diff --git a/src/Features/Core/Portable/Diagnostics/Analyzers/IDEDiagnosticIds.cs b/src/Features/Core/Portable/Diagnostics/Analyzers/IDEDiagnosticIds.cs
index ddc1c436a5cda6b3e7f2af0a231d8d9eb3b54eb3..01f16e0c5f395b5d20846e7744be878229d25b7f 100644
--- a/src/Features/Core/Portable/Diagnostics/Analyzers/IDEDiagnosticIds.cs
+++ b/src/Features/Core/Portable/Diagnostics/Analyzers/IDEDiagnosticIds.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ internal static class IDEDiagnosticIds
         public const string InlineDeclarationDiagnosticId = "IDE0018";
         public const string InlineAsTypeCheckId = "IDE0019";
         public const string InlineIsTypeCheckId = "IDE0020";
+        public const string UseCollectionInitializerDiagnosticId = "IDE0021";
 
         public const string UseExpressionBodyForConstructorsDiagnosticId = "IDE0020";
         public const string UseExpressionBodyForMethodsDiagnosticId = "IDE0021";
diff --git a/src/Features/Core/Portable/Features.csproj b/src/Features/Core/Portable/Features.csproj
index 8a64b106dad11f43dcb00094d20466602cc35b6c..8451ff64c12381ecb52d8d034e2c862e83d2c346 100644
--- a/src/Features/Core/Portable/Features.csproj
+++ b/src/Features/Core/Portable/Features.csproj
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Remote\RemoteArguments.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Structure\BlockStructureOptions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="AddImport\CodeActions\SymbolReference.SymbolReferenceCodeAction.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="UseCollectionInitializer\AbstractUseCollectionInitializerCodeFixProvider.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="UseCollectionInitializer\AbstractUseCollectionInitializerDiagnosticAnalyzer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UseThrowExpression\AbstractUseThrowExpressionDiagnosticAnalyzer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UseThrowExpression\UseThrowExpressionCodeFixProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UseThrowExpression\UseThrowExpressionCodeFixProvider.FixAllProvider.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Features/Core/Portable/UseCollectionInitializer/AbstractUseCollectionInitializerCodeFixProvider.cs b/src/Features/Core/Portable/UseCollectionInitializer/AbstractUseCollectionInitializerCodeFixProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2ba8f78c43ed38d72017afb16b9b24af928b8bce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Features/Core/Portable/UseCollectionInitializer/AbstractUseCollectionInitializerCodeFixProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft.  All Rights Reserved.  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.  See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CodeActions;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CodeFixes;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Diagnostics;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Editing;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Formatting;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.LanguageServices;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Options;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Shared.Extensions;
+using Roslyn.Utilities;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.UseCollectionInitializer
+{
+    internal abstract class AbstractUseCollectionInitializerCodeFixProvider<
+        TExpressionSyntax,
+        TStatementSyntax,
+        TObjectCreationExpressionSyntax,
+        TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax,
+        TAssignmentStatementSyntax,
+        TVariableDeclarator>
+        : CodeFixProvider
+        where TExpressionSyntax : SyntaxNode
+        where TStatementSyntax : SyntaxNode
+        where TObjectCreationExpressionSyntax : TExpressionSyntax
+        where TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax : TExpressionSyntax
+        where TAssignmentStatementSyntax : TStatementSyntax
+        where TVariableDeclarator : SyntaxNode
+    {
+        public override FixAllProvider GetFixAllProvider() => WellKnownFixAllProviders.BatchFixer;
+
+        public override ImmutableArray<string> FixableDiagnosticIds
+            => ImmutableArray.Create(IDEDiagnosticIds.UseObjectInitializerDiagnosticId);
+
+        public override Task RegisterCodeFixesAsync(CodeFixContext context)
+        {
+            context.RegisterCodeFix(
+                new MyCodeAction(c => FixAsync(context.Document, context.Diagnostics.First(), c)),
+                context.Diagnostics);
+            return SpecializedTasks.EmptyTask;
+        }
+
+        private async Task<Document> FixAsync(
+            Document document, Diagnostic diagnostic, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            var root = await document.GetSyntaxRootAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var objectCreation = (TObjectCreationExpressionSyntax)root.FindNode(diagnostic.AdditionalLocations[0].SourceSpan);
