diff --git a/autoload/argwrap.vim b/autoload/argwrap.vim
index c7b5049..dcb71bc 100644
--- a/autoload/argwrap.vim
+++ b/autoload/argwrap.vim
@@ -260,18 +260,12 @@ function! argwrap#toggle()
         call argwrap#wrapContainer(l:range, l:container, l:arguments, l:wrapBrace, l:tailComma, l:tailCommaBraces, l:tailIndentBraces, l:linePrefix, l:commaFirst, l:commaFirstIndent)
         let l:cursor[1] = l:range.lineStart + 1
 
-        let l:filetypeHook = printf('argwrap#hooks#%s#post_wrap', &filetype)
-        if exists('*'.l:filetypeHook)
-            call call(l:filetypeHook, [l:range, l:container, l:arguments])
-        endif
+        silent! call argwrap#hooks#{&filetype}#post_wrap(l:range, l:container, l:arguments)
     else
         call argwrap#unwrapContainer(l:range, l:container, l:arguments, l:padded)
         let l:cursor[1] = l:range.lineStart
 
-        let l:filetypeHook = printf('argwrap#hooks#%s#post_unwrap', &filetype)
-        if exists('*'.l:filetypeHook)
-            call call(l:filetypeHook, [l:range, l:container, l:arguments])
-        endif
+        silent! call argwrap#hooks#{&filetype}#post_unwrap(l:range, l:container, l:arguments)
     endif
 
     call setpos('.', l:cursor)
diff --git a/autoload/argwrap/hooks/php.vim b/autoload/argwrap/hooks/php.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e34902f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoload/argwrap/hooks/php.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+function! s:dealWithMethodArguments(container) abort " {{{
+  if a:container.suffix !~ '\v^\)'
+    return 0
+  endif
+
+  if a:container.prefix !~? '\v^%(public|protected|private)\s+function\s+\S+\s*\($'
+    return 0
+  endif
+
+  return 1
+endfunction " }}}
+
+function! argwrap#hooks#php#post_wrap(range, container, arguments) abort " {{{
+  if argwrap#getSetting('php_smart_brace', 0)
+    call s:fixMethodOpeningBraceAfterWrap(a:range, a:container, a:arguments)
+  endif
+endfunction  " }}}
+
+function! argwrap#hooks#php#post_unwrap(range, container, arguments) abort " {{{
+  if argwrap#getSetting('php_smart_brace', 0)
+    call s:fixMethodOpeningBraceAfterUnwrap(a:range, a:container, a:arguments)
+  endif
+endfunction  " }}}
+
+function! s:fixMethodOpeningBraceAfterWrap(range, container, arguments) abort " {{{
+  if !s:dealWithMethodArguments(a:container)
+    return
+  endif
+
+  let l:lineEnd = a:range.lineEnd + len(a:arguments)
+
+  " Add 1 more line if the brace is also wrapped
+  " TODO define default values on the plugin level so that extension can
+  " request an option value without having to pass them all as argument or
+  " having to duplicate the default value
+  if 0 != argwrap#getSetting('wrap_closing_brace', 1)
+    let l:lineEnd += 1
+  endif
+
+  if getline(l:lineEnd + 1) =~ '\v^\s*\{'
+    execute printf('undojoin | normal! %dGJ', l:lineEnd)
+  endif
+endfunction " }}}
+
+function! s:fixMethodOpeningBraceAfterUnwrap(range, container, arguments) abort " {{{
+  if !s:dealWithMethodArguments(a:container)
+    return
+  endif
+
+  if a:container.suffix !~ '\v^\)\s*\{'
+    return
+  endif
+
+  " +1 to get the position after the closing parenthesis
+  let l:col = stridx(getline(a:range.lineStart), a:container.suffix) + 1
+
+  execute printf("undojoin | normal! %dG0%dlct{\<CR>", a:range.lineStart, l:col)
+endfunction " }}}
+
+" vim: ts=2 sw=2 et fdm=marker
diff --git a/doc/argwrap.txt b/doc/argwrap.txt
index 4805046..e76b1b8 100644
--- a/doc/argwrap.txt
+++ b/doc/argwrap.txt
@@ -179,6 +179,23 @@ file basis using `ftplugin` or `autocmd`. For example, the `argwrap_tail_comma`
             , wubble
         )
 <
+*   argwrap_php_smart_brace
+    Specifies if the opening brace of PHP methods should be wrap/unwrap as well.
+    PHP smart brace disabled (default)
+>
+        public function foo(
+            int $x,
+            int $y
+        )
+        {
+<
+    PHP smart brace enabled ()
+>
+        public function foo(
+            int $x,
+            int $y
+        ) {
+<
 
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 USAGE                                                                                                      *argwrap-usage*