diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 14caee63..f373c4c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 ## Improvements:
 
+* Update autoformatting to replace sequential equivalent keywords with the `And` keyword
+
 ## Bug fixes:
 
-*Contributors of this release (in alphabetical order):* 
+*Contributors of this release (in alphabetical order):* @jdb0123
 
 # v2024.8.234 - 2025-01-22
 
diff --git a/Reqnroll.VisualStudio/Editor/Services/Formatting/GherkinDocumentFormatter.cs b/Reqnroll.VisualStudio/Editor/Services/Formatting/GherkinDocumentFormatter.cs
index b24d9d01..0a31b5a6 100644
--- a/Reqnroll.VisualStudio/Editor/Services/Formatting/GherkinDocumentFormatter.cs
+++ b/Reqnroll.VisualStudio/Editor/Services/Formatting/GherkinDocumentFormatter.cs
@@ -8,16 +8,15 @@ public class GherkinDocumentFormatter
     public void FormatGherkinDocument(DeveroomGherkinDocument gherkinDocument, DocumentLinesEditBuffer lines,
         GherkinFormatSettings formatSettings)
     {
-        if (gherkinDocument.Feature != null)
-        {
-            SetTagsAndLine(lines, gherkinDocument.Feature, string.Empty);
-            SetLinesForChildren(lines, gherkinDocument.Feature.Children, formatSettings,
-                formatSettings.FeatureChildrenIndentLevel);
-        }
+      if (gherkinDocument.Feature == null) 
+        return;
+
+      SetTagsAndLine(lines, gherkinDocument.Feature, string.Empty);
+      SetLinesForChildren(lines, gherkinDocument.Feature.Children, formatSettings, formatSettings.FeatureChildrenIndentLevel, gherkinDocument.GherkinDialect);
     }
 
     private void SetLinesForChildren(DocumentLinesEditBuffer lines, IEnumerable<IHasLocation> hasLocation,
-        GherkinFormatSettings formatSettings, int indentLevel)
+        GherkinFormatSettings formatSettings, int indentLevel, GherkinDialect gherkinDialect)
     {
         foreach (var featureChild in hasLocation)
         {
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ private void SetLinesForChildren(DocumentLinesEditBuffer lines, IEnumerable<IHas
 
             if (featureChild is Rule rule)
                 SetLinesForChildren(lines, rule.Children, formatSettings,
-                    indentLevel + formatSettings.RuleChildrenIndentLevelWithinRule);
+                    indentLevel + formatSettings.RuleChildrenIndentLevelWithinRule, gherkinDialect);
 
             if (featureChild is ScenarioOutline scenarioOutline)
                 foreach (var example in scenarioOutline.Examples)
@@ -37,24 +36,55 @@ private void SetLinesForChildren(DocumentLinesEditBuffer lines, IEnumerable<IHas
                         examplesBlockIndentLevel + formatSettings.ExamplesTableIndentLevelWithinExamplesBlock);
                 }
 
-            if (featureChild is IHasSteps hasSteps)
-                foreach (var step in hasSteps.Steps)
-                {
-                    var stepIndentLevel = indentLevel + formatSettings.StepIndentLevelWithinStepContainer;
-                    if (step is DeveroomGherkinStep deveroomGherkinStep &&
-                        (deveroomGherkinStep.StepKeyword == StepKeyword.And ||
-                         deveroomGherkinStep.StepKeyword == StepKeyword.But))
-                        stepIndentLevel += formatSettings.AndStepIndentLevelWithinSteps;
-                    SetLine(lines, step, $"{GetIndent(formatSettings, stepIndentLevel)}{step.Keyword}{step.Text}");
-                    if (step.Argument is DataTable dataTable)
-                        FormatTable(lines, dataTable, formatSettings,
-                            stepIndentLevel + formatSettings.DataTableIndentLevelWithinStep);
-
-                    if (step.Argument is DocString docString)
-                        FormatDocString(lines, docString, formatSettings,
-                            stepIndentLevel + formatSettings.DocStringIndentLevelWithinStep);
-                }
+            if (featureChild is IHasSteps hasSteps) 
+              FormatSteps(lines, formatSettings, indentLevel, hasSteps, gherkinDialect);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void FormatSteps(DocumentLinesEditBuffer lines, GherkinFormatSettings formatSettings, int indentLevel,
+      IHasSteps hasSteps, GherkinDialect gherkinDialect)
+    {
+      var previousKeyword = "";
+
+      foreach (var step in hasSteps.Steps)
+      {
+        var stepIndentLevel = indentLevel + formatSettings.StepIndentLevelWithinStepContainer;
+
+        var newKeyword = step.Keyword;
+
+        if (step is DeveroomGherkinStep { StepKeyword: StepKeyword.And or StepKeyword.But })
+        {
+          stepIndentLevel += formatSettings.AndStepIndentLevelWithinSteps;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          if (step.Keyword == previousKeyword)
+          {
+            var andKeyword = GetAndKeyword(gherkinDialect);
+            newKeyword = $"{andKeyword}";
+          }
+          else
+            previousKeyword = step.Keyword;
+        }
+
+
+        SetLine(lines, step, $"{GetIndent(formatSettings, stepIndentLevel)}{newKeyword}{step.Text}");
+
+        switch (step.Argument)
+        {
+          case DataTable dataTable:
+            FormatTable(lines, dataTable, formatSettings, stepIndentLevel + formatSettings.DataTableIndentLevelWithinStep);
+            break;
+          case DocString docString:
+            FormatDocString(lines, docString, formatSettings, stepIndentLevel + formatSettings.DocStringIndentLevelWithinStep);
+            break;
         }
+      }
+    }
+
+    private static string GetAndKeyword(GherkinDialect gherkinDialect)
+    {
+      return gherkinDialect.AndStepKeywords.First(keyword => keyword != GherkinDialect.AsteriskKeyword);
     }
 
     private void SetTagsAndLine(DocumentLinesEditBuffer lines, IHasLocation hasLocation, string indent)
diff --git a/Tests/Reqnroll.VisualStudio.Specs/Features/Editor/Commands/AutoFormatDocumentCommand.feature b/Tests/Reqnroll.VisualStudio.Specs/Features/Editor/Commands/AutoFormatDocumentCommand.feature
index 08318d2e..ee463ead 100644
--- a/Tests/Reqnroll.VisualStudio.Specs/Features/Editor/Commands/AutoFormatDocumentCommand.feature
+++ b/Tests/Reqnroll.VisualStudio.Specs/Features/Editor/Commands/AutoFormatDocumentCommand.feature
@@ -301,4 +301,35 @@ Scenario: Formatting of Descriptions and Comments are not changed
 		  Todo: handle negative numbers
 
 		    Given I have entered 50 into the calculator
+		"""
+
+Rule: Auto format should replace repeated keywords with "And"
+
+Scenario: Repeating keywords are replaced with "And"
+
+	Given there is a Reqnroll project scope
+	And the following feature file in the editor
+		"""
+		Feature: Addition
+
+		Scenario: Add two numbers
+		    Given I have entered 50 into the calculator
+		    Given I have entered 70 into the calculator
+			When I add them
+			When I check the result
+			Then there should be no error
+			Then the result should be 120
+		"""
+	When I invoke the "Auto Format Document" command without waiting for the tag changes
+	Then the editor should be updated to
+		"""
+		Feature: Addition
+
+		Scenario: Add two numbers
+		    Given I have entered 50 into the calculator
+		    And I have entered 70 into the calculator
+		    When I add them
+		    And I check the result
+		    Then there should be no error
+		    And the result should be 120
 		"""
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