diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index f146c6d958..53b48b8c02 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ indent.fewerBraces
 > In Scala 3.3.0, only `never` provides compiler-compatible code.
 > Other options will work in 3.3.1-RC1 and later
 > (see [Parser section](https://github.com/lampepfl/dotty/releases/tag/3.3.1-RC1)).
+> Also, `never` is implicitly forced if indentation width is less than 2.
 
 ```scala mdoc:scalafmt
 runner.dialect = Scala3
diff --git a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/config/Indents.scala b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/config/Indents.scala
index 8e391fcdc4..9ea58beb71 100644
--- a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/config/Indents.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/config/Indents.scala
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ case class Indents(
     private[config] val ctorSite: Option[Int] = None,
     extraBeforeOpenParenDefnSite: Int = 0,
     relativeToLhsLastLine: Seq[Indents.RelativeToLhs] = Nil,
-    fewerBraces: Indents.FewerBraces = Indents.FewerBraces.never,
+    private[config] val fewerBraces: Indents.FewerBraces =
+      Indents.FewerBraces.never,
     @annotation.ExtraName("deriveSite")
     extendSite: Int = 4,
     withSiteRelativeToExtends: Int = 0,
diff --git a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/config/ScalafmtConfig.scala b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/config/ScalafmtConfig.scala
index 76db48e372..75eeb491db 100644
--- a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/config/ScalafmtConfig.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/config/ScalafmtConfig.scala
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ case class ScalafmtConfig(
 
   def formatInfix(tree: => Tree): Boolean =
     breakAfterInfix(tree) ne Newlines.AfterInfix.keep
+
+  def getFewerBraces(): Indents.FewerBraces =
+    if (indent.getSignificant < 2) Indents.FewerBraces.never
+    else indent.fewerBraces
 }
 
 object ScalafmtConfig {
diff --git a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/internal/FormatOps.scala b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/internal/FormatOps.scala
index a30e65e419..ef7da3a143 100644
--- a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/internal/FormatOps.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/internal/FormatOps.scala
@@ -2103,7 +2103,7 @@ class FormatOps(
                   case x: Member.Apply => isSelect(x)
                   case x => x.is[Term.Select]
                 }
-                val ok = (style.indent.fewerBraces match {
+                val ok = (style.getFewerBraces() match {
                   case Indents.FewerBraces.never => true
                   case Indents.FewerBraces.always => false
                   case Indents.FewerBraces.beforeSelect =>
diff --git a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/internal/Router.scala b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/internal/Router.scala
index c58902c6f4..1011ae78ea 100644
--- a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/internal/Router.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/internal/Router.scala
@@ -1772,12 +1772,12 @@ class Router(formatOps: FormatOps) {
             def getNlMod = {
               val endSelect = nextDotIfSig.fold {
                 nextSelect.fold {
-                  val ko = style.indent.fewerBraces ==
+                  val ko = style.getFewerBraces() ==
                     Indents.FewerBraces.always && checkFewerBraces(expireTree)
                   if (ko) None else Some(expire)
                 } { ns => Some(getLastNonTrivialToken(ns.qual)) }
               } { nd =>
-                val ok = style.indent.fewerBraces == Indents.FewerBraces.never
+                val ok = style.getFewerBraces() == Indents.FewerBraces.never
                 if (ok) Some(nd.left) else None
               }
               val altIndent = endSelect.map(Indent(-indentLen, _, After))
@@ -1909,7 +1909,7 @@ class Router(formatOps: FormatOps) {
         }
 
         // trigger indent only on the first newline
-        val fbIndent = style.indent.fewerBraces != Indents.FewerBraces.never
+        val fbIndent = style.getFewerBraces() != Indents.FewerBraces.never
         val noIndent = !fbIndent && checkFewerBraces(thisSelect.qual)
         val nlIndent =
           if (noIndent) Indent.Empty else Indent(indentLen, expire, After)
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ class Router(formatOps: FormatOps) {
             baseSplits.map(_.withIndent(nlIndent).andFirstPolicyOpt(nlPolicy))
           else {
             val spcIndent = nextDotIfSig.fold {
-              val ok = style.indent.fewerBraces == Indents.FewerBraces.always &&
+              val ok = style.getFewerBraces() == Indents.FewerBraces.always &&
                 nextSelect.isEmpty && checkFewerBraces(expireTree)
               if (ok) nlIndent else Indent.empty
             } { x =>