diff --git a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/psi/formatter/xml/AbstractXmlBlock.java b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/psi/formatter/xml/AbstractXmlBlock.java
index 1b1c8286b1e3..650b51aac182 100644
--- a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/psi/formatter/xml/AbstractXmlBlock.java
+++ b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/psi/formatter/xml/AbstractXmlBlock.java
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractXmlBlock extends AbstractBlock {
   }
 
   protected Wrap createTagBeginWrapping(final XmlTag tag) {
+    if (!(tag.getParent() instanceof XmlTag) && FormatterUtil.getPreviousNonWhitespaceSibling(tag.getNode()) == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
     return Wrap.createWrap(myXmlFormattingPolicy.getWrappingTypeForTagBegin(tag), true);
   }