnd - whitespaceStart;
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-    const totalLineLength = calculateTotalLineLength(context, node, token) + whitespaceLength;
-    const greaterThanOrEqualToPrintWidth = true;
-
-    if (greaterThanOrEqualToPrintWidth) {
-      if (!info.needsTransform) {
-        continue;
-      }
+    if (!info.needsTransform) {
+      continue;
+    }
 
-      context.report({
-        node,
-        message: `Expected @${info.name} to be on the line above.`,
+    context.report({
+      node,
+      message: `Expected @${info.name} to be on the line above.`,
 
-        fix(fixer) {
-          const indentation = decorator.loc.start.column - 1;
-          const padding = indentation > 0 ? ' '.repeat(indentation) : '';
-          const token = context.getSourceCode().getTokenAfter(decorator, { includeComments: true });
+      fix(fixer) {
+        const indentation = decorator.loc.start.column - 1;
+        const padding = indentation > 0 ? ' '.repeat(indentation) : '';
+        const token = context.getSourceCode().getTokenAfter(decorator, { includeComments: true });
 
-          const whitespaceStart = decorator.range[1];
-          const whitespaceEnd = token.range[0] - 1;
+        const whitespaceStart = decorator.range[1];
+        const whitespaceEnd = token.range[0] - 1;
 
-          // delete the space(s) between the decorator and the
-          // decorated thing with a newline, matching the
-          // indentation of the decorator
-          return fixer.replaceTextRange([whitespaceStart, whitespaceEnd], `\n${padding}`);
-        },
-      });
-    }
+        // delete the space(s) between the decorator and the
+        // decorated thing with a newline, matching the
+        // indentation of the decorator
+        return fixer.replaceTextRange([whitespaceStart, whitespaceEnd], `\n${padding}`);
+      },
+    });
   }
 }
 
@@ -338,9 +336,8 @@ function lineLength(userOptions, filePath) {
   const prettierOptions = Object.assign({}, prettierRcOptions, eslintPrettierOptions, {
     filePath,
   });
-  const r = Object.assign({}, prettierOptions, userOptions);
-  // console.log(r);
-  return r;
+
+  return Object.assign({}, prettierOptions, userOptions);
 }
 
 function normalizeConfig(config, intent) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0f04016b..1780aa6c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     "lint:js": "eslint . --cache",
     "start": "yarn run test:watch",
     "test": "jest",
-    "test:debug": "node --inspect node_modules/.bin/jest --watch --runInBand",
-    "test:debug-watch": "node --inspect node_modules/.bin/jest --runInBand",
+    "test:debug": "node --inspect node_modules/.bin/jest --runInBand",
+    "test:debug-watch": "node --inspect node_modules/.bin/jest --watch --runInBand",
     "test:coverage": "jest --coverage",
     "test:watch": "jest --watchAll",
     "update": "node ./scripts/update-rules.js",
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/decorator-position.js b/tests/lib/rules/decorator-position.js
index dd914e56..acbd6b2d 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/decorator-position.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/decorator-position.js
@@ -115,6 +115,28 @@ ruleTester.run('JS: decorator-position', rule, {
       `,
       options: [{ overrides: { 'prefer-inline': ['@foo'] } }],
     },
+    {
+      code: stripIndent`
+        class Foo {
+          @foo('bizbangbarbazboo') fizz;
+
+          @action('bidgbarbazboo') fizz;
+        }
+      `,
+      options: [{ printWidth: 30 }],
+    },
+    {
+      code: stripIndent`
+        class Foo {
+          @foo('bizbangbarbazboo')
+          fizz;
+
+          @action('bidgbarbazboo')
+          fizz;
+        }
+      `,
+      options: [{ printWidth: 10 }],
+    },
     {
       code: stripIndent`
         class Foo {
@@ -133,6 +155,21 @@ ruleTester.run('JS: decorator-position', rule, {
     },
   ],
   invalid: [
+    {
+      code: stripIndent`
+        class Foo {
+          @alias('foo.bar.baz.someReallyLongPropertyNameThatIsTooLongToBeInlineOrItBreaksPrettier') foo;
+        }
+      `,
+      options: [{ printWidth: 50 }],
+      errors: [{ message: 'Expected @alias to be on the line above.' }],
+      output: stripIndent`
+        class Foo {
+          @alias('foo.bar.baz.someReallyLongPropertyNameThatIsTooLongToBeInlineOrItBreaksPrettier')
+          foo;
+        }
+      `,
+    },
     {
       code: stripIndent`
         class Foo {