diff --git a/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js b/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js
index ef619aa7791..2b3fef33bd7 100644
--- a/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ module.exports = {
                             retv[key] = {
                                 type: "object",
                                 properties: {
-                                    before: { type: "boolean", default: true },
-                                    after: { type: "boolean", default: true }
+                                    before: { type: "boolean" },
+                                    after: { type: "boolean" }
                                 },
                                 additionalProperties: false
                             };
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js b/tests/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js
index 9c0bf8d0a69..9971facf18c 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ ruleTester.run("keyword-spacing", rule, {
         { code: "if (a) {}else{}", options: [override("else", NEITHER)] },
         "if (a) {}\nelse\n{}",
         { code: "if(a) {}\nelse\n{}", options: [NEITHER] },
+        { code: "if(a){ }else{ }", options: [{ before: false, after: true, overrides: { else: { after: false }, if: { after: false } } }] },
+        { code: "if(a){ }else{ }", options: [{ before: true, after: false, overrides: { else: { before: false }, if: { before: false } } }] },
 
         // not conflict with `semi-spacing`
         "if (a);else;",