+
+            var syntaxFacts = document.GetLanguageService<ISyntaxFactsService>();
+            var analyzer = new Analyzer<TExpressionSyntax, TStatementSyntax, TObjectCreationExpressionSyntax, TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax, TAssignmentStatementSyntax, TVariableDeclarator>(
+                syntaxFacts, objectCreation);
+            var matches = analyzer.Analyze();
+
+            var editor = new SyntaxEditor(root, document.Project.Solution.Workspace);
+
+            var statement = objectCreation.FirstAncestorOrSelf<TStatementSyntax>();
+            var newStatement = statement.ReplaceNode(
+                objectCreation,
+                GetNewObjectCreation(objectCreation, matches)).WithAdditionalAnnotations(Formatter.Annotation);
+
+            editor.ReplaceNode(statement, newStatement);
+            foreach (var match in matches)
+            {
+                editor.RemoveNode(match.Statement);
+            }
+
+            var newRoot = editor.GetChangedRoot();
+            return document.WithSyntaxRoot(newRoot);
+        }
+
+        protected abstract TObjectCreationExpressionSyntax GetNewObjectCreation(
+            TObjectCreationExpressionSyntax objectCreation,
+            List<Match<TAssignmentStatementSyntax, TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax, TExpressionSyntax>> matches);
+
+        private class MyCodeAction : CodeAction.DocumentChangeAction
+        {
+            public MyCodeAction(Func<CancellationToken, Task<Document>> createChangedDocument)
+                : base(FeaturesResources.Object_initialization_can_be_simplified, createChangedDocument)
+            {
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Features/Core/Portable/UseCollectionInitializer/AbstractUseCollectionInitializerDiagnosticAnalyzer.cs b/src/Features/Core/Portable/UseCollectionInitializer/AbstractUseCollectionInitializerDiagnosticAnalyzer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..97320f2840b7d06ec143b8ccfb6f2080f519e86f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Features/Core/Portable/UseCollectionInitializer/AbstractUseCollectionInitializerDiagnosticAnalyzer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft.  All Rights Reserved.  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.  See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CodeStyle;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Diagnostics;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.LanguageServices;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Text;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Options;
+
+namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.UseCollectionInitializer
+{
+    internal abstract class AbstractUseCollectionInitializerDiagnosticAnalyzer<
+        TSyntaxKind,
+        TExpressionSyntax,
+        TStatementSyntax,
+        TObjectCreationExpressionSyntax,
+        TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax,
+        TAssignmentStatementSyntax,
+        TVariableDeclarator>
+        : AbstractCodeStyleDiagnosticAnalyzer, IBuiltInAnalyzer
+        where TSyntaxKind : struct
+        where TExpressionSyntax : SyntaxNode
+        where TStatementSyntax : SyntaxNode
+        where TObjectCreationExpressionSyntax : TExpressionSyntax
+        where TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax : TExpressionSyntax
+        where TAssignmentStatementSyntax : TStatementSyntax
+        where TVariableDeclarator : SyntaxNode
+    {
+        protected abstract bool FadeOutOperatorToken { get; }
+
+        public bool OpenFileOnly(Workspace workspace) => false;
+
+        protected AbstractUseCollectionInitializerDiagnosticAnalyzer() 
+            : base(IDEDiagnosticIds.UseCollectionInitializerDiagnosticId,
+                   new LocalizableResourceString(nameof(FeaturesResources.Object_initialization_can_be_simplified), FeaturesResources.ResourceManager, typeof(FeaturesResources)))
+        {
+        }
+
+        public override void Initialize(AnalysisContext context)
+        {
+            context.RegisterSyntaxNodeAction(AnalyzeNode, GetObjectCreationSyntaxKind());
+        }
+
+        protected abstract TSyntaxKind GetObjectCreationSyntaxKind();
+
+        private void AnalyzeNode(SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext context)
+        {
+            var objectCreationExpression = (TObjectCreationExpressionSyntax)context.Node;
+            var language = objectCreationExpression.Language;
+
+            var optionSet = context.Options.GetOptionSet();
+            var option = optionSet.GetOption(CodeStyleOptions.PreferCollectionInitializer, language);
+            if (!option.Value)
+            {
+                // not point in analyzing if the option is off.
