diff --git a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/RemoveScala3OptionalBraces.scala b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/RemoveScala3OptionalBraces.scala
index d773f5174..21c9bbf27 100644
--- a/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/RemoveScala3OptionalBraces.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-core/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalafmt/rewrite/RemoveScala3OptionalBraces.scala
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ private class RemoveScala3OptionalBraces(implicit val ftoks: FormatTokens)
   ): Option[Replacement] = Option {
     ft.right match {
       case x: Token.LeftBrace // skip empty brace pairs
-          if !ftoks.nextNonComment(ftoks.next(ft)).right.is[Token.RightBrace] =>
+          if !ftoks.nextNonCommentAfter(ft).right.is[Token.RightBrace] =>
         ft.meta.rightOwner match {
           case t: Term.Block if t.stats.nonEmpty => onLeftForBlock(t)
           case t: Template.Body if !t.isEmpty =>
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ private class RemoveScala3OptionalBraces(implicit val ftoks: FormatTokens)
               if ftoks.prevNonComment(ft).left.is[Token.Equals] => removeToken
           case _ => null
         }
+      case _: Token.LeftParen
+          if !ftoks.nextNonCommentAfter(ft).right.is[Token.RightParen] =>
+        ft.meta.rightOwner match {
+          case t: Term.ArgClause => onLeftForArgClause(t)
+          case _ => null
+        }
       case _ => null
     }
   }
@@ -187,7 +193,10 @@ private class RemoveScala3OptionalBraces(implicit val ftoks: FormatTokens)
   private[rewrite] def onLeftForArgClause(
       tree: Term.ArgClause,
   )(implicit ft: FormatToken, style: ScalafmtConfig): Replacement = {
-    val ok = style.dialect.allowFewerBraces &&
+    def okLeftDelim = ft.right.is[Token.LeftBrace] ||
+      style.rewrite.scala3.removeOptionalBraces.fewerBracesParensToo &&
+      (style.dialect.allowInfixOperatorAfterNL || style.newlines.formatInfix)
+    val ok = style.dialect.allowFewerBraces && okLeftDelim &&
       style.rewrite.scala3.removeOptionalBraces.fewerBracesMaxSpan > 0 &&
       isSeqSingle(tree.values)
     if (!ok) return null
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces.stat b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces.stat
index 45b45c97e..845443d7d 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces.stat
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces.stat
@@ -2314,7 +2314,6 @@ object a:
   )
 >>>
 object a:
-   println(
-     a
-       + b
-   )
+   println:
+      a
+        + b
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces_fold.stat b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces_fold.stat
index af68c0651..c464cb1ce 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces_fold.stat
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces_fold.stat
@@ -2043,4 +2043,5 @@ object a:
   )
 >>>
 object a:
-   println(a + b)
+   println:
+      a + b
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces_keep.stat b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces_keep.stat
index 47829457e..1dda6ad54 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces_keep.stat
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces_keep.stat
@@ -2290,7 +2290,6 @@ object a:
   )
 >>>
 object a:
-   println(
-     a
-       + b
-   )
+   println:
+      a
+        + b
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces_unfold.stat b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces_unfold.stat
index 391f36193..9873d9b98 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces_unfold.stat
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/resources/scala3/FewerBraces_unfold.stat
@@ -2323,4 +2323,5 @@ object a:
   )
 >>>
 object a:
-   println(a + b)
+   println:
+      a + b
diff --git a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/FormatTests.scala b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/FormatTests.scala
index 55d26ffdb..1244a8364 100644
--- a/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/FormatTests.scala
+++ b/scalafmt-tests/shared/src/test/scala/org/scalafmt/FormatTests.scala
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class FormatTests extends FunSuite with CanRunTests with FormatAssertions {
     val explored = Debug.explored.get()
     logger.debug(s"Total explored: $explored")
     if (!onlyUnit && !onlyManual)
-      assertEquals(explored, 1502266, "total explored")
+      assertEquals(explored, 1502258, "total explored")
     val results = debugResults.result()
     // TODO(olafur) don't block printing out test results.
     // I don't want to deal with scalaz's Tasks :'(