diff --git a/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h b/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h
index 5ec4ccc3f..75dc474f4 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ RAPIDJSON_DIAG_OFF(effc++)
 
 RAPIDJSON_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
 
+//! Combination of PrettyWriter format flags.
+/*! \see PrettyWriter::SetFormatOptions
+ */
+enum PrettyFormatOptions {
+    kFormatDefault = 0,         //!< Default pretty formatting.
+    kFormatSingleLineArray = 1  //!< Format arrays on a single line.
+};
+
 //! Writer with indentation and spacing.
 /*!
     \tparam OutputStream Type of ouptut os.
@@ -43,7 +51,7 @@ class PrettyWriter : public Writer<OutputStream, SourceEncoding, TargetEncoding,
         \param levelDepth Initial capacity of stack.
     */
     explicit PrettyWriter(OutputStream& os, StackAllocator* allocator = 0, size_t levelDepth = Base::kDefaultLevelDepth) : 
-        Base(os, allocator, levelDepth), indentChar_(' '), indentCharCount_(4) {}
+        Base(os, allocator, levelDepth), indentChar_(' '), indentCharCount_(4), formatOptions_(kFormatDefault) {}
 
 
     explicit PrettyWriter(StackAllocator* allocator = 0, size_t levelDepth = Base::kDefaultLevelDepth) : 
@@ -61,6 +69,14 @@ class PrettyWriter : public Writer<OutputStream, SourceEncoding, TargetEncoding,
         return *this;
     }
 
+    //! Set pretty writer formatting options.
+    /*! \param options Formatting options.
+    */
+    PrettyWriter& SetFormatOptions(PrettyFormatOptions options) {
+        formatOptions_ = options;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
     /*! @name Implementation of Handler
         \see Handler
     */
@@ -130,7 +146,7 @@ class PrettyWriter : public Writer<OutputStream, SourceEncoding, TargetEncoding,
         RAPIDJSON_ASSERT(Base::level_stack_.template Top<typename Base::Level>()->inArray);
         bool empty = Base::level_stack_.template Pop<typename Base::Level>(1)->valueCount == 0;
 
-        if (!empty) {
+        if (!empty && !(formatOptions_ & kFormatSingleLineArray)) {
             Base::os_->Put('\n');
             WriteIndent();
         }
@@ -173,11 +189,14 @@ class PrettyWriter : public Writer<OutputStream, SourceEncoding, TargetEncoding,
             if (level->inArray) {
                 if (level->valueCount > 0) {
                     Base::os_->Put(','); // add comma if it is not the first element in array
-                    Base::os_->Put('\n');
+                    if (formatOptions_ & kFormatSingleLineArray)
+                        Base::os_->Put(' ');
                 }
-                else
+
+                if (!(formatOptions_ & kFormatSingleLineArray)) {
                     Base::os_->Put('\n');
-                WriteIndent();
+                    WriteIndent();
+                }
             }
             else {  // in object
                 if (level->valueCount > 0) {
@@ -213,6 +232,7 @@ class PrettyWriter : public Writer<OutputStream, SourceEncoding, TargetEncoding,
 
     Ch indentChar_;
     unsigned indentCharCount_;
+    PrettyFormatOptions formatOptions_;
 
 private:
     // Prohibit copy constructor & assignment operator.
diff --git a/test/unittest/prettywritertest.cpp b/test/unittest/prettywritertest.cpp
index e05d710f8..a372f7986 100644
--- a/test/unittest/prettywritertest.cpp
+++ b/test/unittest/prettywritertest.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,19 @@ static const char kPrettyJson[] =
 "    \"i64\": -1234567890123456789\n"
 "}";
 
+static const char kPrettyJson_FormatOptions_SLA[] =
+"{\n"
+"    \"hello\": \"world\",\n"
+"    \"t\": true,\n"
+"    \"f\": false,\n"
+"    \"n\": null,\n"
+"    \"i\": 123,\n"
+"    \"pi\": 3.1416,\n"
+"    \"a\": [1, 2, 3, -1],\n"
+"    \"u64\": 1234567890123456789,\n"
+"    \"i64\": -1234567890123456789\n"
+"}";
+
 TEST(PrettyWriter, Basic) {
     StringBuffer buffer;
     PrettyWriter<StringBuffer> writer(buffer);
@@ -48,6 +61,16 @@ TEST(PrettyWriter, Basic) {
     EXPECT_STREQ(kPrettyJson, buffer.GetString());
 }
 
+TEST(PrettyWriter, FormatOptions) {
+    StringBuffer buffer;
+    PrettyWriter<StringBuffer> writer(buffer);
+    writer.SetFormatOptions(kFormatSingleLineArray);
+    Reader reader;
+    StringStream s(kJson);
+    reader.Parse(s, writer);
+    EXPECT_STREQ(kPrettyJson_FormatOptions_SLA, buffer.GetString());
+}
+
 TEST(PrettyWriter, SetIndent) {
     StringBuffer buffer;
     PrettyWriter<StringBuffer> writer(buffer);