diff --git a/crates/oxc_estree/src/serialize/formatter.rs b/crates/oxc_estree/src/serialize/formatter.rs
index d0c60911a03ff..97eed951c6dcc 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_estree/src/serialize/formatter.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_estree/src/serialize/formatter.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ use oxc_data_structures::code_buffer::CodeBuffer;
 
 /// Formatter trait.
 pub trait Formatter {
+    /// `true` if formatter produces compact JSON (not pretty-printed JSON).
+    const IS_COMPACT: bool;
+
     /// Create new [`Formatter`].
     fn new() -> Self;
 
@@ -30,6 +33,8 @@ pub trait Formatter {
 pub struct CompactFormatter;
 
 impl Formatter for CompactFormatter {
+    const IS_COMPACT: bool = true;
+
     #[inline(always)]
     fn new() -> Self {
         Self
@@ -71,6 +76,8 @@ pub struct PrettyFormatter {
 }
 
 impl Formatter for PrettyFormatter {
+    const IS_COMPACT: bool = false;
+
     #[inline(always)]
     fn new() -> Self {
         Self { indent: 0 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_estree/src/serialize/mod.rs b/crates/oxc_estree/src/serialize/mod.rs
index 9827bfba26864..8828d475f26b1 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_estree/src/serialize/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_estree/src/serialize/mod.rs
@@ -35,9 +35,12 @@ pub trait ESTree {
 
 /// Trait for serializers.
 pub trait Serializer {
-    /// `true` if output should contain TS fields
+    /// `true` if output should contain TS fields.
     const INCLUDE_TS_FIELDS: bool;
 
+    /// `true` if serializer's formatter produces compact JSON (not pretty-printed JSON).
+    const IS_COMPACT: bool = Self::Formatter::IS_COMPACT;
+
     /// Type of `Formatter` this serializer uses.
     type Formatter: Formatter;