diff --git a/cfg/eslint-rules.js b/cfg/eslint-rules.js
index 161c6ae..dc6bc0c 100644
--- a/cfg/eslint-rules.js
+++ b/cfg/eslint-rules.js
@@ -466,5 +466,13 @@ module.exports = {
     '@typescript-eslint/dot-notation': 0, // not always desireable
     '@typescript-eslint/consistent-indexed-object-style': 0, // Record looses the name of the key
     '@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-enum-comparison': 0, // not practically helpful
+    // stylistic
+    '@stylistic/padding-line-between-statements': [
+      2,
+      { blankLine: 'always', prev: 'function', next: '*' },
+      { blankLine: 'always', prev: '*', next: 'function' },
+      { blankLine: 'always', prev: 'class', next: '*' },
+      { blankLine: 'always', prev: '*', next: 'class' },
+    ],
   },
 }
diff --git a/cfg/eslint.config.js b/cfg/eslint.config.js
index 3d9a757..a574b54 100644
--- a/cfg/eslint.config.js
+++ b/cfg/eslint.config.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ function getConfig() {
       // 'unused-imports': require('eslint-plugin-unused-imports'), // disabled in favor of biome rules
       'simple-import-sort': require('eslint-plugin-simple-import-sort'),
       jsdoc: require('eslint-plugin-jsdoc'),
+      '@stylistic': require('@stylistic/eslint-plugin'),
       ...(hasJest ? { jest: require('eslint-plugin-jest') } : {}),
     },
     languageOptions: {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6edb78b..2453d64 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "@naturalcycles/cli": "^1.0.0",
     "@naturalcycles/js-lib": "^14.0.0",
     "@naturalcycles/nodejs-lib": "^13.0.1",
+    "@stylistic/eslint-plugin": "^2.9.0",
     "@types/jest": "^29.0.0",
     "@types/node": "^22.0.0",
     "@types/yargs": "^16.0.0",
diff --git a/src/test/cfg/eslint.config.dump.json b/src/test/cfg/eslint.config.dump.json
index 47e0775..a9a8a14 100644
--- a/src/test/cfg/eslint.config.dump.json
+++ b/src/test/cfg/eslint.config.dump.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "import-x",
     "simple-import-sort:eslint-plugin-simple-import-sort@12.1.1",
     "jsdoc",
+    "@stylistic",
     "jest:eslint-plugin-jest@28.8.3"
   ],
   "processor": "vue/vue",
@@ -34,6 +35,29 @@
     "@babel/semi": [
       0
     ],
+    "@stylistic/padding-line-between-statements": [
+      2,
+      {
+        "blankLine": "always",
+        "next": "*",
+        "prev": "function"
+      },
+      {
+        "blankLine": "always",
+        "next": "function",
+        "prev": "*"
+      },
+      {
+        "blankLine": "always",
+        "next": "*",
+        "prev": "class"
+      },
+      {
+        "blankLine": "always",
+        "next": "class",
+        "prev": "*"
+      }
+    ],
     "@typescript-eslint/adjacent-overload-signatures": [
       2
     ],
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 61cf2d3..3aede28 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1119,6 +1119,17 @@
   dependencies:
     "@sinonjs/commons" "^3.0.0"
 
+"@stylistic/eslint-plugin@^2.9.0":
+  version "2.9.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@stylistic/eslint-plugin/-/eslint-plugin-2.9.0.tgz#5ab3326303915e020ddaf39154290e2800a84bcd"
+  integrity sha512-OrDyFAYjBT61122MIY1a3SfEgy3YCMgt2vL4eoPmvTwDBwyQhAXurxNQznlRD/jESNfYWfID8Ej+31LljvF7Xg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@typescript-eslint/utils" "^8.8.0"
+    eslint-visitor-keys "^4.1.0"
+    espree "^10.2.0"
+    estraverse "^5.3.0"
+    picomatch "^4.0.2"
+
 "@tsconfig/node10@^1.0.7":
   version "1.0.11"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node10/-/node10-1.0.11.tgz#6ee46400685f130e278128c7b38b7e031ff5b2f2"
@@ -1349,7 +1360,7 @@
     semver "^7.6.0"
     ts-api-utils "^1.3.0"
 
-"@typescript-eslint/utils@8.11.0", "@typescript-eslint/utils@^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0 || ^8.0.0", "@typescript-eslint/utils@^8.1.0":
+"@typescript-eslint/utils@8.11.0", "@typescript-eslint/utils@^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0 || ^8.0.0", "@typescript-eslint/utils@^8.1.0", "@typescript-eslint/utils@^8.8.0":
   version "8.11.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@typescript-eslint/utils/-/utils-8.11.0.tgz#4480d1e9f2bb18ea3510c79f870a1aefc118103d"
   integrity sha512-CYiX6WZcbXNJV7UNB4PLDIBtSdRmRI/nb0FMyqHPTQD1rMjA0foPLaPUV39C/MxkTd/QKSeX+Gb34PPsDVC35g==
@@ -2281,7 +2292,7 @@ esrecurse@^4.3.0:
   dependencies:
     estraverse "^5.2.0"
 
-estraverse@^5.1.0, estraverse@^5.2.0:
+estraverse@^5.1.0, estraverse@^5.2.0, estraverse@^5.3.0:
   version "5.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/estraverse/-/estraverse-5.3.0.tgz#2eea5290702f26ab8fe5370370ff86c965d21123"
   integrity sha512-MMdARuVEQziNTeJD8DgMqmhwR11BRQ/cBP+pLtYdSTnf3MIO8fFeiINEbX36ZdNlfU/7A9f3gUw49B3oQsvwBA==
@@ -3957,6 +3968,11 @@ picomatch@^2.0.4, picomatch@^2.2.3, picomatch@^2.3.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/picomatch/-/picomatch-2.3.1.tgz#3ba3833733646d9d3e4995946c1365a67fb07a42"
   integrity sha512-JU3teHTNjmE2VCGFzuY8EXzCDVwEqB2a8fsIvwaStHhAWJEeVd1o1QD80CU6+ZdEXXSLbSsuLwJjkCBWqRQUVA==
 
+picomatch@^4.0.2:
+  version "4.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/picomatch/-/picomatch-4.0.2.tgz#77c742931e8f3b8820946c76cd0c1f13730d1dab"
+  integrity sha512-M7BAV6Rlcy5u+m6oPhAPFgJTzAioX/6B0DxyvDlo9l8+T3nLKbrczg2WLUyzd45L8RqfUMyGPzekbMvX2Ldkwg==
+
 pidtree@~0.6.0:
   version "0.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pidtree/-/pidtree-0.6.0.tgz#90ad7b6d42d5841e69e0a2419ef38f8883aa057c"