diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/builders.rs b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/builders.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62d7317f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/builders.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+use crate::context::NodeLevel;
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::trivia::lines_before;
+use ruff_formatter::write;
+use rustpython_parser::ast::Ranged;
+
+/// Provides Python specific extensions to [`Formatter`].
+pub(crate) trait PyFormatterExtensions<'ast, 'buf> {
+    /// Creates a joiner that inserts the appropriate number of empty lines between two nodes, depending on the
+    /// line breaks that separate the two nodes in the source document. The `level` customizes the maximum allowed
+    /// empty lines between any two nodes. Separates any two nodes by at least a hard line break.
+    ///
+    /// * [`NodeLevel::Module`]: Up to two empty lines
+    /// * [`NodeLevel::Statement`]: Up to one empty line
+    /// * [`NodeLevel::Parenthesized`]: No empty lines
+    fn join_nodes<'fmt>(&'fmt mut self, level: NodeLevel) -> JoinNodesBuilder<'fmt, 'ast, 'buf>;
+}
+
+impl<'buf, 'ast> PyFormatterExtensions<'ast, 'buf> for PyFormatter<'ast, 'buf> {
+    fn join_nodes<'fmt>(&'fmt mut self, level: NodeLevel) -> JoinNodesBuilder<'fmt, 'ast, 'buf> {
+        JoinNodesBuilder::new(self, level)
+    }
+}
+
+#[must_use = "must eventually call `finish()` on the builder."]
+pub(crate) struct JoinNodesBuilder<'fmt, 'ast, 'buf> {
+    fmt: &'fmt mut PyFormatter<'ast, 'buf>,
+    result: FormatResult<()>,
+    has_elements: bool,
+    node_level: NodeLevel,
+}
+
+impl<'fmt, 'ast, 'buf> JoinNodesBuilder<'fmt, 'ast, 'buf> {
+    fn new(fmt: &'fmt mut PyFormatter<'ast, 'buf>, level: NodeLevel) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            fmt,
+            result: Ok(()),
+            has_elements: false,
+            node_level: level,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Writes a `node`, inserting the appropriate number of line breaks depending on the number of
+    /// line breaks that were present in the source document. Uses `content` to format the `node`.
+    pub(crate) fn entry<T>(&mut self, node: &T, content: &dyn Format<PyFormatContext<'ast>>)
+    where
+        T: Ranged,
+    {
+        let node_level = self.node_level;
+        let separator = format_with(|f: &mut PyFormatter| match node_level {
+            NodeLevel::TopLevel => match lines_before(f.context().contents(), node.start()) {
+                0 | 1 => hard_line_break().fmt(f),
+                2 => empty_line().fmt(f),
+                _ => write!(f, [empty_line(), empty_line()]),
+            },
+            NodeLevel::Statement => match lines_before(f.context().contents(), node.start()) {
+                0 | 1 => hard_line_break().fmt(f),
+                _ => empty_line().fmt(f),
+            },
+            NodeLevel::Parenthesized => hard_line_break().fmt(f),
+        });
+
+        self.entry_with_separator(&separator, content);
+    }
+
+    /// Writes a sequence of node with their content tuples, inserting the appropriate number of line breaks between any two of them
+    /// depending on the number of line breaks that exist in the source document.
+    #[allow(unused)]
+    pub(crate) fn entries<T, F, I>(&mut self, entries: I) -> &mut Self
+    where
+        T: Ranged,
+        F: Format<PyFormatContext<'ast>>,
+        I: IntoIterator<Item = (T, F)>,
+    {
+        for (node, content) in entries {
+            self.entry(&node, &content);
+        }
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Writes a sequence of nodes, using their [`AsFormat`] implementation to format the content.
+    /// Inserts the appropriate number of line breaks between any two nodes, depending on the number of
+    /// line breaks in the source document.
+    #[allow(unused)]
+    pub(crate) fn nodes<'a, T, I>(&mut self, nodes: I) -> &mut Self
+    where
+        T: Ranged + AsFormat<PyFormatContext<'ast>> + 'a,
+        I: IntoIterator<Item = &'a T>,
+    {
+        for node in nodes {
+            self.entry(node, &node.format());
+        }
+
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Writes a single entry using the specified separator to separate the entry from a previous entry.
+    pub(crate) fn entry_with_separator(
+        &mut self,
+        separator: &dyn Format<PyFormatContext<'ast>>,
+        content: &dyn Format<PyFormatContext<'ast>>,
+    ) {
+        self.result = self.result.and_then(|_| {
+            if self.has_elements {
+                separator.fmt(self.fmt)?;
+            }
+
+            self.has_elements = true;
+
+            content.fmt(self.fmt)
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// Finishes the joiner and gets the format result.
+    pub(crate) fn finish(&mut self) -> FormatResult<()> {
+        self.result
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::comments::Comments;
+    use crate::context::{NodeLevel, PyFormatContext};
+    use crate::prelude::*;
+    use ruff_formatter::format;
+    use ruff_formatter::SimpleFormatOptions;
+    use rustpython_parser::ast::ModModule;
+    use rustpython_parser::Parse;
+
+    fn format_ranged(level: NodeLevel) -> String {
+        let source = r#"
+a = 10
+
+
+
+three_leading_newlines = 80
+
+
+two_leading_newlines = 20
+
+one_leading_newline = 10
+no_leading_newline = 30
+"#;
+
+        let module = ModModule::parse(source, "test.py").unwrap();
+
+        let context =
+            PyFormatContext::new(SimpleFormatOptions::default(), source, Comments::default());
+
+        let test_formatter =
+            format_with(|f: &mut PyFormatter| f.join_nodes(level).nodes(&module.body).finish());
+
+        let formatted = format!(context, [test_formatter]).unwrap();
+        let printed = formatted.print().unwrap();
+
+        printed.as_code().to_string()
+    }
+
+    // Keeps up to two empty lines
+    #[test]
+    fn ranged_builder_top_level() {
+        let printed = format_ranged(NodeLevel::TopLevel);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            &printed,
+            r#"a = 10
+
+
+three_leading_newlines = 80
+
+
+two_leading_newlines = 20
+
+one_leading_newline = 10
+no_leading_newline = 30"#
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Should keep at most one empty level
+    #[test]
+    fn ranged_builder_statement_level() {
+        let printed = format_ranged(NodeLevel::Statement);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            &printed,
+            r#"a = 10
+
+three_leading_newlines = 80
+
+two_leading_newlines = 20
+
+one_leading_newline = 10
+no_leading_newline = 30"#
+        );
+    }
+
+    // Removes all empty lines
+    #[test]
+    fn ranged_builder_parenthesized_level() {
+        let printed = format_ranged(NodeLevel::Parenthesized);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            &printed,
+            r#"a = 10
+three_leading_newlines = 80
+two_leading_newlines = 20
+one_leading_newline = 10
+no_leading_newline = 30"#
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/lib.rs b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/lib.rs
index 20edde3d99..49cc9fadc9 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use ruff_python_ast::source_code::{CommentRanges, CommentRangesBuilder, Locator}
 use crate::comments::{dangling_comments, leading_comments, trailing_comments, Comments};
 use crate::context::PyFormatContext;
 
+pub(crate) mod builders;
 pub mod cli;
 mod comments;
 pub(crate) mod context;
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/prelude.rs b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/prelude.rs
index 309224762b..7382684dba 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/prelude.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
-pub(crate) use crate::{AsFormat, FormattedIterExt as _, IntoFormat, PyFormatContext, PyFormatter};
+pub(crate) use crate::{
+    builders::PyFormatterExtensions, AsFormat, FormattedIterExt as _, IntoFormat, PyFormatContext,
+    PyFormatter,
+};
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 pub(crate) use ruff_formatter::prelude::*;
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/statement/mod.rs b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/statement/mod.rs
index a330b6b5c9..42a18d1d3e 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/statement/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/statement/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-use crate::context::PyFormatContext;
-use crate::{AsFormat, IntoFormat, PyFormatter};
-use ruff_formatter::{Format, FormatOwnedWithRule, FormatRefWithRule, FormatResult, FormatRule};
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use ruff_formatter::{FormatOwnedWithRule, FormatRefWithRule};
 use rustpython_parser::ast::Stmt;
 
 pub(crate) mod stmt_ann_assign;
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ pub(crate) mod stmt_try;
 pub(crate) mod stmt_try_star;
 pub(crate) mod stmt_while;
 pub(crate) mod stmt_with;
+pub(crate) mod suite;
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct FormatStmt;
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/statement/suite.rs b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/statement/suite.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86c7654c71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/statement/suite.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+use crate::context::NodeLevel;
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use ruff_formatter::{format_args, FormatOwnedWithRule, FormatRefWithRule, FormatRuleWithOptions};
+use rustpython_parser::ast::{Stmt, Suite};
+
+/// Level at which the [`Suite`] appears in the source code.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum SuiteLevel {
+    /// Statements at the module level / top level
+    TopLevel,
+
+    /// Statements in a nested body
+    Nested,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct FormatSuite {
+    level: SuiteLevel,
+}
+
+impl Default for FormatSuite {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        FormatSuite {
+            level: SuiteLevel::Nested,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl FormatRule<Suite, PyFormatContext<'_>> for FormatSuite {
+    fn fmt(&self, statements: &Suite, f: &mut PyFormatter) -> FormatResult<()> {
+        let mut joiner = f.join_nodes(match self.level {
+            SuiteLevel::TopLevel => NodeLevel::TopLevel,
+            SuiteLevel::Nested => NodeLevel::Statement,
+        });
+
+        let mut iter = statements.iter();
+        let Some(first) = iter.next() else {
+            return Ok(())
+        };
+
+        // First entry has never any separator, doesn't matter which one we take;
+        joiner.entry(first, &first.format());
+
+        let mut is_last_function_or_class_definition = is_class_or_function_definition(first);
+
+        for statement in iter {
+            let is_current_function_or_class_definition =
+                is_class_or_function_definition(statement);
+
+            if is_last_function_or_class_definition || is_current_function_or_class_definition {
+                match self.level {
+                    SuiteLevel::TopLevel => {
+                        joiner.entry_with_separator(
+                            &format_args![empty_line(), empty_line()],
+                            &statement.format(),
+                        );
+                    }
+                    SuiteLevel::Nested => {
+                        joiner
+                            .entry_with_separator(&format_args![empty_line()], &statement.format());
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                joiner.entry(statement, &statement.format());
+            }
+
+            is_last_function_or_class_definition = is_current_function_or_class_definition;
+        }
+
+        joiner.finish()
+    }
+}
+
+const fn is_class_or_function_definition(stmt: &Stmt) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        stmt,
+        Stmt::FunctionDef(_) | Stmt::AsyncFunctionDef(_) | Stmt::ClassDef(_)
+    )
+}
+
+impl FormatRuleWithOptions<Suite, PyFormatContext<'_>> for FormatSuite {
+    type Options = SuiteLevel;
+
+    fn with_options(mut self, options: Self::Options) -> Self {
+        self.level = options;
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'ast> AsFormat<PyFormatContext<'ast>> for Suite {
+    type Format<'a> = FormatRefWithRule<'a, Suite, FormatSuite, PyFormatContext<'ast>>;
+
+    fn format(&self) -> Self::Format<'_> {
+        FormatRefWithRule::new(self, FormatSuite::default())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'ast> IntoFormat<PyFormatContext<'ast>> for Suite {
+    type Format = FormatOwnedWithRule<Suite, FormatSuite, PyFormatContext<'ast>>;
+    fn into_format(self) -> Self::Format {
+        FormatOwnedWithRule::new(self, FormatSuite::default())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::comments::Comments;
+    use crate::prelude::*;
+    use crate::statement::suite::SuiteLevel;
+    use ruff_formatter::{format, SimpleFormatOptions};
+    use rustpython_parser::ast::Suite;
+    use rustpython_parser::Parse;
+
+    fn format_suite(level: SuiteLevel) -> String {
+        let source = r#"
+a = 10
+
+
+
+three_leading_newlines = 80
+
+
+two_leading_newlines = 20
+
+one_leading_newline = 10
+no_leading_newline = 30
+class InTheMiddle:
+    pass
+trailing_statement = 1
+def func():
+    pass
+def trailing_func():
+    pass
+"#;
+
+        let statements = Suite::parse(source, "test.py").unwrap();
+
+        let context =
+            PyFormatContext::new(SimpleFormatOptions::default(), source, Comments::default());
+
+        let test_formatter =
+            format_with(|f: &mut PyFormatter| statements.format().with_options(level).fmt(f));
+
+        let formatted = format!(context, [test_formatter]).unwrap();
+        let printed = formatted.print().unwrap();
+
+        printed.as_code().to_string()
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn top_level() {
+        let formatted = format_suite(SuiteLevel::TopLevel);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            formatted,
+            r#"a = 10
+
+
+three_leading_newlines = 80
+
+
+two_leading_newlines = 20
+
+one_leading_newline = 10
+no_leading_newline = 30
+
+
+class InTheMiddle:
+    pass
+
+
+trailing_statement = 1
+
+
+def func():
+    pass
+
+
+def trailing_func():
+    pass"#
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn nested_level() {
+        let formatted = format_suite(SuiteLevel::Nested);
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            formatted,
+            r#"a = 10
+
+three_leading_newlines = 80
+
+two_leading_newlines = 20
+
+one_leading_newline = 10
+no_leading_newline = 30
+
+class InTheMiddle:
+    pass
+
+trailing_statement = 1
+
+def func():
+    pass
+
+def trailing_func():
+    pass"#
+        );
+    }
+}