diff --git a/src/config/options.rs b/src/config/options.rs
index c927cffba29..4de8ef928dd 100644
--- a/src/config/options.rs
+++ b/src/config/options.rs
@@ -22,62 +22,6 @@ pub enum NewlineStyle {
     Native,
 }
 
-impl NewlineStyle {
-    fn auto_detect(raw_input_text: &str) -> NewlineStyle {
-        if let Some(pos) = raw_input_text.find('\n') {
-            let pos = pos.saturating_sub(1);
-            if let Some('\r') = raw_input_text.chars().nth(pos) {
-                NewlineStyle::Windows
-            } else {
-                NewlineStyle::Unix
-            }
-        } else {
-            NewlineStyle::Native
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn native() -> NewlineStyle {
-        if cfg!(windows) {
-            NewlineStyle::Windows
-        } else {
-            NewlineStyle::Unix
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Apply this newline style to the formatted text. When the style is set
-    /// to `Auto`, the `raw_input_text` is used to detect the existing line
-    /// endings.
-    ///
-    /// If the style is set to `Auto` and `raw_input_text` contains no
-    /// newlines, the `Native` style will be used.
-    pub(crate) fn apply(self, formatted_text: &mut String, raw_input_text: &str) {
-        use crate::NewlineStyle::*;
-        let mut style = self;
-        if style == Auto {
-            style = Self::auto_detect(raw_input_text);
-        }
-        if style == Native {
-            style = Self::native();
-        }
-        match style {
-            Windows => {
-                let mut transformed = String::with_capacity(2 * formatted_text.capacity());
-                for c in formatted_text.chars() {
-                    match c {
-                        '\n' => transformed.push_str("\r\n"),
-                        '\r' => continue,
-                        c => transformed.push(c),
-                    }
-                }
-                *formatted_text = transformed;
-            }
-            Unix => return,
-            Native => unreachable!("NewlineStyle::Native"),
-            Auto => unreachable!("NewlineStyle::Auto"),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #[config_type]
 /// Where to put the opening brace of items (`fn`, `impl`, etc.).
 pub enum BraceStyle {
@@ -412,59 +356,3 @@ impl Edition {
         }
     }
 }
-
-#[test]
-fn test_newline_style_auto_detect() {
-    let lf = "One\nTwo\nThree";
-    let crlf = "One\r\nTwo\r\nThree";
-    let none = "One Two Three";
-
-    assert_eq!(NewlineStyle::Unix, NewlineStyle::auto_detect(lf));
-    assert_eq!(NewlineStyle::Windows, NewlineStyle::auto_detect(crlf));
-    assert_eq!(NewlineStyle::Native, NewlineStyle::auto_detect(none));
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn test_newline_style_auto_apply() {
-    let auto = NewlineStyle::Auto;
-
-    let formatted_text = "One\nTwo\nThree";
-    let raw_input_text = "One\nTwo\nThree";
-
-    let mut out = String::from(formatted_text);
-    auto.apply(&mut out, raw_input_text);
-    assert_eq!("One\nTwo\nThree", &out, "auto should detect 'lf'");
-
-    let formatted_text = "One\nTwo\nThree";
-    let raw_input_text = "One\r\nTwo\r\nThree";
-
-    let mut out = String::from(formatted_text);
-    auto.apply(&mut out, raw_input_text);
-    assert_eq!("One\r\nTwo\r\nThree", &out, "auto should detect 'crlf'");
-
-    #[cfg(not(windows))]
-    {
-        let formatted_text = "One\nTwo\nThree";
-        let raw_input_text = "One Two Three";
-
-        let mut out = String::from(formatted_text);
-        auto.apply(&mut out, raw_input_text);
-        assert_eq!(
-            "One\nTwo\nThree", &out,
-            "auto-native-unix should detect 'lf'"
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(windows)]
-    {
-        let formatted_text = "One\nTwo\nThree";
-        let raw_input_text = "One Two Three";
-
-        let mut out = String::from(formatted_text);
-        auto.apply(&mut out, raw_input_text);
-        assert_eq!(
-            "One\r\nTwo\r\nThree", &out,
-            "auto-native-windows should detect 'crlf'"
-        );
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/formatting.rs b/src/formatting.rs
index 9776359bef3..3ae73ea1c99 100644
--- a/src/formatting.rs
+++ b/src/formatting.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use syntax::errors::{DiagnosticBuilder, Handler};
 use syntax::parse::{self, ParseSess};
 use syntax::source_map::{FilePathMapping, SourceMap, Span, DUMMY_SP};
 
+use self::newline_style::apply_newline_style;
 use crate::comment::{CharClasses, FullCodeCharKind};
 use crate::config::{Config, FileName, Verbosity};
 use crate::ignore_path::IgnorePathSet;
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ use crate::utils::{count_newlines, get_skip_macro_names};
 use crate::visitor::{FmtVisitor, SnippetProvider};
 use crate::{modules, source_file, ErrorKind, FormatReport, Input, Session};
 
+mod newline_style;
+
 // A map of the files of a crate, with their new content
 pub(crate) type SourceFile = Vec<FileRecord>;
 pub(crate) type FileRecord = (FileName, String);
@@ -191,9 +194,12 @@ impl<'a, T: FormatHandler + 'a> FormatContext<'a, T> {
             &self.config,
             &self.report,
         );
-        self.config
-            .newline_style()
-            .apply(&mut visitor.buffer, &big_snippet);
+
+        apply_newline_style(
+            self.config.newline_style(),
+            &mut visitor.buffer,
+            &big_snippet,
+        );
 
         if visitor.macro_rewrite_failure {
             self.report.add_macro_format_failure();
diff --git a/src/formatting/newline_style.rs b/src/formatting/newline_style.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac620094900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/formatting/newline_style.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+use crate::NewlineStyle;
+
+/// Apply this newline style to the formatted text. When the style is set
+/// to `Auto`, the `raw_input_text` is used to detect the existing line
+/// endings.
