diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtCodeField.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtCodeField.cpp
index c9be2ae3..e638ce47 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtCodeField.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/element/QtCodeField.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ QtCodeField::QtCodeField(
 	viewport()->setCursor(Qt::ArrowCursor);
 
 	std::string displayCode = m_code;
+	if (!m_locationFile->isWhole() && !displayCode.empty() && *displayCode.rbegin() == '\n')
+	{
+		displayCode.pop_back();
+	}
+
 	setPlainText(QString::fromUtf8(displayCode.c_str()));
 	createLineLengthCache();