diff --git a/docformatter.py b/docformatter.py
index 37140c0..4cc469d 100755
--- a/docformatter.py
+++ b/docformatter.py
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ def format_docstring(
     post_description_blank=False,
     force_wrap=False,
     strict=True,
+    close_quotes_on_newline=True,
 ):
     """Return formatted version of docstring.
 
@@ -555,12 +556,23 @@ def format_docstring(
 '''
     else:
         if not make_summary_multi_line:
-            return wrap_summary(
-                open_quote + normalize_summary(contents) + '"""',
+            combined = open_quote + normalize_summary(contents) + '"""'
+            # Determine if the combined summary (without newlines from wrapping) fits
+            # within the summary wrap limit.
+            combined_len = len(open_quote + normalize_summary(contents))
+            fits_on_one_line = summary_wrap_length == 0 or combined_len <= summary_wrap_length
+            wrapped = wrap_summary(
+                combined,
                 wrap_length=summary_wrap_length,
                 initial_indent=indentation,
                 subsequent_indent=indentation,
             ).strip()
+            if close_quotes_on_newline and not fits_on_one_line and not force_wrap and wrapped.rstrip().strip() != '"""':
+                # Move closing quotes to a new line
+                without_close = wrapped.rsplit('"""', 1)[0].rstrip()
+                return without_close + '\n' + indentation + '"""'
+            else:
+                return wrapped
         beginning = f"{open_quote}\n{indentation}"
         ending = f'\n{indentation}"""'
         summary_wrapped = wrap_summary(