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var syntaxFacts = GetSyntaxFactsService();
+            var analyzer = new Analyzer<TExpressionSyntax, TStatementSyntax, TObjectCreationExpressionSyntax, TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax, TAssignmentStatementSyntax, TVariableDeclarator>(
+                syntaxFacts,
+                objectCreationExpression);
+            var matches = analyzer.Analyze();
+            if (matches == null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var locations = ImmutableArray.Create(objectCreationExpression.GetLocation());
+
+            var severity = option.Notification.Value;
+            context.ReportDiagnostic(Diagnostic.Create(
+                CreateDescriptor(DescriptorId, severity),
+                objectCreationExpression.GetLocation(),
+                additionalLocations: locations));
+
+            FadeOutCode(context, optionSet, matches, locations);
+        }
+
+        private void FadeOutCode(
+            SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext context,
+            OptionSet optionSet,
+            List<Match<TAssignmentStatementSyntax, TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax, TExpressionSyntax>> matches,
+            ImmutableArray<Location> locations)
+        {
+            var syntaxTree = context.Node.SyntaxTree;
+
+            var fadeOutCode = optionSet.GetOption(
+                CodeStyleOptions.PreferCollectionInitializer_FadeOutCode, context.Node.Language);
+            if (!fadeOutCode)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var syntaxFacts = GetSyntaxFactsService();
+
+            foreach (var match in matches)
+            {
+                var end = this.FadeOutOperatorToken
+                    ? syntaxFacts.GetOperatorTokenOfMemberAccessExpression(match.MemberAccessExpression).Span.End
+                    : syntaxFacts.GetExpressionOfMemberAccessExpression(match.MemberAccessExpression).Span.End;
+
+                var location1 = Location.Create(syntaxTree, TextSpan.FromBounds(
+                    match.MemberAccessExpression.SpanStart, end));
+
+                context.ReportDiagnostic(Diagnostic.Create(
+                    UnnecessaryWithSuggestionDescriptor, location1, additionalLocations: locations));
+
+                if (match.Statement.Span.End > match.Initializer.FullSpan.End)
+                {
+                    context.ReportDiagnostic(Diagnostic.Create(
+                        UnnecessaryWithoutSuggestionDescriptor,
+                        Location.Create(syntaxTree, TextSpan.FromBounds(
+                            match.Initializer.FullSpan.End,
+                            match.Statement.Span.End)),
+                        additionalLocations: locations));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected abstract ISyntaxFactsService GetSyntaxFactsService();
+
+        public DiagnosticAnalyzerCategory GetAnalyzerCategory()
+        {
+            return DiagnosticAnalyzerCategory.SemanticDocumentAnalysis;
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal struct Match<TAssignmentStatementSyntax, TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax, TExpressionSyntax>
+        where TExpressionSyntax : SyntaxNode
+        where TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax : TExpressionSyntax
+        where TAssignmentStatementSyntax : SyntaxNode
+    {
+        public readonly TAssignmentStatementSyntax Statement;
+        public readonly TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax MemberAccessExpression;
+        public readonly TExpressionSyntax Initializer;
+
+        public Match(
+            TAssignmentStatementSyntax statement,
+            TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax memberAccessExpression,
+            TExpressionSyntax initializer)
+        {
+            Statement = statement;
+            MemberAccessExpression = memberAccessExpression;
+            Initializer = initializer;
+        }
+    }
+
+    internal struct Analyzer<
+            TExpressionSyntax,
+            TStatementSyntax, 
+            TObjectCreationExpressionSyntax, 
+            TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax,
+            TAssignmentStatementSyntax,
+            TVariableDeclaratorSyntax>
+        where TExpressionSyntax : SyntaxNode
+        where TStatementSyntax : SyntaxNode
+        where TObjectCreationExpressionSyntax : TExpressionSyntax
+        where TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax : TExpressionSyntax
+        where TAssignmentStatementSyntax : TStatementSyntax
+        where TVariableDeclaratorSyntax : SyntaxNode
+    {
+        private readonly ISyntaxFactsService _syntaxFacts;
+        private readonly TObjectCreationExpressionSyntax _objectCreationExpression;
+
+        private TStatementSyntax _containingStatement;
+        private SyntaxNodeOrToken _valuePattern;
+
+        public Analyzer(
+            ISyntaxFactsService syntaxFacts, 
+            TObjectCreationExpressionSyntax objectCreationExpression) : this()
+        {
+            _syntaxFacts = syntaxFacts;
+            _objectCreationExpression = objectCreationExpression;
+        }
+
+        internal List<Match<TAssignmentStatementSyntax, TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax, TExpressionSyntax>> Analyze()
+        {
+            if (_syntaxFacts.GetObjectCreationInitializer(_objectCreationExpression) != null)
+            {
+                // Don't bother if this already has an initializer.
