diff --git a/docs/rules/arrow-body-style.md b/docs/rules/arrow-body-style.md
index 8c35d6a7feaa..daae3601b4dd 100644
--- a/docs/rules/arrow-body-style.md
+++ b/docs/rules/arrow-body-style.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ The rule takes one option, a string, which can be:
 
 * `"always"` enforces braces around the function body
 * `"as-needed"` enforces no braces where they can be omitted (default)
+* `"except-object"` enforces no braces, except when returning object literals
 
 ### "always"
 
@@ -70,3 +71,26 @@ let foo = () => {
     // do nothing.
 };
 ```
+
+### "except-object"
+
+When the rule is set to `"except-object"` the following patterns are considered problems:
+
+```js
+/*eslint arrow-body-style: ["error", "except-object"]*/
+/*eslit-env es6*/
+
+let foo = () => ({ key: 'bar' });
+```
+
+The following patterns are not considered problems:
+
+```js
+
+/*eslint arrow-body-style: ["error", "except-object"]*/
+/*eslit-env es6*/
+
+let foo = () => {
+  return { key: 'bar' };
+};
+```
diff --git a/lib/rules/arrow-body-style.js b/lib/rules/arrow-body-style.js
index e435e4bfa068..7892ae72a48e 100644
--- a/lib/rules/arrow-body-style.js
+++ b/lib/rules/arrow-body-style.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
         schema: [
             {
-                "enum": ["always", "as-needed"]
+                "enum": ["always", "as-needed", "except-object"]
             }
         ]
     },
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ module.exports = {
     create: function(context) {
         var always = context.options[0] === "always";
         var asNeeded = !context.options[0] || context.options[0] === "as-needed";
+        var exceptObject = context.options[0] === "except-object";
 
         /**
          * Determines whether a arrow function body needs braces
@@ -44,12 +45,22 @@ module.exports = {
                     return;
                 }
 
-                if (asNeeded && blockBody[0].type === "ReturnStatement") {
-                    context.report({
-                        node: node,
-                        loc: arrowBody.loc.start,
-                        message: "Unexpected block statement surrounding arrow body."
-                    });
+                if (blockBody[0].type === "ReturnStatement") {
+                    if (blockBody[0].argument.type !== "ObjectExpression") {
+                        if (exceptObject || asNeeded) {
+                            context.report({
+                                node: node,
+                                loc: arrowBody.loc.start,
+                                message: "Unexpected block statement surrounding arrow body."
+                            });
+                        } else if (exceptObject) {
+                            context.report({
+                                node: node,
+                                loc: arrowBody.loc.start,
+                                message: "Expected block statement surrounding arrow body returning object literal."
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             } else {
                 if (always) {
@@ -58,6 +69,12 @@ module.exports = {
                         loc: arrowBody.loc.start,
                         message: "Expected block statement surrounding arrow body."
                     });
+                } else if (exceptObject && node.body.type === "ObjectExpression") {
+                    context.report({
+                        node: node,
+                        loc: arrowBody.loc.start,
+                        message: "Unexpected object literal returned from blockless arrow body."
+                    });
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/arrow-body-style.js b/tests/lib/rules/arrow-body-style.js
index c655581abbde..3643fc2deeb1 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/arrow-body-style.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/arrow-body-style.js
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ ruleTester.run("arrow-body-style", rule, {
         { code: "var foo = () => { b = a };", parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 6 } },
         { code: "var foo = () => { bar: 1 };", parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 6 } },
         { code: "var foo = () => { return 0; };", parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 6 }, options: ["always"] },
-        { code: "var foo = () => { return bar(); };", parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 6 }, options: ["always"] }
+        { code: "var foo = () => { return bar(); };", parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 6 }, options: ["always"] },
+        { code: "var foo = () => { return { bar: 1 }; };", parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 6 }, options: ["except-object"] },
+        { code: "var foo = () => 0;", parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 6 }, options: ["except-object"] }
     ],
     invalid: [
         {
@@ -66,6 +68,22 @@ ruleTester.run("arrow-body-style", rule, {
             errors: [
                 { line: 1, column: 17, type: "ArrowFunctionExpression", message: "Unexpected block statement surrounding arrow body." }
             ]
+        },
+        {
+            code: "var foo = () => ({ bar: 1 });",
+            parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 6 },
+            options: ["except-object"],
+            errors: [
+                { line: 1, column: 18, type: "ArrowFunctionExpression", message: "Unexpected object literal returned from blockless arrow body." }
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            code: "var foo = () => { return 0 };",
+            parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 6 },
+            options: ["except-object"],
+            errors: [
+                { line: 1, column: 17, type: "ArrowFunctionExpression", message: "Unexpected block statement surrounding arrow body." }
+            ]
         }
     ]
 });