+///
+/// If the style is set to `Auto` and `raw_input_text` contains no
+/// newlines, the `Native` style will be used.
+pub(crate) fn apply_newline_style(
+    newline_style: NewlineStyle,
+    formatted_text: &mut String,
+    raw_input_text: &str,
+) {
+    *formatted_text = match effective_newline_style(newline_style, raw_input_text) {
+        EffectiveNewlineStyle::Windows => convert_to_windows_newlines(formatted_text),
+        EffectiveNewlineStyle::Unix => convert_to_unix_newlines(formatted_text),
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+enum EffectiveNewlineStyle {
+    Windows,
+    Unix,
+}
+
+fn effective_newline_style(
+    newline_style: NewlineStyle,
+    raw_input_text: &str,
+) -> EffectiveNewlineStyle {
+    match newline_style {
+        NewlineStyle::Auto => auto_detect_newline_style(raw_input_text),
+        NewlineStyle::Native => native_newline_style(),
+        NewlineStyle::Windows => EffectiveNewlineStyle::Windows,
+        NewlineStyle::Unix => EffectiveNewlineStyle::Unix,
+    }
+}
+
+const LINE_FEED: char = '\n';
+const CARRIAGE_RETURN: char = '\r';
+const WINDOWS_NEWLINE: &str = "\r\n";
+const UNIX_NEWLINE: &str = "\n";
+
+fn auto_detect_newline_style(raw_input_text: &str) -> EffectiveNewlineStyle {
+    let first_line_feed_pos = raw_input_text.chars().position(|ch| ch == LINE_FEED);
+    match first_line_feed_pos {
+        Some(first_line_feed_pos) => {
+            let char_before_line_feed_pos = first_line_feed_pos.saturating_sub(1);
+            let char_before_line_feed = raw_input_text.chars().nth(char_before_line_feed_pos);
+            match char_before_line_feed {
+                Some(CARRIAGE_RETURN) => EffectiveNewlineStyle::Windows,
+                _ => EffectiveNewlineStyle::Unix,
+            }
+        }
+        None => native_newline_style(),
+    }
+}
+
+fn native_newline_style() -> EffectiveNewlineStyle {
+    if cfg!(windows) {
+        EffectiveNewlineStyle::Windows
+    } else {
+        EffectiveNewlineStyle::Unix
+    }
+}
+
+fn convert_to_windows_newlines(formatted_text: &String) -> String {
+    let mut transformed = String::with_capacity(2 * formatted_text.capacity());
+    let mut chars = formatted_text.chars().peekable();
+    while let Some(current_char) = chars.next() {
+        let next_char = chars.peek();
+        match current_char {
+            LINE_FEED => transformed.push_str(WINDOWS_NEWLINE),
+            CARRIAGE_RETURN if next_char == Some(&LINE_FEED) => {}
+            current_char => transformed.push(current_char),
+        }
+    }
+    transformed
+}
+
+fn convert_to_unix_newlines(formatted_text: &String) -> String {
+    formatted_text.replace(WINDOWS_NEWLINE, UNIX_NEWLINE)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn auto_detects_unix_newlines() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            EffectiveNewlineStyle::Unix,
+            auto_detect_newline_style("One\nTwo\nThree")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn auto_detects_windows_newlines() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            EffectiveNewlineStyle::Windows,
+            auto_detect_newline_style("One\r\nTwo\r\nThree")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn auto_detects_windows_newlines_with_multibyte_char_on_first_line() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            EffectiveNewlineStyle::Windows,
+            auto_detect_newline_style("A 🎢 of a first line\r\nTwo\r\nThree")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn falls_back_to_native_newlines_if_no_newlines_are_found() {
+        let expected_newline_style = if cfg!(windows) {
+            EffectiveNewlineStyle::Windows
+        } else {
+            EffectiveNewlineStyle::Unix
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            expected_newline_style,
+            auto_detect_newline_style("One Two Three")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn auto_detects_and_applies_unix_newlines() {
+        let formatted_text = "One\nTwo\nThree";
+        let raw_input_text = "One\nTwo\nThree";
+
+        let mut out = String::from(formatted_text);
+        apply_newline_style(NewlineStyle::Auto, &mut out, raw_input_text);
+        assert_eq!("One\nTwo\nThree", &out, "auto should detect 'lf'");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn auto_detects_and_applies_windows_newlines() {
+        let formatted_text = "One\nTwo\nThree";
+        let raw_input_text = "One\r\nTwo\r\nThree";
+
+        let mut out = String::from(formatted_text);
+        apply_newline_style(NewlineStyle::Auto, &mut out, raw_input_text);
+        assert_eq!("One\r\nTwo\r\nThree", &out, "auto should detect 'crlf'");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn auto_detects_and_applies_native_newlines() {
+        let formatted_text = "One\nTwo\nThree";
