diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index cb85005b08..c33d288106 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ module Homebrew
     def initialize(formula, options = {})
       @formula = formula
       @versioned_formula = formula.versioned_formula?
+      @new_formula_inclusive = options[:new_formula]
       @new_formula = options[:new_formula] && !@versioned_formula
       @strict = options[:strict]
       @online = options[:online]
@@ -563,6 +564,18 @@ module Homebrew
       end
     end
 
+    def audit_bottle_spec
+      # special case: new versioned formulae should be audited
+      return unless @new_formula_inclusive
+      return unless @core_tap
+
+      return if formula.bottle_disabled?
+
+      return unless formula.bottle_defined?
+
+      new_formula_problem "New formulae should not have a `bottle do` block"
+    end
+
     def audit_bottle_disabled
       return unless formula.bottle_disabled?
       return if formula.bottle_unneeded?