diff --git a/docs/releasenotes.html b/docs/releasenotes.html
index 7d7f0f7c5..01f5993fa 100644
--- a/docs/releasenotes.html
+++ b/docs/releasenotes.html
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@
         <li class="body">FinalParameter now reports column of start of
         parameter declaration. (bug 864900)</li>
 
+        <li class="body">Fixed inconsistent handling of NLOW (new 
+        line on wrap) option by LeftCurly check. (bug 866501)</li> 
+
       </ul>
 
       <a name="release3_3"></a>
diff --git a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/api/TokenTypes.java b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/api/TokenTypes.java
index b9e25bd51..240584ad2 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/api/TokenTypes.java
+++ b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/api/TokenTypes.java
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ public final class TokenTypes
      *     +--MODIFIERS
      *         |
      *         +--LITERAL_PUBLIC (public)
+     *     +--LITERAL_CLASS (class)
      *     +--IDENT (MyClass)
      *     +--EXTENDS_CLAUSE
      *     +--IMPLEMENTS_CLAUSE
@@ -380,6 +381,7 @@ public final class TokenTypes
      *     +--MODIFIERS
      *         |
      *         +--LITERAL_PUBLIC (public)
+     *     +--LITERAL_INTERFACE (interface)
      *     +--IDENT (MyInterface)
      *     +--EXTENDS_CLAUSE
      *     +--OBJBLOCK
@@ -1310,8 +1312,8 @@ public final class TokenTypes
         GeneratedJava14TokenTypes.LITERAL_volatile;
 
     /**
-     * The <code>class</code> keyword.  This element does not appear
-     * as part of a class declaration, but only inline to reference a
+     * The <code>class</code> keyword.  This element appears both
+     * as part of a class declaration, and inline to reference a
      * class object.
      *
      * <p>For example:</p>
@@ -1345,13 +1347,14 @@ public final class TokenTypes
     //public static final int LITERAL_EXTENDS =
     //    GeneratedJava14TokenTypes.LITERAL_extends;
 
-    /* *
-     * This token does not appear in the tree.
+    /**
+     * The <code>interface</code> keyword. This token appears in
+     * interface definition.
      *
      * @see #INTERFACE_DEF
      **/
-    //public static final int LITERAL_INTERFACE =
-    //    GeneratedJava14TokenTypes.LITERAL_interface;
+    public static final int LITERAL_INTERFACE =
+        GeneratedJava14TokenTypes.LITERAL_interface;
 
     /**
      * A left (curly) brace (<code>{</code>).
diff --git a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/blocks/LeftCurlyCheck.java b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/blocks/LeftCurlyCheck.java
index 591dcb163..58c38f178 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/blocks/LeftCurlyCheck.java
+++ b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/blocks/LeftCurlyCheck.java
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ public class LeftCurlyCheck
 
         case TokenTypes.INTERFACE_DEF :
         case TokenTypes.CLASS_DEF :
-            // TODO: should check for modifiers
-            startToken = (DetailAST) aAST.getFirstChild().getNextSibling();
+            startToken = (DetailAST) aAST.getFirstChild();
             brace = (DetailAST) aAST.getLastChild().getFirstChild();
             break;
 
diff --git a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/grammars/java.g b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/grammars/java.g
index f59df3ff2..9054e12fa 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/grammars/java.g
+++ b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/grammars/java.g
@@ -188,15 +188,17 @@ modifier
 
 // Definition of a Java class
 classDefinition![AST modifiers]
-	:	"class" IDENT
+	:	c:"class" IDENT
 		// it _might_ have a superclass...
 		sc:superClassClause
 		// it might implement some interfaces...
 		ic:implementsClause
 		// now parse the body of the class
 		cb:classBlock
-		{#classDefinition = #(#[CLASS_DEF,"CLASS_DEF"],
-							   modifiers,IDENT,sc,ic,cb);}
+		{
+                    #classDefinition = #(#[CLASS_DEF,"CLASS_DEF"],
+                                         modifiers, c, IDENT, sc, ic, cb);
+                }
 	;
 
 superClassClause!
@@ -206,13 +208,15 @@ superClassClause!
 
 // Definition of a Java Interface
 interfaceDefinition![AST modifiers]
-	:	"interface" IDENT
+	:	i:"interface" IDENT
 		// it might extend some other interfaces
 		ie:interfaceExtends
 		// now parse the body of the interface (looks like a class...)
 		cb:classBlock
-		{#interfaceDefinition = #(#[INTERFACE_DEF,"INTERFACE_DEF"],
-									modifiers,IDENT,ie,cb);}
+		{
+                    #interfaceDefinition = #(#[INTERFACE_DEF,"INTERFACE_DEF"],
+                                             modifiers, i, IDENT, ie, cb);
+                }
 	;
 
 
diff --git a/src/testinputs/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputScopeInnerInterfaces.java b/src/testinputs/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputScopeInnerInterfaces.java
index db1c73eae..ada7a559a 100644
--- a/src/testinputs/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputScopeInnerInterfaces.java
+++ b/src/testinputs/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/InputScopeInnerInterfaces.java
@@ -44,4 +44,21 @@ public class InputScopeInnerInterfaces
         void mb();
     }
 
+    private
+    class 
+    MyClass1 {
+    }
+
+    class 
+    MyClass2 {
+    }
+
+    private
+    interface
+    MyInterface1 {
+    }
+
+    interface
+    MyInterface2 {
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/blocks/LeftCurlyCheckTest.java b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/blocks/LeftCurlyCheckTest.java
index d29e6a398..6b3619456 100644
--- a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/blocks/LeftCurlyCheckTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/blocks/LeftCurlyCheckTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ public class LeftCurlyCheckTest
             createCheckConfig(LeftCurlyCheck.class);
         checkConfig.addAttribute("option", LeftCurlyOption.NL.toString());
         final String[] expected = {
+            "49:14: '{' should be on a new line.",
+            "53:14: '{' should be on a new line.",
+            "58:18: '{' should be on a new line.",
+            "62:18: '{' should be on a new line.",
         };
         verify(checkConfig, getPath("InputScopeInnerInterfaces.java"), expected);
     }
@@ -44,6 +48,10 @@ public class LeftCurlyCheckTest
             "21:5: '{' should be on the previous line.",
             "30:5: '{' should be on the previous line.",
             "39:5: '{' should be on the previous line.",
+            "49:14: '{' should be on a new line.",
+            "53:14: '{' should be on a new line.",
+            "58:18: '{' should be on a new line.",
+            "62:18: '{' should be on a new line.",
         };
         verify(checkConfig, getPath("InputScopeInnerInterfaces.java"), expected);
     }