diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentSniff.php b/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentSniff.php
index cdf817e8fb..29c5ae4e13 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentSniff.php
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public function checkAlignment($phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
                     $assignColumn = ($varEnd + 1);
                 } else {
                     $padding = ($assignments[$prevAssign]['assign_col'] - $varEnd + $assignments[$prevAssign]['assign_len'] - $assignLen);
-                    if ($padding === 0) {
+                    if ($padding <= 0) {
                         $padding = 1;
                     }
 
diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentUnitTest.js b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentUnitTest.js
index c55cdcedec..3fbb5c512d 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentUnitTest.js
+++ b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentUnitTest.js
@@ -108,3 +108,8 @@ function() {
     if (condition)
         foo = .4
 }
+
+x = x << y;
+x  <<= y;
+x = x >> y;
+x >>= y;
diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentUnitTest.js.fixed b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentUnitTest.js.fixed
index 36740be48b..f440dfe97d 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentUnitTest.js.fixed
+++ b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentUnitTest.js.fixed
@@ -108,3 +108,8 @@ function() {
     if (condition)
         foo = .4
 }
+
+x   = x << y;
+x <<= y;
+x   = x >> y;
+x >>= y;
diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentUnitTest.php b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentUnitTest.php
index 1804960241..547e78a4c3 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentUnitTest.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Formatting/MultipleStatementAlignmentUnitTest.php
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ public function getWarningList($testFile='MultipleStatementAlignmentUnitTest.inc
                 85  => 1,
                 86  => 1,
                 100 => 1,
+                112 => 1,
+                113 => 1,
+                114 => 1,
             ];
             break;
         default: