diff --git a/src/signed-xml.ts b/src/signed-xml.ts
index 05dae41..31c3472 100644
--- a/src/signed-xml.ts
+++ b/src/signed-xml.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ export class SignedXml {
    * @see {@link SignatureAlgorithmType}
    */
   signatureAlgorithm?: SignatureAlgorithmType = undefined;
+  /**
+   * Controls formatting of the SignatureValue output.
+   * - lineLength: number of characters per line (default 76)
+   * - carriageReturn: if true, use \r\n line endings (default false)
+   */
+  signatureValueFormatting?: {
+    lineLength?: number;
+    carriageReturn?: boolean;
+  };
   /**
    * Rules used to convert an XML document into its canonical form.
    */
@@ -63,6 +72,14 @@ export class SignedXml {
   private signatureXml = "";
   private signatureNode: Node | null = null;
   private signatureValue = "";
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the computed SignatureValue as a string.
+   * Useful for testing and inspection.
+   */
+  public getSignatureValue(): string {
+    return this.signatureValue;
+  }
   private originalXmlWithIds = "";
   private keyInfo: Node | null = null;
 
@@ -164,6 +181,7 @@ export class SignedXml {
     this.keyInfoAttributes = keyInfoAttributes ?? this.keyInfoAttributes;
     this.getKeyInfoContent = getKeyInfoContent ?? this.getKeyInfoContent;
     this.getCertFromKeyInfo = getCertFromKeyInfo ?? SignedXml.noop;
+    this.signatureValueFormatting = options.signatureValueFormatting;
     this.CanonicalizationAlgorithms;
     this.HashAlgorithms;
     this.SignatureAlgorithms;
@@ -444,10 +462,26 @@ export class SignedXml {
     if (this.privateKey == null) {
       throw new Error("Private key is required to compute signature");
     }
+
+    const formatSignature = (rawSignature: string): string => {
+      if (!this.signatureValueFormatting) {
+        return rawSignature;
+      }
+      const { lineLength = 76, carriageReturn = false } = this.signatureValueFormatting;
+      const newline = carriageReturn ? "\r\n" : "\n";
+      return (rawSignature.match(new RegExp(`.{1,${lineLength}}`, "g")) || []).join(newline);
+    };
     if (typeof callback === "function") {
-      signer.getSignature(signedInfoCanon, this.privateKey, callback);
+      signer.getSignature(signedInfoCanon, this.privateKey, (err, signature) => {
+        if (err) {
+          return callback(err);
+        }
+        this.signatureValue = formatSignature(signature || "");
+        callback(null, this.signatureValue);
+      });
     } else {
-      this.signatureValue = signer.getSignature(signedInfoCanon, this.privateKey);
+      const signature = signer.getSignature(signedInfoCanon, this.privateKey);
+      this.signatureValue = formatSignature(signature);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index f102c4c..6145a0a 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ export interface SignedXmlOptions {
   keyInfoAttributes?: Record<string, string>;
   getKeyInfoContent?(args?: GetKeyInfoContentArgs): string | null;
   getCertFromKeyInfo?(keyInfo?: Node | null): string | null;
+  /**
+   * Controls formatting of the SignatureValue output.
+   * - lineLength: number of characters per line (default 76)
+   * - carriageReturn: if true, use \r\n line endings (default false)
+   */
+  signatureValueFormatting?: {
+    lineLength?: number;
+    carriageReturn?: boolean;
+  };
 }
 
 export interface NamespacePrefix {
diff --git a/test/signature-unit-tests.spec.ts b/test/signature-unit-tests.spec.ts
index baa382d..b6ebe8c 100644
--- a/test/signature-unit-tests.spec.ts
+++ b/test/signature-unit-tests.spec.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,46 @@ import { expect } from "chai";
 import * as isDomNode from "@xmldom/is-dom-node";
 
 describe("Signature unit tests", function () {
+  it("should format the signature value with line breaks and carriage returns", function () {
+    const xml = "<root><x /></root>";
+    const sig = new SignedXml({
+      signatureValueFormatting: { lineLength: 76, carriageReturn: true },
+    });
+    sig.privateKey = fs.readFileSync("./test/static/client.pem");
+    sig.addReference({
+      xpath: "//*[local-name(.)='x']",
+      digestAlgorithm: "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1",
+      transforms: ["http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#"],
+    });
+    sig.canonicalizationAlgorithm = "http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#";
+    sig.signatureAlgorithm = "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#rsa-sha1";
+    sig.computeSignature(xml);
+
+    // Check the internal signatureValue for \r\n
+    expect(sig.getSignatureValue()).to.include("\r\n");
+
+    // Check for the presence of any line break in the SignatureValue text content in the XML
+    const signatureXml = sig.getSignatureXml();
+    const signatureDoc = new xmldom.DOMParser().parseFromString(signatureXml);
+    const signatureValueNode = xpath.select1("//*[local-name(.)='SignatureValue']", signatureDoc);
+    expect(signatureValueNode, "SignatureValue node should be found").to.not.be.null;
+    const textContent = (signatureValueNode as Node).textContent || "";
+    expect(textContent).to.match(/\r?\n/, "SignatureValue in XML should contain a line break");
+
+    // Verify that the signature is still valid
+    const verifier = new SignedXml();
+    verifier.publicCert = fs.readFileSync("./test/static/client_public.pem");
+
+    // Load the signature from the generated XML
+    const signedXml = sig.getSignedXml();
+    const doc = new xmldom.DOMParser().parseFromString(signedXml);
+    const signatureNode = xpath.select1("//*[local-name(.)='Signature']", doc);
+    expect(signatureNode, "Signature node should be found").to.not.be.null;
+    verifier.loadSignature(signatureNode as Node);
+
+    const isValid = verifier.checkSignature(signedXml);
+    expect(isValid, "Formatted signature should be valid").to.be.true;
+  });
   describe("verify adds ID", function () {
     function nodeExists(doc, xpathArg) {
       if (!doc && !xpathArg) {