diff --git a/src/rules/attr_set.rs b/src/rules/attr_set.rs
index 8458951..fd5eb2b 100644
--- a/src/rules/attr_set.rs
+++ b/src/rules/attr_set.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub fn rule(
         &crate::config::Layout::Tall
     } else if node
         .children()
-        .filter(|node| match node.kind() {
+        .filter(|element| match element.kind() {
             rnix::SyntaxKind::NODE_KEY_VALUE
             | rnix::SyntaxKind::NODE_INHERIT
             | rnix::SyntaxKind::NODE_INHERIT_FROM => true,
diff --git a/src/rules/pattern.rs b/src/rules/pattern.rs
index 31bf5fe..e2876a5 100644
--- a/src/rules/pattern.rs
+++ b/src/rules/pattern.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,27 @@ pub fn rule(
 
     let mut children = crate::children::Children::new(build_ctx, node);
 
-    let layout = if children.has_comments() {
+    let has_comments = children.has_comments();
+    let has_comments_between_curly_b = node
+        .children_with_tokens()
+        .skip_while(|element| {
+            element.kind() != rnix::SyntaxKind::TOKEN_CURLY_B_OPEN
+        })
+        .take_while(|element| {
+            element.kind() != rnix::SyntaxKind::TOKEN_CURLY_B_CLOSE
+        })
+        .any(|element| element.kind() == rnix::SyntaxKind::TOKEN_COMMENT);
+
+    let items_count = node
+        .children_with_tokens()
+        .filter(|element| match element.kind() {
+            rnix::SyntaxKind::TOKEN_ELLIPSIS
+            | rnix::SyntaxKind::NODE_PAT_ENTRY => true,
+            _ => false,
+        })
+        .count();
+
+    let layout = if has_comments {
         &crate::config::Layout::Tall
     } else {
         build_ctx.config.layout()
@@ -20,8 +40,12 @@ pub fn rule(
                 steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::FormatWider(
                     child.element,
                 ));
-                steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::NewLine);
-                steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Pad);
+                if !has_comments && items_count <= 1 {
+                    steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Whitespace);
+                } else {
+                    steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::NewLine);
+                    steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Pad);
+                }
             }
             crate::config::Layout::Wide => {
                 steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Format(child.element));
@@ -130,8 +154,12 @@ pub fn rule(
     let child = children.get_next().unwrap();
     match layout {
         crate::config::Layout::Tall => {
-            steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::NewLine);
-            steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Pad);
+            if !has_comments_between_curly_b && items_count <= 1 {
+                steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Whitespace);
+            } else {
+                steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::NewLine);
+                steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Pad);
+            }
         }
         crate::config::Layout::Wide => {
             steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Whitespace);
@@ -151,8 +179,12 @@ pub fn rule(
         if let rnix::SyntaxKind::NODE_PAT_BIND = child.element.kind() {
             match layout {
                 crate::config::Layout::Tall => {
-                    steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::NewLine);
-                    steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Pad);
+                    if !has_comments && items_count <= 1 {
+                        steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Whitespace);
+                    } else {
+                        steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::NewLine);
+                        steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::Pad);
+                    }
                     steps.push_back(crate::builder::Step::FormatWider(
                         child.element,
                     ));
diff --git a/tests/cases/pat_bind/out b/tests/cases/pat_bind/out
index 344cf31..89000ab 100644
--- a/tests/cases/pat_bind/out
+++ b/tests/cases/pat_bind/out
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
 [
   ({ } @ a: _)
   (
-    {
-    }
-    @
+    { } @
     /**/
     a:
     _
   )
   (
-    {
-    }
+    { }
     /**/
     @ a:
     _
   )
   (
-    {
-    }
+    { }
     /**/
     @
     /**/
@@ -28,16 +24,13 @@
   (
     a @
     /**/
-    {
-    }:
+    { }:
     _
   )
   (
     a
     /**/
-    @
-    {
-    }:
+    @ { }:
     _
   )
   (
@@ -45,8 +38,7 @@
     /**/
     @
     /**/
-    {
-    }:
+    { }:
     _
   )
 ]
diff --git a/tests/cases/pattern/in b/tests/cases/pattern/in
index 439788f..7afd85b 100644
--- a/tests/cases/pattern/in
+++ b/tests/cases/pattern/in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [
   ({}: _)
+  ({ a }: _)
   ({ /**/ }: _)
   ({      ...     }: _)
   ({      ... /**/}: _)
diff --git a/tests/cases/pattern/out b/tests/cases/pattern/out
index e701f07..2f081af 100644
--- a/tests/cases/pattern/out
+++ b/tests/cases/pattern/out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [
   ({ }: _)
+  ({ a }: _)
   (
     { /**/
     }: