diff --git a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 614837d5651..f390cd5c569 100644
--- a/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/idea/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@
                           order="before jetExpression" />
 
     <joinLinesHandler implementation="org.jetbrains.jet.plugin.joinLines.JoinDeclarationAndAssignmentHandler"/>
+    <joinLinesHandler implementation="org.jetbrains.jet.plugin.joinLines.JoinBlockIntoSingleStatementHandler"/>
 
     <targetElementEvaluator
         language="jet"
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/joinLines/JoinBlockIntoSingleStatementHandler.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/joinLines/JoinBlockIntoSingleStatementHandler.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a86b97e6287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/joinLines/JoinBlockIntoSingleStatementHandler.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2014 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.jet.plugin.joinLines
+
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.editorActions.JoinRawLinesHandlerDelegate
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Document
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetFile
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lexer.JetTokens
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetBlockExpression
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetContainerNode
+
+public class JoinBlockIntoSingleStatementHandler : JoinRawLinesHandlerDelegate {
+    override fun tryJoinRawLines(document: Document, file: PsiFile, start: Int, end: Int): Int {
+        if (file !is JetFile) return -1
+
+        if (start == 0) return -1
+        val brace = file.findElementAt(start - 1)!!
+        if (brace.getNode()!!.getElementType() != JetTokens.LBRACE) return -1
+
+        val block = brace.getParent() as? JetBlockExpression ?: return -1
+        val statement = block.getStatements().singleOrNull() ?: return -1
+        if (block.getParent() !is JetContainerNode) return -1
+        if (block.getNode().getChildren(JetTokens.COMMENTS).isNotEmpty()) return -1 // otherwise we will loose comments
+
+        val newStatement = block.replace(statement)
+        return newStatement.getTextRange()!!.getStartOffset()
+    }
+
+    override fun tryJoinLines(document: Document, file: PsiFile, start: Int, end: Int)
+            = - 1
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentAfterStatement.kt b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentAfterStatement.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5072d38e120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentAfterStatement.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fun foo() {
+    <caret>if (a) {
+        bar() // do bar
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentAfterStatement.kt.after b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentAfterStatement.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a689f516c65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentAfterStatement.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fun foo() {
+    if (a) {<caret> bar() // do bar
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentAfterStatement2.kt b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentAfterStatement2.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b937407c817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentAfterStatement2.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fun foo() {
+    <caret>if (a) {
+        bar()
+        // do something else here
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentAfterStatement2.kt.after b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentAfterStatement2.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7916bcc68df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentAfterStatement2.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fun foo() {
+    if (a) {<caret> bar()
+        // do something else here
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentBeforeStatement.kt b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentBeforeStatement.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1e03b6ae233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentBeforeStatement.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fun foo() {
+    <caret>if (a) {
+        // do bar
+        bar()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentBeforeStatement.kt.after b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentBeforeStatement.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e08b4f334b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentBeforeStatement.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fun foo() {
+    if (a) {<caret> // do bar
+        bar()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentBeforeStatement2.kt b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentBeforeStatement2.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d66568985c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentBeforeStatement2.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fun foo() {
+    <caret>if (a) {
+        /* do bar */
+        bar()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentBeforeStatement2.kt.after b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentBeforeStatement2.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44885b564b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentBeforeStatement2.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fun foo() {
+    if (a) {<caret> /* do bar */
+        bar()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/DoWhile.kt b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/DoWhile.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37f8f159774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/DoWhile.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fun foo() {
+    <caret>do {
+        if (bar()) break
+    } while (true)
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/DoWhile.kt.after b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/DoWhile.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..208246ac3c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/DoWhile.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fun foo() {
+    do <caret>if (bar()) break while (true)
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/Else.kt b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/Else.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..897da31ab2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/Else.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fun foo() {
+    <caret>if (a) bar1() else {
+        bar2()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/Else.kt.after b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/Else.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f347395d4da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/Else.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fun foo() {
+    if (a) bar1() else <caret>bar2()
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/For.kt b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/For.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19c871c1457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/For.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fun foo() {
+    <caret>for (element in collection) {
+        println(element)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/For.kt.after b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/For.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..409a7a9467c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/For.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fun foo() {
+    for (element in collection) <caret>println(element)
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/FunctionBody.kt b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/FunctionBody.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c16200b023d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/FunctionBody.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<caret>fun foo() {
+    bar()
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/FunctionBody.kt.after b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/FunctionBody.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..086210c64ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/FunctionBody.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fun foo() {<caret> bar()
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/If.kt b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/If.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40b24eb2a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/If.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fun foo() {
+    <caret>if (a) {
+        bar()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/If.kt.after b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/If.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..76f6ca2866c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/If.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fun foo() {
+    if (a) <caret>bar()
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/IfWithElse.kt b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/IfWithElse.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1305d67b393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/IfWithElse.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fun foo() {
+    <caret>if (a) {
+        bar1()
+    } else {
+        bar2()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/IfWithElse.kt.after b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/IfWithElse.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4898804a27f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/IfWithElse.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fun foo() {
+    if (a) <caret>bar1() else {
+        bar2()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/LambdaBody.kt b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/LambdaBody.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6814e36dd83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/LambdaBody.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fun foo() {
+    <caret>run {
+        bar()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/LambdaBody.kt.after b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/LambdaBody.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f6b26dfa6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/LambdaBody.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fun foo() {
+    run {<caret> bar()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/NotSingleLineStatement.kt b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/NotSingleLineStatement.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc67781b2de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/NotSingleLineStatement.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fun foo() {
+    <caret>if (a) {
+        println("a" +
+           "b")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/NotSingleLineStatement.kt.after b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/NotSingleLineStatement.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..109573bb444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/NotSingleLineStatement.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fun foo() {
+    if (a) <caret>println("a" +
+       "b")
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/TwoStatements.kt b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/TwoStatements.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..26e2b05087f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/TwoStatements.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fun foo() {
+    <caret>if (a) {
+        bar1(); bar2()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/TwoStatements.kt.after b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/TwoStatements.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..86beb05ee3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/TwoStatements.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fun foo() {
+    if (a) {<caret> bar1(); bar2()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/While.kt b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/While.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae3d45b95cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/While.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fun foo() {
+    <caret>while (true) {
+        if (bar()) break
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/While.kt.after b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/While.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6a42a7a1cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/While.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fun foo() {
+    while (true) <caret>if (bar()) break
+}
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/intentions/declarations/JoinLinesTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/intentions/declarations/JoinLinesTestGenerated.java
index 126e01d2ecd..422ef65e4bd 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/intentions/declarations/JoinLinesTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/intentions/declarations/JoinLinesTestGenerated.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 @SuppressWarnings("all")
 @TestMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines")
 @TestDataPath("$PROJECT_ROOT")
-@InnerTestClasses({JoinLinesTestGenerated.DeclarationAndAssignment.class})
+@InnerTestClasses({JoinLinesTestGenerated.DeclarationAndAssignment.class, JoinLinesTestGenerated.RemoveBraces.class})
 @RunWith(org.jetbrains.jet.JUnit3RunnerWithInners.class)
 public class JoinLinesTestGenerated extends AbstractJoinLinesTest {
     public void testAllFilesPresentInJoinLines() throws Exception {
@@ -139,4 +139,98 @@ public class JoinLinesTestGenerated extends AbstractJoinLinesTest {
         
