diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/gsantner/markor/format/ActionButtonBase.java b/app/src/main/java/net/gsantner/markor/format/ActionButtonBase.java
index 2c8204ad9a..db50384ce2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/gsantner/markor/format/ActionButtonBase.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/gsantner/markor/format/ActionButtonBase.java
@@ -894,8 +894,10 @@ public static void duplicateLineSelection(final HighlightingEditor hlEditor) {
         final int[] selEnd = TextViewUtils.getLineOffsetFromIndex(text, sel[1]);
 
         hlEditor.withAutoFormatDisabled(() -> {
-            final String lines_final = String.format("%s\n", lines);
-            text.insert(linesEnd + 1, lines_final);
+            // Prepending the newline instead of appending it is required for making
+            // this logic work even if it's about the last line in the given file.
+            final String lines_final = String.format("\n%s", lines);
+            text.insert(linesEnd, lines_final);
         });
 
         final int sel_offset = selEnd[0] - selStart[0] + 1;