diff --git a/autoload/vimtex/fold.vim b/autoload/vimtex/fold.vim
index 97aa482..a7898f4 100644
--- a/autoload/vimtex/fold.vim
+++ b/autoload/vimtex/fold.vim
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ function! vimtex#fold#init_options() " {{{1
         \ ])
   call vimtex#util#set_default('g:vimtex_fold_documentclass', 0)
   call vimtex#util#set_default('g:vimtex_fold_usepackage', 1)
+  call vimtex#util#set_default('g:vimtex_fold_newcommands', 1)
 
   " Disable manual mode in vimdiff
   let g:vimtex_fold_manual = &diff ? 0 : g:vimtex_fold_manual
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ function! vimtex#fold#init_script() " {{{1
   " List of identifiers for improving efficiency
   "
   let s:folded  = '\v^\s*\%|^\s*\]\{'
+  let s:folded .= '|^\s*}\s*$'
   let s:folded .= '|\\%(' . join([
         \   'begin',
         \   'end',
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ function! vimtex#fold#init_script() " {{{1
         \   'appendix',
         \   'part',
         \   'usepackage',
+        \   '%(re)?new%(command|environment)',
         \ ], '|') . ')'
 endfunction
 
@@ -171,6 +174,20 @@ function! vimtex#fold#level(lnum) " {{{1
     endif
   endif
 
+  " Fold newcommands (and similar)
+  if g:vimtex_fold_newcommands
+    if line =~# '\v^\s*\\%(re)?new%(command|environment)\*?'
+          \ && indent(a:lnum+1) > indent(a:lnum)
+      let s:newcommand_indent = indent(a:lnum)
+      return 'a1'
+    elseif exists('s:newcommand_indent')
+          \ && indent(a:lnum) == s:newcommand_indent
+          \ && line =~# '^\s*}\s*$'
+      unlet s:newcommand_indent
+      return 's1'
+    endif
+  endif
+
   " Fold chapters and sections
   for [part, level] in b:vimtex_fold.parts
     if line =~# part
@@ -275,6 +292,13 @@ function! vimtex#fold#text() " {{{1
           \ . '}'
   endif
 
+  " Text for newcommand (and similar)
+  if g:vimtex_fold_newcommands
+        \ && line =~# '\v^\s*\\%(re)?new%(command|environment)'
+    return matchstr(line,
+          \ '\v^\s*\\%(re)?new%(command|environment)\*?\{[^}]*\}') . ' ...'
+  endif
+
   " Text for documentclass
   if g:vimtex_fold_documentclass && line =~# '^\s*\\documentclass'
     return '\documentclass[...]{'
diff --git a/doc/vimtex.txt b/doc/vimtex.txt
index b902d59..6f2689c 100644
--- a/doc/vimtex.txt
+++ b/doc/vimtex.txt
@@ -488,6 +488,20 @@ Options~
 <
   Default value: 1
 
+*g:vimtex_fold_newcommands*
+  Use this option to disable/enable folding of long `\[re]newcommand` and
+  `\[re]newenvironment` lines. The lines must be formatted like this for
+  folding to work properly: >
+
+    \[re]newcommand{\command}{
+      ...,
+    }
+<
+  That is, the fold region starts at the command and ends when at the final `}`
+  at the same indent level as the start of the command.
+
+  Default value: 1
+
 *g:vimtex_fold_documentclass*
   Use this option to disable/enable folding of long `\documentclass` lines. This
   works similar to |g:vimtex_fold_usepackage|.
@@ -1667,6 +1681,7 @@ Associated settings:
   |g:vimtex_fold_sections|
   |g:vimtex_fold_envs|
   |g:vimtex_fold_usepackage|
+  |g:vimtex_fold_newcommands|
 
 ==============================================================================
 INDENTATION                                                     *vimtex-indent*
diff --git a/test/features/folding/preamble.tex b/test/features/folding/preamble.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..204e133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/features/folding/preamble.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+\documentclass[% Options of scrbook
+  % draft,
+  fontsize=12pt,
+  %smallheadings,
+  headings=big,
+  english,
+  paper=a4,
+  twoside,
+  open=right,
+  DIV=14,
+  BCOR=20mm,
+  headinclude=false,
+  footinclude=false,
+  mpinclude=false,
+  pagesize,
+  titlepage,
+  parskip=half,
+  headsepline,
+  chapterprefix=false,
+  appendixprefix=Appendix,
+  appendixwithprefixline=true,
+  bibliography=totoc,
+  toc=graduated,
+  numbers=noenddot,
+]{scrbook}
+
+%
+% Fold usepackages
+%
+\usepackage[
+  ...
+]{test}
+\usepackage[
+  backend=biber,
+  style=numeric-comp,
+  maxcitenames=99,
+  doi=false,
+  url=false,
+  giveninits=true,
+]{biblatex}
+
+%
+% Fold newcommands and similar
+%
+\renewcommand{\marginpar}{%
+  \marginnote%
+}
+\newcommand*{\StoreCiteField}[3]{%
+  \begingroup
+    \global\let\StoreCiteField@Result\relax
+    \citefield{#2}[StoreCiteField]{#3}%
+  \endgroup
+  \let#1\StoreCiteField@Result
+}
+\newenvironment{theo}[1][]{%
+  \stepcounter{theo}%
+  \ifstrempty{#1}{%
+    \mdfsetup{
+      frametitle={%
+      \tikz[baseline=(current bounding box.east),outer sep=0pt]%
+        \node[anchor=east,rectangle,fill=blue!20] {\strut Theorem~\thetheo};%
+      }
+    }%
+  }%
+  {% else ifstrempty:
+  \mdfsetup{
+    frametitle={
+    \tikz[baseline=(current bounding box.east),outer sep=0pt]%
+      \node[anchor=east,rectangle,fill=blue!20]{\strut Theorem~\thetheo:~#1};}%
+  }
+  }%
+  \mdfsetup{
+    innertopmargin=10pt,
+    linecolor=blue!20,
+    linewidth=2pt,topline=true,
+    frametitleaboveskip=\dimexpr-\ht\strutbox\relax,
+  }
+  \begin{mdframed}[]\relax%
+}{%
+  \end{mdframed}%
+}
+
+\begin{document}
+
+Hello World
+
+\end{document}