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            _containingStatement = _objectCreationExpression.FirstAncestorOrSelf<TStatementSyntax>();
+            if (_containingStatement == null)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            if (!TryInitializeVariableDeclarationCase() &&
+                !TryInitializeAssignmentCase())
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            var containingBlock = _containingStatement.Parent;
+            var foundStatement = false;
+
+            List<Match<TAssignmentStatementSyntax, TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax, TExpressionSyntax>> matches = null;
+            HashSet<string> seenNames = null;
+
+            foreach (var child in containingBlock.ChildNodesAndTokens())
+            {
+                if (!foundStatement)
+                {
+                    if (child == _containingStatement)
+                    {
+                        foundStatement = true;
+                    }
+
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if (child.IsToken)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                var statement = child.AsNode() as TAssignmentStatementSyntax;
+                if (statement == null)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                if (!_syntaxFacts.IsSimpleAssignmentStatement(statement))
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                SyntaxNode left, right;
+                _syntaxFacts.GetPartsOfAssignmentStatement(statement, out left, out right);
+
+                var rightExpression = right as TExpressionSyntax;
+                var leftMemberAccess = left as TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax;
+                if (!_syntaxFacts.IsSimpleMemberAccessExpression(leftMemberAccess))
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                var expression = (TExpressionSyntax)_syntaxFacts.GetExpressionOfMemberAccessExpression(leftMemberAccess);
+                if (!ValuePatternMatches(expression))
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                // found a match!
+                seenNames = seenNames ?? new HashSet<string>();
+                matches = matches ?? new List<Match<TAssignmentStatementSyntax, TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax, TExpressionSyntax>>();
+
+                // If we see an assignment to the same property/field, we can't convert it
+                // to an initializer.
+                var name = _syntaxFacts.GetNameOfMemberAccessExpression(leftMemberAccess);
+                var identifier = _syntaxFacts.GetIdentifierOfSimpleName(name);
+                if (!seenNames.Add(identifier.ValueText))
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                matches.Add(new Match<TAssignmentStatementSyntax, TMemberAccessExpressionSyntax, TExpressionSyntax>(
+                    statement, leftMemberAccess, rightExpression));
+            }
+
+            return matches;
+        }
+
+        private bool ValuePatternMatches(TExpressionSyntax expression)
+        {
+            if (_valuePattern.IsToken)
+            {
+                return _syntaxFacts.IsIdentifierName(expression) &&
+                    _syntaxFacts.AreEquivalent(
+                        _valuePattern.AsToken(),
+                        _syntaxFacts.GetIdentifierOfSimpleName(expression));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return _syntaxFacts.AreEquivalent(
+                    _valuePattern.AsNode(), expression);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private bool TryInitializeAssignmentCase()
+        {
+            if (!_syntaxFacts.IsSimpleAssignmentStatement(_containingStatement))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            SyntaxNode left, right;
+            _syntaxFacts.GetPartsOfAssignmentStatement(_containingStatement, out left, out right);
+            if (right != _objectCreationExpression)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            _valuePattern = left;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private bool TryInitializeVariableDeclarationCase()
+        {