+        let raw_input_text = "One Two Three";
+
+        let mut out = String::from(formatted_text);
+        apply_newline_style(NewlineStyle::Auto, &mut out, raw_input_text);
+
+        if cfg!(windows) {
+            assert_eq!(
+                "One\r\nTwo\r\nThree", &out,
+                "auto-native-windows should detect 'crlf'"
+            );
+        } else {
+            assert_eq!(
+                "One\nTwo\nThree", &out,
+                "auto-native-unix should detect 'lf'"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn applies_unix_newlines() {
+        test_newlines_are_applied_correctly(
+            "One\r\nTwo\nThree",
+            "One\nTwo\nThree",
+            NewlineStyle::Unix,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn applying_unix_newlines_changes_nothing_for_unix_newlines() {
+        let formatted_text = "One\nTwo\nThree";
+        test_newlines_are_applied_correctly(formatted_text, formatted_text, NewlineStyle::Unix);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn applies_unix_newlines_to_string_with_unix_and_windows_newlines() {
+        test_newlines_are_applied_correctly(
+            "One\r\nTwo\r\nThree\nFour",
+            "One\nTwo\nThree\nFour",
+            NewlineStyle::Unix,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn applies_windows_newlines_to_string_with_unix_and_windows_newlines() {
+        test_newlines_are_applied_correctly(
+            "One\nTwo\nThree\r\nFour",
+            "One\r\nTwo\r\nThree\r\nFour",
+            NewlineStyle::Windows,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn applying_windows_newlines_changes_nothing_for_windows_newlines() {
+        let formatted_text = "One\r\nTwo\r\nThree";
+        test_newlines_are_applied_correctly(formatted_text, formatted_text, NewlineStyle::Windows);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn keeps_carriage_returns_when_applying_windows_newlines_to_str_with_unix_newlines() {
+        test_newlines_are_applied_correctly(
+            "One\nTwo\nThree\rDrei",
+            "One\r\nTwo\r\nThree\rDrei",
+            NewlineStyle::Windows,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn keeps_carriage_returns_when_applying_unix_newlines_to_str_with_unix_newlines() {
+        test_newlines_are_applied_correctly(
+            "One\nTwo\nThree\rDrei",
+            "One\nTwo\nThree\rDrei",
+            NewlineStyle::Unix,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn keeps_carriage_returns_when_applying_windows_newlines_to_str_with_windows_newlines() {
+        test_newlines_are_applied_correctly(
+            "One\r\nTwo\r\nThree\rDrei",
+            "One\r\nTwo\r\nThree\rDrei",
+            NewlineStyle::Windows,
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn keeps_carriage_returns_when_applying_unix_newlines_to_str_with_windows_newlines() {
+        test_newlines_are_applied_correctly(
+            "One\r\nTwo\r\nThree\rDrei",
+            "One\nTwo\nThree\rDrei",
+            NewlineStyle::Unix,
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn test_newlines_are_applied_correctly(
+        input: &str,
+        expected: &str,
+        newline_style: NewlineStyle,
+    ) {
+        let mut out = String::from(input);
+        apply_newline_style(newline_style, &mut out, input);
+        assert_eq!(expected, &out);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/source/preserves_carriage_return_for_unix.rs b/tests/source/preserves_carriage_return_for_unix.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5e0b286598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/source/preserves_carriage_return_for_unix.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// rustfmt-newline_style: Unix
+// Foo
Bar
diff --git a/tests/source/preserves_carriage_return_for_windows.rs b/tests/source/preserves_carriage_return_for_windows.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1085360ee59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/source/preserves_carriage_return_for_windows.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// rustfmt-newline_style: Windows
+// Foo
Bar
diff --git a/tests/target/preserves_carriage_return_for_unix.rs b/tests/target/preserves_carriage_return_for_unix.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5e0b286598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/target/preserves_carriage_return_for_unix.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// rustfmt-newline_style: Unix
+// Foo
Bar
diff --git a/tests/target/preserves_carriage_return_for_windows.rs b/tests/target/preserves_carriage_return_for_windows.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1085360ee59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/target/preserves_carriage_return_for_windows.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// rustfmt-newline_style: Windows
+// Foo
Bar