KIAA1549‐BRAF fusion gene and isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutations are considered two mutually exclusive genetic events in pilocytic astrocytomas and diffuse gliomas, respectively. We investigated the presence of the KIAA1549‐BRAF fusion gene in conjunction with IDH mutations and 1p/19q loss in 185 adult diffuse gliomas. Moreover BRAFv600E mutation was also screened. The KIAA1549‐BRAF fusion gene was evaluated by reverse‐transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‐PCR) and sequencing. We found IDH mutations in 125 out 175 cases (71.4%). There were KIAA1549‐BRAF fusion gene in 17 out of 180 (9.4%) cases and BRAFv600E in 2 out of 133 (1.5%) cases. In 11 of these 17 cases, both IDH mutations and the KIAA1549‐BRAF fusion were present, as independent molecular events. Moreover, 6 of 17 cases showed co‐presence of 1p/19q loss, IDH mutations and KIAA1549‐BRAF fusion. Among the 17 cases with KIAA1549‐BRAF fusion gene 15 (88.2%) were oligodendroglial neoplasms. Similarly, the two cases with BRAFv600E mutation were both oligodendroglioma and one had IDH mutations and 1p/19q co‐deletion. Our results suggest that in a small fraction of diffuse gliomas, KIAA1549‐BRAF fusion gene and BRAFv600E mutation may be responsible for deregulation of the Ras‐RAF‐ERK signaling pathway. Such alterations are more frequent in oligodendroglial neoplasm and may be co‐present with IDH mutations and 1p/19q loss.