diff --git a/lib/tailor/cli/options.rb b/lib/tailor/cli/options.rb
index b53035c..b3fe957 100644
--- a/lib/tailor/cli/options.rb
+++ b/lib/tailor/cli/options.rb
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ def self.parse!(args)
             options.style[:spaces_before_comma] = c
           end
 
+          opt.on('--spaces-after-conditional NUMBER',
+            'Spaces to expect after a conditional.  (default: 1)') do |c|
+            options.style[:spaces_after_conditional] = c
+          end
+
           opt.on('--spaces-after-lbrace NUMBER',
             'Spaces to expect after a {.  (default: 1)') do |c|
             options.style[:spaces_after_lbrace] = c
diff --git a/lib/tailor/configuration/style.rb b/lib/tailor/configuration/style.rb
index 85f2618..873fcbb 100644
--- a/lib/tailor/configuration/style.rb
+++ b/lib/tailor/configuration/style.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def self.define_property(name)
       define_property :max_code_lines_in_method
       define_property :max_line_length
       define_property :spaces_after_comma
+      define_property :spaces_after_conditional
       define_property :spaces_after_lbrace
       define_property :spaces_after_lbracket
       define_property :spaces_after_lparen
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ def initialize
         max_code_lines_in_method(30, level: :error)
         max_line_length(80, level: :error)
         spaces_after_comma(1, level: :error)
+        spaces_after_conditional(1, level: :error)
         spaces_after_lbrace(1, level: :error)
         spaces_after_lbracket(0, level: :error)
         spaces_after_lparen(0, level: :error)
diff --git a/lib/tailor/rulers/spaces_after_conditional_ruler.rb b/lib/tailor/rulers/spaces_after_conditional_ruler.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2493a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tailor/rulers/spaces_after_conditional_ruler.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+require_relative '../ruler'
+
+class Tailor
+  module Rulers
+    class SpacesAfterConditionalRuler < Tailor::Ruler
+
+      def initialize(config, options)
+        super(config, options)
+        add_lexer_observers :nl
+      end
+
+      def nl_update(current_lexed_line, lineno, column)
+        measure(current_lexed_line, lineno)
+      end
+
+      # Checks to see if spacing is present after conditionals
+      #
+      # @param [Array] lexed_line The lexed line with a conditional
+      # @param [Fixnum] lineno Line the problem was found on.
+      # @param [Fixnum] column Column the problem was found on.
+      def measure(lexed_line, lineno)
+
+        idx = lexed_line.index do |pos, token, name|
+          token == :on_kw and %w{if unless case}.include?(name)
+        end
+
+        expected_spaces = @config
+        spaces = expected_spaces
+
+        if idx
+          column = lexed_line[idx].first.last
+          pos, token, name = lexed_line[idx + 1]
+          spaces = case token
+          when :on_lparen then 0
+          when :on_sp
+            next_token = lexed_line[idx + 2]
+            next_token.first.last - pos.last
+          end
+        end
+
+        if expected_spaces != spaces
+          @problems << Problem.new(problem_type, lineno, column,
+            "#{spaces} spaces after conditional at column #{column}, " +
+              "expected #{expected_spaces}.", @options[:level])
+        end
+
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/functional/conditional_spacing_spec.rb b/spec/functional/conditional_spacing_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db82d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/functional/conditional_spacing_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+require_relative '../support/conditional_spacing_cases'
+require 'tailor/critic'
+require 'tailor/configuration/style'
+
+describe 'Conditional spacing' do
+
+  def file_name
+    self.class.description
+  end
+
+  def contents
+    CONDITIONAL_SPACING[file_name] || begin
+      raise "Example not found: #{file_name}"
+    end
+  end
+
+  before do
+    Tailor::Logger.stub(:log)
+    FakeFS.activate!
