diff --git a/cJSON.c b/cJSON.c
index 6920d86..25f391f 100644
--- a/cJSON.c
+++ b/cJSON.c
@@ -2929,16 +2929,6 @@ CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_Configuration) cJSON_CreateConfiguration(const cJSON * const
 
     /* then overwrite with other options if they exist */
 
-    option = get_object_item(json, "format", &global_configuration);
-    if (cJSON_IsTrue(option))
-    {
-        configuration->format = true;
-    }
-    else if (cJSON_IsFalse(option))
-    {
-        configuration->format = false;
-    }
-
     option = get_object_item(json, "case_sensitive", &global_configuration);
     if (cJSON_IsTrue(option))
     {
@@ -3017,6 +3007,30 @@ CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_Configuration) cJSON_ConfigurationChangePrebufferSize(cJSON_C
     return configuration;
 }
 
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_Configuration) cJSON_ConfigurationChangeFormat(cJSON_Configuration configuration, cJSON_Format format)
+{
+    if (configuration == NULL)
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    switch (format)
+    {
+        case CJSON_FORMAT_MINIFIED:
+            ((internal_configuration*)configuration)->format = false;
+            break;
+
+        case CJSON_FORMAT_DEFAULT:
+            ((internal_configuration*)configuration)->format = true;
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return configuration;
+}
+
 static cJSON_bool compare(const cJSON * const a, const cJSON * const b, const internal_configuration * const configuration)
 {
     if ((a == NULL) || (b == NULL) || ((a->type & 0xFF) != (b->type & 0xFF)) || cJSON_IsInvalid(a))
diff --git a/cJSON.h b/cJSON.h
index 321e44a..0f976b7 100644
--- a/cJSON.h
+++ b/cJSON.h
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_Configuration) cJSON_ConfigurationChangeUserdata(cJSON_Config
 CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_Configuration) cJSON_ConfigurationChangeParseEnd(cJSON_Configuration configuration, size_t * const parse_end);
 /* Set how many bytes should be initially allocated for printing */
 CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_Configuration) cJSON_ConfigurationChangePrebufferSize(cJSON_Configuration configuration, const size_t buffer_size);
+typedef enum { CJSON_FORMAT_MINIFIED = 0, CJSON_FORMAT_DEFAULT = 1 } cJSON_Format;
+/* Change the format for printing */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_Configuration) cJSON_ConfigurationChangeFormat(cJSON_Configuration configuration, cJSON_Format format);
 
 /* Supply malloc and free functions to cJSON globally */
 CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_InitHooks(cJSON_Hooks* hooks);
diff --git a/tests/configuration_tests.c b/tests/configuration_tests.c
index 19743d1..3078132 100644
--- a/tests/configuration_tests.c
+++ b/tests/configuration_tests.c
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ static void create_configuration_should_create_a_configuration(void)
     internal_configuration *configuration = NULL;
     int userdata = 1;
 
-    json = cJSON_Parse("{\"format\":false,\"case_sensitive\":false,\"allow_data_after_json\":false}");
+    json = cJSON_Parse("{\"case_sensitive\":false,\"allow_data_after_json\":false}");
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(json);
     configuration = (internal_configuration*)cJSON_CreateConfiguration(json, NULL, &userdata);
     cJSON_Delete(json);
     json = NULL;
     TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(configuration);
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_MESSAGE(configuration->buffer_size, 256, "buffer_size has an incorrect value.");
-    TEST_ASSERT_FALSE_MESSAGE(configuration->format, "format has an incorrect value.");
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE(configuration->format, "format has an incorrect value.");
     TEST_ASSERT_FALSE_MESSAGE(configuration->case_sensitive, "case_sensitive has an incorrect value.");
     TEST_ASSERT_FALSE_MESSAGE(configuration->allow_data_after_json, "allow_data_after_json has an incorrect value.");
     TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE(configuration->userdata == &userdata, "Incorrect userdata");
@@ -165,6 +165,25 @@ static void configuration_change_prebuffer_size_should_not_allow_empty_sizes(voi
 
     free(configuration);
 }
+
+static void configuration_change_format_should_change_format(void)
+{
+    internal_configuration *configuration = (internal_configuration*)cJSON_CreateConfiguration(NULL, NULL, NULL);
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(configuration);
+
+    configuration = (internal_configuration*)cJSON_ConfigurationChangeFormat(configuration, CJSON_FORMAT_MINIFIED);
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(configuration);
+    TEST_ASSERT_FALSE_MESSAGE(configuration->format, "Failed to set CJSON_FORMAT_MINIFIED.");
+
+    configuration = (internal_configuration*)cJSON_ConfigurationChangeFormat(configuration, CJSON_FORMAT_DEFAULT);
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(configuration);
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE(configuration->format, "Failed to set CJSON_FORMAT_DEFAULT.");
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_NULL_MESSAGE(cJSON_ConfigurationChangeFormat(configuration, (cJSON_Format)3), "Failed to detect invalid format.");
+
+    free(configuration);
+}
+
 int main(void)
 {
     UNITY_BEGIN();
@@ -177,6 +196,7 @@ int main(void)
     RUN_TEST(configuration_change_parse_end_should_change_parse_end);
     RUN_TEST(configuration_change_prebuffer_size_should_change_buffer_size);
     RUN_TEST(configuration_change_prebuffer_size_should_not_allow_empty_sizes);
+    RUN_TEST(configuration_change_format_should_change_format);
 
     return UNITY_END();
 }