+            if (!_syntaxFacts.IsLocalDeclarationStatement(_containingStatement))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var containingDeclarator = _objectCreationExpression.FirstAncestorOrSelf<TVariableDeclaratorSyntax>();
+            if (containingDeclarator == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (!_syntaxFacts.IsDeclaratorOfLocalDeclarationStatement(containingDeclarator, _containingStatement))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            _valuePattern = _syntaxFacts.GetIdentifierOfVariableDeclarator(containingDeclarator);
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/CSharp/Impl/Options/Formatting/StyleViewModel.cs b/src/VisualStudio/CSharp/Impl/Options/Formatting/StyleViewModel.cs
index 2e88b34b02237e3b5b5cc4ac7cbc18e36d970b56..6f102ef25fd0c23afb9baf9f8f2b254bae27f23c 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/CSharp/Impl/Options/Formatting/StyleViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/CSharp/Impl/Options/Formatting/StyleViewModel.cs
@@ -338,6 +338,34 @@ public Customer()
 //]
     }
 }
+";
+
+        private static readonly string s_preferCollectionInitializer = @"
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+class Customer
+{
+    private int Age;
+
+    public Customer()
+    {
+//[
+        // Prefer:
+        var list = new List<int>
+        {
+            1,
+            2,
+            3
+        };
+
+        // Over:
+        var list = new List<int>();
+        list.Add(1);
+        list.Add(2);
+        list.Add(3);
+//]
+    }
+}
 ";
 
         private static readonly string s_preferInlinedVariableDeclaration = @"
@@ -589,6 +617,7 @@ internal StyleViewModel(OptionSet optionSet, IServiceProvider serviceProvider) :
 
             // Expression preferences
             CodeStyleItems.Add(new SimpleCodeStyleOptionViewModel(CodeStyleOptions.PreferObjectInitializer, ServicesVSResources.Prefer_object_initializer, s_preferObjectInitializer, s_preferObjectInitializer, this, optionSet, expressionPreferencesGroupTitle));
+            CodeStyleItems.Add(new SimpleCodeStyleOptionViewModel(CodeStyleOptions.PreferCollectionInitializer, ServicesVSResources.Prefer_collection_initializer, s_preferCollectionInitializer, s_preferCollectionInitializer, this, optionSet, expressionPreferencesGroupTitle));
             CodeStyleItems.Add(new SimpleCodeStyleOptionViewModel(CSharpCodeStyleOptions.PreferPatternMatchingOverIsWithCastCheck, CSharpVSResources.Prefer_pattern_matching_over_is_with_cast_check, s_preferPatternMatchingOverIsWithCastCheck, s_preferPatternMatchingOverIsWithCastCheck, this, optionSet, expressionPreferencesGroupTitle));
             CodeStyleItems.Add(new SimpleCodeStyleOptionViewModel(CSharpCodeStyleOptions.PreferPatternMatchingOverAsWithNullCheck, CSharpVSResources.Prefer_pattern_matching_over_as_with_null_check, s_preferPatternMatchingOverAsWithNullCheck, s_preferPatternMatchingOverAsWithNullCheck, this, optionSet, expressionPreferencesGroupTitle));
 
diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ServicesVSResources.Designer.cs b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ServicesVSResources.Designer.cs
index 4f4e8ff05a183ee68a8f25c19d691b3a23af0236..5666bdbd25bbd8a073f9d1af6a51d46a90c36124 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ServicesVSResources.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ServicesVSResources.Designer.cs
@@ -1365,6 +1365,15 @@ internal class ServicesVSResources {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Prefer collection initializer.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static string Prefer_collection_initializer {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("Prefer_collection_initializer", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Prefer framework type.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ServicesVSResources.resx b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ServicesVSResources.resx
index 417c32725b0106199433b1d8136f3d9c6b9e4ba5..1a5fe2589165591b90fea10b5da21ae3b2e0694e 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ServicesVSResources.resx
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ServicesVSResources.resx
@@ -804,4 +804,7 @@ Additional information: {1}</value>
