diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index a66c5b6256..da22ad391f 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -1519,6 +1519,7 @@ http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
         <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="ArrayDeclarationStandard.xml" role="php" />
        </dir>
        <dir name="Classes">
+        <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="ClassDeclarationStandard.xml" role="php" />
         <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="LowercaseClassKeywordsStandard.xml" role="php" />
         <file baseinstalldir="PHP/CodeSniffer" name="SelfMemberReferenceStandard.xml" role="php" />
        </dir>
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Docs/Classes/ClassDeclarationStandard.xml b/src/Standards/Squiz/Docs/Classes/ClassDeclarationStandard.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af9f15cfe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Docs/Classes/ClassDeclarationStandard.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<documentation title="Class Declaration">
+    <standard>
+    <![CDATA[
+    This extends the PSR2 standard, adding to the requirements for the 'SpaceBeforeKeyword' code.  It ensures that keywords like 'class' do not have a space before them.
+    ]]>
+    </standard>
+    <code_comparison>
+        <code title="Valid: Class Declaration.">
+        <![CDATA[
+class<em> </em>Foo
+{
+}
+]]>
+        </code>
+        <code title="Invalid: Class Declaration.">
+        <![CDATA[
+class<em>  </em>Foo
+{
+}
+]]>
+        </code>
+    </code_comparison>
+</documentation>