diff --git a/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1278.v2.yml b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1278.v2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77dbdbbe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1278.v2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type: fix
+fix:
+  description: Disable `LeftCurly` CheckStyle rule when Palantir-Java-Format is applied
+  links:
+  - https://github.com/palantir/gradle-baseline/pull/1278
diff --git a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/BaselineConfig.java b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/BaselineConfig.java
index be48a8cbd..c598d15fb 100644
--- a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/BaselineConfig.java
+++ b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/BaselineConfig.java
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ public void execute(Task task) {
                             .replace(
                                     "        <module name=\"ParenPad\"/> <!-- Java Style Guide: Horizontal whitespace"
                                             + " -->\n",
+                                    "")
+                            .replace(
+                                    "        <module name=\"LeftCurly\"/> "
+                                            + "<!-- Java Style Guide: Nonempty blocks: K & R style -->\n",
                                     "");
                     Preconditions.checkState(!contents.equals(replaced), "Patching checkstyle.xml must make a change");
                     Files.write(checkstyleXml, replaced.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));