diff --git a/clang/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.rst b/clang/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.rst
--- a/clang/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.rst
+++ b/clang/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.rst
@@ -4048,6 +4048,11 @@
 **PenaltyBreakOpenParenthesis** (``Unsigned``) :versionbadge:`clang-format 14` :ref:`¶ <PenaltyBreakOpenParenthesis>`
   The penalty for breaking after ``(``.
 
+.. _PenaltyBreakReturn:
+
+**PenaltyBreakReturn** (``Unsigned``) :versionbadge:`clang-format 18` :ref:`¶ <PenaltyBreakReturn>`
+  The penalty for breaking after ``return``.
+
 .. _PenaltyBreakString:
 
 **PenaltyBreakString** (``Unsigned``) :versionbadge:`clang-format 3.7` :ref:`¶ <PenaltyBreakString>`
diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Format/Format.h b/clang/include/clang/Format/Format.h
--- a/clang/include/clang/Format/Format.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Format/Format.h
@@ -3082,6 +3082,10 @@
   /// \version 14
   unsigned PenaltyBreakOpenParenthesis;
 
+  /// The penalty for breaking after ``return``.
+  /// \version 18
+  unsigned PenaltyBreakReturn;
+
   /// The penalty for each line break introduced inside a string literal.
   /// \version 3.7
   unsigned PenaltyBreakString;
@@ -4391,6 +4395,7 @@
            PenaltyBreakComment == R.PenaltyBreakComment &&
            PenaltyBreakFirstLessLess == R.PenaltyBreakFirstLessLess &&
            PenaltyBreakOpenParenthesis == R.PenaltyBreakOpenParenthesis &&
+           PenaltyBreakReturn == R.PenaltyBreakReturn &&
            PenaltyBreakString == R.PenaltyBreakString &&
            PenaltyBreakTemplateDeclaration ==
                R.PenaltyBreakTemplateDeclaration &&
diff --git a/clang/lib/Format/Format.cpp b/clang/lib/Format/Format.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Format/Format.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Format/Format.cpp
@@ -967,6 +967,7 @@
                    Style.PenaltyBreakFirstLessLess);
     IO.mapOptional("PenaltyBreakOpenParenthesis",
                    Style.PenaltyBreakOpenParenthesis);
+    IO.mapOptional("PenaltyBreakReturn", Style.PenaltyBreakReturn);
     IO.mapOptional("PenaltyBreakString", Style.PenaltyBreakString);
     IO.mapOptional("PenaltyBreakTemplateDeclaration",
                    Style.PenaltyBreakTemplateDeclaration);
@@ -1480,6 +1481,7 @@
   LLVMStyle.PenaltyBreakAssignment = prec::Assignment;
   LLVMStyle.PenaltyBreakComment = 300;
   LLVMStyle.PenaltyBreakFirstLessLess = 120;
+  LLVMStyle.PenaltyBreakReturn = 100;
   LLVMStyle.PenaltyBreakString = 1000;
   LLVMStyle.PenaltyExcessCharacter = 1000000;
   LLVMStyle.PenaltyReturnTypeOnItsOwnLine = 60;
diff --git a/clang/lib/Format/TokenAnnotator.cpp b/clang/lib/Format/TokenAnnotator.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Format/TokenAnnotator.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Format/TokenAnnotator.cpp
@@ -3525,6 +3525,8 @@
     }
   }
 
+  if (Left.is(tok::kw_return))
+    return Style.PenaltyBreakReturn;
   if (Left.is(tok::coloncolon))
     return 500;
   if (Right.isOneOf(TT_StartOfName, TT_FunctionDeclarationName) ||
@@ -5526,7 +5528,8 @@
   }
 
   return Left.isOneOf(tok::comma, tok::coloncolon, tok::semi, tok::l_brace,
-                      tok::kw_class, tok::kw_struct, tok::comment) ||
+                      tok::kw_class, tok::kw_struct, tok::comment,
+                      tok::kw_return) ||
          Right.isMemberAccess() ||
          Right.isOneOf(TT_TrailingReturnArrow, TT_LambdaArrow, tok::lessless,
                        tok::colon, tok::l_square, tok::at) ||
diff --git a/clang/unittests/Format/FormatTest.cpp b/clang/unittests/Format/FormatTest.cpp
--- a/clang/unittests/Format/FormatTest.cpp
+++ b/clang/unittests/Format/FormatTest.cpp
@@ -8916,6 +8916,9 @@
   verifyFormat("return aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa(\n"
                "           aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa) &&\n"
                "       aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa;");
+  verifyFormat("return\n"
+               "    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
+               "aaaaaaaaaaaa();");
   verifyFormat("return\n"
                "    // true if code is one of a or b.\n"
                "    code == a || code == b;");
@@ -22179,9 +22182,9 @@
   verifyFormat("FctWithLongLineInLambda_SLS_All(\n"
                "    []()\n"
                "    {\n"
-               "      return "
-               "HereAVeryLongLineThatWillBeFormattedOnMultipleLineAndShouldNotB"
-               "eConsiderAsInline;\n"
+               "      return\n"
+               "          HereAVeryLongLineThatWillBeFormattedOnMultipleLineAnd"
+               "ShouldNotBeConsiderAsInline;\n"
                "    });",
                LLVMWithBeforeLambdaBody);
   verifyFormat(