diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a423f78e0..8c74a5663 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Airbase 149
 * Remove bval dependency
 * Checkstyle updates:
   - Disallow single-line non-empty lambda and method body code blocks.
+  - Require exactly one space between array type and array initializer.
 * Plugin updates:
   - git-commit-id-maven-plugin 7.0.0 (from 6.0.0)
   - spotbugs-maven-plugins 4.8.1.0 (from 4.7.3.6)
diff --git a/airbase-policy/src/main/resources/checkstyle/airbase-checks.xml b/airbase-policy/src/main/resources/checkstyle/airbase-checks.xml
index c366860b6..ac5319608 100644
--- a/airbase-policy/src/main/resources/checkstyle/airbase-checks.xml
+++ b/airbase-policy/src/main/resources/checkstyle/airbase-checks.xml
@@ -272,6 +272,14 @@
             <property name="ignoreComments" value="true" />
         </module>
 
+        <module name="RegexpSinglelineJava">
+            <!-- Forbid "new Type[]{",  IntelliJ would reformat adding a space -->
+            <!-- Forbid "new Type[]  {",  IntelliJ would reformat removing a space -->
+            <property name="format" value="\[\](?! )\s*+\{" />
+            <property name="message" value="Incorrect whitespace before array initializer" />
+            <property name="ignoreComments" value="true" />
+        </module>
+
         <!-- javadoc -->
         <module name="RequireEmptyLineBeforeBlockTagGroup" />
         <module name="NonEmptyAtclauseDescription" />