diff --git a/lib/rules/newline-after-var.js b/lib/rules/newline-after-var.js
index 9e84f441abd..433fa7ebf8b 100644
--- a/lib/rules/newline-after-var.js
+++ b/lib/rules/newline-after-var.js
@@ -45,6 +45,37 @@ module.exports = {
         // Helpers
         //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+        /**
+         * Gets a token from the given node to compare line to the next statement.
+         *
+         * In general, the token is the last token of the node. However, the token is the second last token if the following conditions satisfy.
+         *
+         * - The last token is semicolon.
+         * - The semicolon is on a different line from the previous token of the semicolon.
+         *
+         * This behavior would address semicolon-less style code. e.g.:
+         *
+         *     var foo = 1
+         *
+         *     ;(a || b).doSomething()
+         *
+         * @param {ASTNode} node - The node to get.
+         * @returns {Token} The token to compare line to the next statement.
+         */
+        function getLastToken(node) {
+            const lastToken = sourceCode.getLastToken(node);
+
+            if (lastToken.type === "Punctuator" && lastToken.value === ";") {
+                const prevToken = sourceCode.getTokenBefore(lastToken);
+
+                if (prevToken.loc.end.line !== lastToken.loc.start.line) {
+                    return prevToken;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return lastToken;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Determine if provided keyword is a variable declaration
          * @private
@@ -114,7 +145,7 @@ module.exports = {
          * @returns {void}
          */
         function checkForBlankLine(node) {
-            const lastToken = sourceCode.getLastToken(node),
+            const lastToken = getLastToken(node),
                 nextToken = sourceCode.getTokenAfter(node),
                 nextLineNum = lastToken.loc.end.line + 1;
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/newline-after-var.js b/tests/lib/rules/newline-after-var.js
index 85a5c48b5fe..6ed4429e4e2 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/newline-after-var.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/newline-after-var.js
@@ -224,7 +224,24 @@ ruleTester.run("newline-after-var", rule, {
 
         // should handle one/no blank before case.
         { code: ONE_BLANK_BEFORE_CASE, options: ["always"] },
-        { code: NO_BLANK_BEFORE_CASE, options: ["never"] }
+        { code: NO_BLANK_BEFORE_CASE, options: ["never"] },
+
+        // https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/6834
+        {
+            code: `
+                var a = 1
+
+                ;(b || c).doSomething()
+            `,
+            options: ["always"]
+        },
+        {
+            code: `
+                var a = 1
+                ;(b || c).doSomething()
+            `,
+            options: ["never"]
+        },
     ],
 
     invalid: [
@@ -268,6 +285,25 @@ ruleTester.run("newline-after-var", rule, {
         { code: MULTI_LINE_NEXT_LINE_COMMENT, options: ["always"], errors: [ALWAYS_ERROR] },
         { code: MULTI_LINE_NEXT_LINE_BLOCK_COMMENT, options: ["always"], errors: [ALWAYS_ERROR] },
         { code: NEXT_LINE_TWO_COMMENTS_NO_BLANK, options: ["always"], errors: [ALWAYS_ERROR] },
-        { code: NEXT_LINE_COMMENT_BLOCK_COMMENT_NO_BLANK, options: ["always"], errors: [ALWAYS_ERROR] }
+        { code: NEXT_LINE_COMMENT_BLOCK_COMMENT_NO_BLANK, options: ["always"], errors: [ALWAYS_ERROR] },
+
+        // https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/6834
+        {
+            code: `
+                var a = 1
+                ;(b || c).doSomething()
+            `,
+            options: ["always"],
+            errors: [ALWAYS_ERROR]
+        },
+        {
+            code: `
+                var a = 1
+
+                ;(b || c).doSomething()
+            `,
+            options: ["never"],
+            errors: [NEVER_ERROR]
+        },
     ]
 });