diff --git a/config/detekt/detekt.yml b/config/detekt/detekt.yml
index 4e87815664a5..a40d7a441018 100644
--- a/config/detekt/detekt.yml
+++ b/config/detekt/detekt.yml
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ formatting:
     active: true
   SpacingAroundAngleBrackets:
     active: true
+  SpacingBetweenFunctionNameAndOpeningParenthesis:
+    active: true
   SpacingAroundDoubleColon:
     active: true
   SpacingAroundUnaryOperator:
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/KtLintMultiRule.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/KtLintMultiRule.kt
index a5add1a3d9b3..2b90d0c4409e 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/KtLintMultiRule.kt
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/KtLintMultiRule.kt
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers.SpacingAroundRangeOperato
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers.SpacingAroundUnaryOperator
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers.SpacingBetweenDeclarationsWithAnnotations
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers.SpacingBetweenDeclarationsWithComments
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers.SpacingBetweenFunctionNameAndOpeningParenthesis
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers.StringTemplate
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers.TrailingComma
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers.TypeArgumentListSpacing
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ class KtLintMultiRule(config: Config = Config.empty) :
         ModifierListSpacing(config),
         NullableTypeSpacing(config),
         ParameterListSpacing(config),
+        SpacingBetweenFunctionNameAndOpeningParenthesis(config),
         TypeArgumentListSpacing(config),
         UnnecessaryParenthesesBeforeTrailingLambda(config),
     )
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingBetweenFunctionNameAndOpeningParenthesis.kt b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingBetweenFunctionNameAndOpeningParenthesis.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b4168bb5145d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/formatting/wrappers/SpacingBetweenFunctionNameAndOpeningParenthesis.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.wrappers
+
+import com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.experimental.SpacingBetweenFunctionNameAndOpeningParenthesisRule
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.AutoCorrectable
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.formatting.FormattingRule
+
+/**
+ * See [ktlint docs](https://pinterest.github.io/ktlint/rules/experimental/#spacing-between-function-name-and-opening-parenthesis) for
+ * documentation.
+ */
+@AutoCorrectable(since = "1.22.0")
+class SpacingBetweenFunctionNameAndOpeningParenthesis(config: Config) : FormattingRule(config) {
+
+    override val wrapping = SpacingBetweenFunctionNameAndOpeningParenthesisRule()
+    override val issue = issueFor("Ensure consistent spacing between function name and opening parenthesis.")
+}
diff --git a/detekt-formatting/src/main/resources/config/config.yml b/detekt-formatting/src/main/resources/config/config.yml
index aa39319d5dac..7da2d976dc97 100644
--- a/detekt-formatting/src/main/resources/config/config.yml
+++ b/detekt-formatting/src/main/resources/config/config.yml
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ formatting:
   SpacingBetweenDeclarationsWithComments:
     active: true
     autoCorrect: true
+  SpacingBetweenFunctionNameAndOpeningParenthesis:
+    active: false
+    autoCorrect: true
   StringTemplate:
     active: true
     autoCorrect: true