diff --git a/CodeSniffer/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingSniff.php b/CodeSniffer/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingSniff.php
index 69b6fa5880..7c6e523a32 100644
--- a/CodeSniffer/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingSniff.php
+++ b/CodeSniffer/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingSniff.php
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ public function process(PHP_CodeSniffer_File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
                               T_OPEN_SQUARE_BRACKET,
                               T_DOUBLE_ARROW,
                               T_COLON,
+                              T_INLINE_THEN,
                              );
 
             if (in_array($tokens[$prev]['code'], $invalidTokens) === true) {
diff --git a/CodeSniffer/Standards/Squiz/Tests/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc b/CodeSniffer/Standards/Squiz/Tests/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc
index db8ae7db64..5f94ab21f1 100644
--- a/CodeSniffer/Standards/Squiz/Tests/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc
+++ b/CodeSniffer/Standards/Squiz/Tests/WhiteSpace/OperatorSpacingUnitTest.inc
@@ -104,4 +104,5 @@ $var = saveFile(&$model, &$foo);
 $boo = -$foo;
 function foo($boo = -1) {}
 $foo = array('boo' => -1);
+$x = $test ? -1 : 1;
 ?>
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 9cc2d00df3..dc8f3a0ae9 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
  <notes>
   - Added PSR1 and PSR2 coding standards that can be used to check your code against these guidelines
   - Squiz FunctionDeclarationArgumentSpacingSniff now supports closures
+  - Squiz OperatorSpacingSniff no longer throws an error for negative values inside an inline THEN statement
   - Fixed bug #19508 : switch+return: Closing brace indented incorrectly
  </notes>
  <contents>