+    FileUtils.touch file_name
+    File.open(file_name, 'w') { |f| f.write contents }
+  end
+
+  let(:critic) { Tailor::Critic.new }
+
+  let(:style) do
+    style = Tailor::Configuration::Style.new
+    style.trailing_newlines 0, level: :off
+    style.allow_invalid_ruby true, level: :off
+    style
+  end
+
+  context :no_space_after_if do
+    it 'warns when there is no space after an if statement' do
+      critic.check_file(file_name, style.to_hash)
+      expect(critic.problems[file_name]).to eql [{
+        :type => 'spaces_after_conditional',
+        :line => 1,
+        :column=> 0,
+        :message=> '0 spaces after conditional at column 0, expected 1.',
+        :level=> :error
+      }]
+    end
+    it 'warns with the correct number of expected spaces' do
+      style.spaces_after_conditional 2, level: :error
+      critic.check_file(file_name, style.to_hash)
+      expect(critic.problems[file_name]).to eql [{
+        :type => 'spaces_after_conditional',
+        :line => 1,
+        :column=> 0,
+        :message=> '0 spaces after conditional at column 0, expected 2.',
+        :level=> :error
+      }]
+    end
+    it 'does not warn if spaces are set to zero' do
+      style.spaces_after_conditional 0, level: :error
+      critic.check_file(file_name, style.to_hash)
+      expect(critic.problems[file_name]).to be_empty
+    end
+    it 'does not warn if spaces are disabled' do
+      style.spaces_after_conditional 2, level: :off
+      critic.check_file(file_name, style.to_hash)
+      expect(critic.problems[file_name]).to be_empty
+    end
+  end
+
+  context :space_after_if do
+    it 'does not warn when there is a space after the if' do
+      critic.check_file(file_name, style.to_hash)
+      expect(critic.problems[file_name]).to be_empty
+    end
+    it 'warns if spaces has been set to zero' do
+      style.spaces_after_conditional 0, level: :error
+      critic.check_file(file_name, style.to_hash)
+      expect(critic.problems[file_name]).to eql [{
+        :type => 'spaces_after_conditional',
+        :line => 1,
+        :column=> 0,
+        :message=> '1 spaces after conditional at column 0, expected 0.',
+        :level=> :error
+      }]
+    end
+  end
+
+  context :no_parens do
+    it 'never warns' do
+      critic.check_file(file_name, style.to_hash)
+      expect(critic.problems[file_name]).to be_empty
+    end
+  end
+
+  context :nested_parens do
+    it 'warns when there is no space after an if statement' do
+      critic.check_file(file_name, style.to_hash)
+      expect(critic.problems[file_name]).to eql [{
+        :type => 'spaces_after_conditional',
+        :line => 1,
+        :column=> 0,
+        :message=> '0 spaces after conditional at column 0, expected 1.',
+        :level=> :error
+      }]
+    end
+  end
+
+  context :no_space_after_unless do
+    it 'warns when there is no space after an unless statement' do
+      critic.check_file(file_name, style.to_hash)
+      expect(critic.problems[file_name]).to eql [{
+        :type => 'spaces_after_conditional',
+        :line => 1,
+        :column=> 0,
+        :message=> '0 spaces after conditional at column 0, expected 1.',
+        :level=> :error
+      }]
+    end
+  end
+
+  context :space_after_unless do
+    it 'does not warn when there is space after an unless statement' do
+      critic.check_file(file_name, style.to_hash)
+      expect(critic.problems[file_name]).to be_empty
+    end
+  end
+
+  context :no_space_after_case do
+    it 'warns when there is no space after a case statement' do
+      critic.check_file(file_name, style.to_hash)
+      expect(critic.problems[file_name]).to eql [{
+        :type => 'spaces_after_conditional',
+        :line => 1,
+        :column=> 5,
+        :message=> '0 spaces after conditional at column 5, expected 1.',
+        :level=> :error
+      }]
+    end
+  end
+
+  context :space_after_case do
+    it 'does not warn when there is space after a case statement' do
+      critic.check_file(file_name, style.to_hash)
+      expect(critic.problems[file_name]).to be_empty
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/support/conditional_spacing_cases.rb b/spec/support/conditional_spacing_cases.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48b3b5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/conditional_spacing_cases.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+CONDITIONAL_SPACING = {}
+
+CONDITIONAL_SPACING['no_space_after_if'] =
+  %q{if(foo)
+end}
+
+CONDITIONAL_SPACING['space_after_if'] =
+  %q{if (foo)
+end}
+
+CONDITIONAL_SPACING['no_parens'] =
+  %q{if foo
+end}
+
+CONDITIONAL_SPACING['nested_parens'] =
+  %q{if(foo(bar))
+end}
+
+CONDITIONAL_SPACING['no_space_after_unless'] =
+  %q{unless(foo)
+end}
+
+CONDITIONAL_SPACING['space_after_unless'] =
+  %q{unless (foo)
+end}
+
+CONDITIONAL_SPACING['no_space_after_case'] =
+  %q{puts case(true)
+when true then 'a'
+when false then 'b'
+end}
+
+CONDITIONAL_SPACING['space_after_case'] =
+  %q{puts case (true)
+when true then 'a'
+when false then 'b'
+end}
diff --git a/spec/support/good_indentation_cases.rb b/spec/support/good_indentation_cases.rb
index e18303d..e973b86 100644
--- a/spec/support/good_indentation_cases.rb
+++ b/spec/support/good_indentation_cases.rb
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ def a_method
 
 INDENT_OK['for_with_retry_loop'] =
   %Q{for i in 1..5
-  retry if  i > 2
+  retry if i > 2
   puts "Value of local variable is \#{i}"
 end}
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/tailor/configuration/style_spec.rb b/spec/unit/tailor/configuration/style_spec.rb
index b852a43..1f49c24 100644
--- a/spec/unit/tailor/configuration/style_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/tailor/configuration/style_spec.rb
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@
         :max_code_lines_in_method => [30, { :level => :error }],
         :max_line_length => [80, { :level => :error }],
         :spaces_after_comma => [1, { :level => :error }],
+        :spaces_after_conditional => [1, { :level=>:error }],
         :spaces_after_lbrace => [1, { :level => :error }],
         :spaces_after_lbracket => [0, { :level => :error }],
         :spaces_after_lparen => [0, { :level => :error }],
diff --git a/spec/unit/tailor/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/unit/tailor/configuration_spec.rb
index 26cb265..af08b52 100644
--- a/spec/unit/tailor/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/tailor/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
             max_code_lines_in_method: [30, { level: :error }],
             max_line_length: [80, { level: :error }],
             spaces_after_comma: [1, { level: :error }],
+            spaces_after_conditional: [1, { :level=>:error }],
             spaces_after_lbrace: [1, { level: :error }],
             spaces_after_lbracket: [0, { level: :error }],
             spaces_after_lparen: [0, { level: :error }],