diff --git a/DotBlue/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/ReturnSpacingSniff.php b/DotBlue/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/ReturnSpacingSniff.php
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+++ b/DotBlue/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/ReturnSpacingSniff.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace DotBlue\Sniffs\WhiteSpace;
+
+use PHP_CodeSniffer_File;
+use PHP_CodeSniffer_Sniff;
+
+
+class ReturnSpacingSniff implements PHP_CodeSniffer_Sniff
+{
+
+	use FixEmptyLines;
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritdoc}
+	 */
+	public function register()
+	{
+		return [
+			T_RETURN,
+		];
+	}
+
+
+
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritdoc}
+	 */
+	public function process(PHP_CodeSniffer_File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
+	{
+		$tokens = $phpcsFile->getTokens();
+		$prev = $phpcsFile->findPrevious(T_WHITESPACE, $stackPtr - 1, $stackPtr - 10, $exclude = TRUE);
+
+		if (!$prev) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$lines = abs($tokens[$stackPtr]['line'] - $tokens[$prev]['line']);
+		if ($tokens[$prev]['code'] === T_OPEN_CURLY_BRACKET) {
+			if ($lines > 1) {
+				$fix = $phpcsFile->addFixableError('There must be no empty lines between the opening brace and the return statement. Found ' . ($lines - 1), $stackPtr);
+				if ($fix) {
+					self::fixSpacing($phpcsFile, $prev, $lines, 3);
+				}
+			}
+		} elseif (in_array($tokens[$prev]['code'], [T_CLOSE_CURLY_BRACKET, T_SEMICOLON])) {
+			if ($lines !== 2) {
+				$fix = $phpcsFile->addFixableError('There must be one empty line between the closing brace or semicolon and the return statement. Found ' . ($lines - 1), $stackPtr);
+				if ($fix) {
+					self::fixSpacing($phpcsFile, $prev, $lines, 2);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/DotBlue/tests/ReturnSpacingSniff.phpt b/DotBlue/tests/ReturnSpacingSniff.phpt
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+++ b/DotBlue/tests/ReturnSpacingSniff.phpt
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+<?php
+
+use DotBlue\CodeSniffer\Helpers\Tester;
+
+
+require __DIR__ . '/bootstrap.php';
+
+$tester = new Tester();
+$tester->setFile('ReturnSpacing_1')
+    ->setSniff('WhiteSpace.ReturnSpacing')
+    ->expectMessage('There must be no empty lines between the opening brace and the return statement. Found 1')
+    ->onLine(5)
+    ->isFixable()
+    ->getFile()
+    ->expectMessage('There must be no empty lines between the opening brace and the return statement. Found 2')
+    ->onLine(13)
+    ->isFixable();
+
+$tester->setFile('ReturnSpacing_2')
+    ->setSniff('WhiteSpace.ReturnSpacing')
+    ->expectMessage('There must be one empty line between the closing brace or semicolon and the return statement. Found 0')
+    ->onLine(6)
+    ->isFixable()
+	->getFile()
+	->expectMessage('There must be one empty line between the closing brace or semicolon and the return statement. Found 0')
+    ->onLine(13)
+    ->isFixable();
+
+$tester->setFile('ReturnSpacing_3')
+    ->setSniff('WhiteSpace.ReturnSpacing')
+    ->expectMessage('There must be one empty line between the closing brace or semicolon and the return statement. Found 2')
+    ->onLine(8)
+    ->isFixable()
+	->getFile()
+	->expectMessage('There must be one empty line between the closing brace or semicolon and the return statement. Found 2')
+    ->onLine(17)
+    ->isFixable();
+
+$tester->test();
diff --git a/DotBlue/tests/invalid/ReturnSpacing_1.php b/DotBlue/tests/invalid/ReturnSpacing_1.php
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+++ b/DotBlue/tests/invalid/ReturnSpacing_1.php
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+<?php
+
+function foo() {
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
+
+function bar() {
+
+
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/DotBlue/tests/invalid/ReturnSpacing_2.php b/DotBlue/tests/invalid/ReturnSpacing_2.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ed5f27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DotBlue/tests/invalid/ReturnSpacing_2.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+function foo() {
+	if (TRUE) {
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
+
+function bar() {
+	$a = 1;
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/DotBlue/tests/invalid/ReturnSpacing_3.php b/DotBlue/tests/invalid/ReturnSpacing_3.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..478997d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DotBlue/tests/invalid/ReturnSpacing_3.php
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+<?php
+
+function foo() {
+	if (TRUE) {
+	}
+
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
+
+function bar() {
+	$a = 1;
+
+
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/DotBlue/tests/valid/ReturnSpacing_1.php b/DotBlue/tests/valid/ReturnSpacing_1.php
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/DotBlue/tests/valid/ReturnSpacing_1.php
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+<?php
+
+function foo() {
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
+
+function bar() {
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/DotBlue/tests/valid/ReturnSpacing_2.php b/DotBlue/tests/valid/ReturnSpacing_2.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6471ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DotBlue/tests/valid/ReturnSpacing_2.php
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+<?php
+
+function foo() {
+	if (TRUE) {
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
+
+function bar() {
+	$a = 1;
+
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/DotBlue/tests/valid/ReturnSpacing_3.php b/DotBlue/tests/valid/ReturnSpacing_3.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6471ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DotBlue/tests/valid/ReturnSpacing_3.php
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+<?php
+
+function foo() {
+	if (TRUE) {
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
+
+function bar() {
+	$a = 1;
+
+	return 1;
+}