   <data name="This_item_cannot_be_deleted_because_it_is_used_by_an_existing_Naming_Rule" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>This item cannot be deleted because it is used by an existing Naming Rule.</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Prefer_collection_initializer" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Prefer collection initializer</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/VisualBasic/Impl/Options/StyleViewModel.vb b/src/VisualStudio/VisualBasic/Impl/Options/StyleViewModel.vb
index fbe94d07d06f63e99cdf24620f248e204cbd85a5..5475a3c53ff6d27eb45ce9ff487f49ec7db1a177 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/VisualBasic/Impl/Options/StyleViewModel.vb
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/VisualBasic/Impl/Options/StyleViewModel.vb
@@ -165,6 +165,30 @@ Class Customer
     End Sub
 End Class"
 
+        Private Shared ReadOnly s_preferCollectionInitializer As String = "
+Imports System.Collections.Generic
+
+Class Customer
+    Private Age As Integer
+
+    Sub New()
+//[
+        ' Prefer:
+        Dim list = New List(Of Integer) From {
+            1,
+            2,
+            3
+        }
+
+        ' Over:
+        Dim list = New List(Of Integer)()
+        list.Add(1)
+        list.Add(2)
+        list.Add(3)
+//]
+    End Sub
+End Class"
+
 #End Region
 
         Public Sub New(optionSet As OptionSet, serviceProvider As IServiceProvider)
@@ -202,6 +226,7 @@ End Class"
 
             ' expression preferences
             Me.CodeStyleItems.Add(New SimpleCodeStyleOptionViewModel(CodeStyleOptions.PreferObjectInitializer, ServicesVSResources.Prefer_object_initializer, s_preferObjectInitializer, s_preferObjectInitializer, Me, optionSet, expressionPreferencesGroupTitle))
+            Me.CodeStyleItems.Add(New SimpleCodeStyleOptionViewModel(CodeStyleOptions.PreferCollectionInitializer, ServicesVSResources.Prefer_collection_initializer, s_preferCollectionInitializer, s_preferCollectionInitializer, Me, optionSet, expressionPreferencesGroupTitle))
 
         End Sub
     End Class
diff --git a/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/CodeStyle/CodeStyleOptions.cs b/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/CodeStyle/CodeStyleOptions.cs
index 9c27bb56c6d3cce8e209c87798d9fabdc304ba17..ef15537242a9f867b29f5e9ee41ddd4cb5130b70 100644
--- a/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/CodeStyle/CodeStyleOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Workspaces/Core/Portable/CodeStyle/CodeStyleOptions.cs
@@ -64,11 +64,23 @@ public class CodeStyleOptions
             defaultValue: TrueWithSuggestionEnforcement,
             storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.PreferObjectInitializer"));
 
+        internal static readonly PerLanguageOption<CodeStyleOption<bool>> PreferCollectionInitializer = new PerLanguageOption<CodeStyleOption<bool>>(
+            nameof(CodeStyleOptions),
+            nameof(PreferCollectionInitializer),
+            defaultValue: TrueWithSuggestionEnforcement,
+            storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.PreferCollectionInitializer"));
+
         internal static readonly PerLanguageOption<bool> PreferObjectInitializer_FadeOutCode = new PerLanguageOption<bool>(
             nameof(CodeStyleOptions),
             nameof(PreferObjectInitializer_FadeOutCode),
             defaultValue: false,
-            storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.PreferObjectInitializer"));
+            storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.PreferObjectInitializer_FadeOutCode"));
+
+        internal static readonly PerLanguageOption<bool> PreferCollectionInitializer_FadeOutCode = new PerLanguageOption<bool>(
+            nameof(CodeStyleOptions),
+            nameof(PreferCollectionInitializer_FadeOutCode),
+            defaultValue: false,
+            storageLocations: new RoamingProfileStorageLocation("TextEditor.%LANGUAGE%.Specific.PreferCollectionInitializer_FadeOutCode"));
 
         internal static readonly PerLanguageOption<CodeStyleOption<bool>> PreferInlinedVariableDeclaration = new PerLanguageOption<CodeStyleOption<bool>>(
             nameof(CodeStyleOptions),