diff --git a/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs b/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs
index fd8ad7ec..5f4f9663 100644
--- a/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs
+++ b/src/Nixfmt/Pretty.hs
@@ -205,13 +205,19 @@ prettyTerm (Selection term selectors rest) =
 
 -- Empty list
 prettyTerm (List paropen@Ann{trailComment = Nothing} (Items []) parclose@Ann{preTrivia = []}) =
-  pretty paropen <> hardspace <> pretty parclose
+  pretty paropen <> sep <> pretty parclose
+  where
+    -- If the brackets are on different lines, keep them like that
+    sep = if sourceLine paropen /= sourceLine parclose then hardline else hardspace
 -- General list
 -- Always expand if len > 1
 prettyTerm (List paropen@Ann{trailComment = post} items parclose) =
   pretty (paropen{trailComment = Nothing})
-    <> surroundWith line (nest $ pretty post <> prettyItems items)
+    <> surroundWith sur (nest $ pretty post <> prettyItems items)
     <> pretty parclose
+  where
+    -- If the brackets are on different lines, keep them like that
+    sur = if sourceLine paropen /= sourceLine parclose then hardline else line
 prettyTerm (Set krec paropen items parclose) = prettySet False (krec, paropen, items, parclose)
 -- Parentheses
 prettyTerm (Parenthesized paropen expr parclose@Ann{preTrivia = closePre}) =
diff --git a/test/diff/idioms_pkgs_3/out.nix b/test/diff/idioms_pkgs_3/out.nix
index 066bc56e..13f30559 100644
--- a/test/diff/idioms_pkgs_3/out.nix
+++ b/test/diff/idioms_pkgs_3/out.nix
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ buildStdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   inherit src unpackPhase meta;
 
-  outputs = [ "out" ] ++ lib.optionals crashreporterSupport [ "symbols" ];
+  outputs = [
+    "out"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals crashreporterSupport [ "symbols" ];
 
   # Add another configure-build-profiling run before the final configure phase if we build with pgo
   preConfigurePhases = lib.optionals pgoSupport [
diff --git a/test/diff/idioms_pkgs_4/out.nix b/test/diff/idioms_pkgs_4/out.nix
index ecbb41bd..717216df 100644
--- a/test/diff/idioms_pkgs_4/out.nix
+++ b/test/diff/idioms_pkgs_4/out.nix
@@ -84,9 +84,13 @@ let
     ]
     ++ (
       if system == "i686-cygwin" then
-        [ ../cygwin/rebase-i686.sh ]
+        [
+          ../cygwin/rebase-i686.sh
+        ]
       else if system == "x86_64-cygwin" then
-        [ ../cygwin/rebase-x86_64.sh ]
+        [
+          ../cygwin/rebase-x86_64.sh
+        ]
       else
         [ ]
     );
diff --git a/test/diff/lists/out.nix b/test/diff/lists/out.nix
index fed594cd..6c168a80 100644
--- a/test/diff/lists/out.nix
+++ b/test/diff/lists/out.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
   ]
   [ 1 ]
 
-  [ 1 ]
+  [
+    1
+  ]
 
   [
     b
diff --git a/test/diff/operation/out.nix b/test/diff/operation/out.nix
index f094d0d2..4116160b 100644
--- a/test/diff/operation/out.nix
+++ b/test/diff/operation/out.nix
@@ -230,7 +230,9 @@
       zip
       zlib
     ]
-    ++ [ (if (lib.versionAtLeast version "103") then nss_latest else nss_esr) ]
+    ++ [
+      (if (lib.versionAtLeast version "103") then nss_latest else nss_esr)
+    ]
   )
 
   # Indentation with parenthesized multiline function call