diff --git a/RuleDocumentation/UseConsistentWhitespace.md b/RuleDocumentation/UseConsistentWhitespace.md
index a100e9957..8d47809a6 100644
--- a/RuleDocumentation/UseConsistentWhitespace.md
+++ b/RuleDocumentation/UseConsistentWhitespace.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Checks if there is a space after the opening brace and a space before the closin
 
 #### CheckOpenBrace: bool (Default value is `$true`)
 
-Checks if there is a space between a keyword and its corresponding open brace. E.g. `foo { }` instead of `foo{ }`.
+Checks if there is a space between a keyword and its corresponding open brace. E.g. `foo { }` instead of `foo{ }`. If an open brace is preceded by an open parenthesis, then no space is required.
 
 #### CheckOpenParen: bool (Default value is `$true`)
 
diff --git a/Rules/UseConsistentWhitespace.cs b/Rules/UseConsistentWhitespace.cs
index bad8272b5..6112c43f9 100644
--- a/Rules/UseConsistentWhitespace.cs
+++ b/Rules/UseConsistentWhitespace.cs
@@ -238,17 +238,19 @@ private IEnumerable<DiagnosticRecord> FindOpenBraceViolations(TokenOperations to
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                if (!IsPreviousTokenApartByWhitespace(lcurly))
+                if (IsPreviousTokenApartByWhitespace(lcurly) || IsPreviousTokenLParen(lcurly))
                 {
-                    yield return new DiagnosticRecord(
-                        GetError(ErrorKind.BeforeOpeningBrace),
-                        lcurly.Value.Extent,
-                        GetName(),
-                        GetDiagnosticSeverity(),
-                        tokenOperations.Ast.Extent.File,
-                        null,
-                        GetCorrections(lcurly.Previous.Value, lcurly.Value, lcurly.Next.Value, false, true).ToList());
+                    continue;
                 }
+                
+                yield return new DiagnosticRecord(
+                    GetError(ErrorKind.BeforeOpeningBrace),
+                    lcurly.Value.Extent,
+                    GetName(),
+                    GetDiagnosticSeverity(),
+                    tokenOperations.Ast.Extent.File,
+                    null,
+                    GetCorrections(lcurly.Previous.Value, lcurly.Value, lcurly.Next.Value, false, true).ToList());
             }
         }
 
@@ -496,6 +498,11 @@ private static bool IsPreviousTokenApartByWhitespace(LinkedListNode<Token> token
             hasRedundantWhitespace = actualWhitespaceSize - whiteSpaceSize > 0;
             return whiteSpaceSize == actualWhitespaceSize;
         }
+        
+        private static bool IsPreviousTokenLParen(LinkedListNode<Token> tokenNode)
+        {
+            return tokenNode.Previous.Value.Kind == TokenKind.LParen;
+        }
 
         private static bool IsNextTokenApartByWhitespace(LinkedListNode<Token> tokenNode)
         {
diff --git a/Tests/Rules/UseConsistentWhitespace.tests.ps1 b/Tests/Rules/UseConsistentWhitespace.tests.ps1
index 681fc4027..27e17e74e 100644
--- a/Tests/Rules/UseConsistentWhitespace.tests.ps1
+++ b/Tests/Rules/UseConsistentWhitespace.tests.ps1
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ if ($true)
             Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -ScriptDefinition $def -Settings $settings | Should -BeNullOrEmpty
         }
 
+        It 'Should not find a violation if an open paren is before an opening brace' {
+            Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -ScriptDefinition '$ast.Find({ $oneAst -is [TypeExpressionAst] })' -Settings $settings |
+                Should -BeNullOrEmpty
+        }
     }
 
     Context "When a parenthesis follows a keyword" {