     }
     
+    @TestMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces")
+    @TestDataPath("$PROJECT_ROOT")
+    @RunWith(org.jetbrains.jet.JUnit3RunnerWithInners.class)
+    public static class RemoveBraces extends AbstractJoinLinesTest {
+        public void testAllFilesPresentInRemoveBraces() throws Exception {
+            JetTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadata(this.getClass(), new File("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces"), Pattern.compile("^(.+)\\.kt$"), true);
+        }
+        
+        @TestMetadata("CommentAfterStatement.kt")
+        public void testCommentAfterStatement() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentAfterStatement.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+        
+        @TestMetadata("CommentAfterStatement2.kt")
+        public void testCommentAfterStatement2() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentAfterStatement2.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+        
+        @TestMetadata("CommentBeforeStatement.kt")
+        public void testCommentBeforeStatement() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentBeforeStatement.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+        
+        @TestMetadata("CommentBeforeStatement2.kt")
+        public void testCommentBeforeStatement2() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/CommentBeforeStatement2.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+        
+        @TestMetadata("DoWhile.kt")
+        public void testDoWhile() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/DoWhile.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+        
+        @TestMetadata("Else.kt")
+        public void testElse() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/Else.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+        
+        @TestMetadata("For.kt")
+        public void testFor() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/For.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+        
+        @TestMetadata("FunctionBody.kt")
+        public void testFunctionBody() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/FunctionBody.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+        
+        @TestMetadata("If.kt")
+        public void testIf() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/If.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+        
+        @TestMetadata("IfWithElse.kt")
+        public void testIfWithElse() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/IfWithElse.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+        
+        @TestMetadata("LambdaBody.kt")
+        public void testLambdaBody() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/LambdaBody.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+        
+        @TestMetadata("NotSingleLineStatement.kt")
+        public void testNotSingleLineStatement() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/NotSingleLineStatement.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+        
+        @TestMetadata("TwoStatements.kt")
+        public void testTwoStatements() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/TwoStatements.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+        
+        @TestMetadata("While.kt")
+        public void testWhile() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = JetTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/joinLines/removeBraces/While.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+        
+    }
+    
 }