diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a245131c..dc655216 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 ## Bugfixes
 
-- only print themes hint in interactive mode (`bat --list-themes`), see #1439 (@rsteube)
+- If the last line doesn't end with a newline character, don't add it if `--style=plain`, see #1438 (@Enselic)
+- Only print themes hint in interactive mode (`bat --list-themes`), see #1439 (@rsteube)
 - Make ./tests/syntax-tests/regression_test.sh work on recent versions of macOS, see #1443 (@Enselic)
 
 ## Other
diff --git a/src/preprocessor.rs b/src/preprocessor.rs
index eb878890..7001ec88 100644
--- a/src/preprocessor.rs
+++ b/src/preprocessor.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub fn replace_nonprintable(input: &[u8], tab_width: usize) -> String {
                     }
                 }
                 // line feed
-                '\x0A' => output.push('␊'),
+                '\x0A' => output.push_str("␊\x0A"),
                 // carriage return
                 '\x0D' => output.push('␍'),
                 // null
diff --git a/src/printer.rs b/src/printer.rs
index ba74872a..d588083e 100644
--- a/src/printer.rs
+++ b/src/printer.rs
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ impl<'a> Printer for SimplePrinter<'a> {
             if self.config.show_nonprintable {
                 let line = replace_nonprintable(line_buffer, self.config.tab_width);
                 write!(handle, "{}", line)?;
-                if line_buffer.last() == Some(&b'\n') {
-                    writeln!(handle)?;
-                }
             } else {
                 handle.write_all(line_buffer)?
             };
@@ -463,7 +460,7 @@ impl<'a> Printer for InteractivePrinter<'a> {
                 }
             }
 
-            if line.bytes().next_back() != Some(b'\n') {
+            if !self.config.style_components.plain() && line.bytes().next_back() != Some(b'\n') {
                 writeln!(handle)?;
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests.rs b/tests/integration_tests.rs
index ac11efb4..d0217021 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -813,3 +813,17 @@ fn show_all_mode() {
         .stdout("hello·world␊\n├──┤␍␀␇␈␛")
         .stderr("");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn plain_mode_does_not_add_nonexisting_newline() {
+    bat()
+        .arg("--paging=never")
+        .arg("--color=never")
+        .arg("--decorations=always")
+        .arg("--style=plain")
+        .arg("single-line.txt")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout("Single Line");
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/highlighted/Plaintext/plaintext.txt b/tests/syntax-tests/highlighted/Plaintext/plaintext.txt
index 807728e1..1f27a79f 100644
--- a/tests/syntax-tests/highlighted/Plaintext/plaintext.txt
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/highlighted/Plaintext/plaintext.txt
@@ -175,4 +175,4 @@
 \u{ad}␊
 \u{ae}␊
 ␊
-Here's·a·line·with·multiple·characters.
+Here's·a·line·with·multiple·characters.␊
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/ActionScript/test.as b/tests/syntax-tests/source/ActionScript/test.as
index 1f7a1936..f1828bbc 100644
--- a/tests/syntax-tests/source/ActionScript/test.as
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/source/ActionScript/test.as
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@ package TestSyntax {
             var sndChannel:SoundChannel = mySound.play();
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Batch/build.bat b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Batch/build.bat
index 56a262e2..acf9f7cd 100644
--- a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Batch/build.bat
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Batch/build.bat
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ set LDLIBS= ^
     @set "LINK_FILES=%LINK_FILES% %%~f"
 )
 
-lld-link.exe %LINK_FILES% -out:"%OUTPUT%" %LDFLAGS% %LDLIBS%
\ No newline at end of file
+lld-link.exe %LINK_FILES% -out:"%OUTPUT%" %LDFLAGS% %LDLIBS%
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Clojure/test.clj b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Clojure/test.clj
index ea24e822..b4010da1 100644
--- a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Clojure/test.clj
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Clojure/test.clj
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@
     (println (factorial 5))
     (log)
     (log "Message"))
-  
\ No newline at end of file
+  
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Dockerfile/Dockerfile b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Dockerfile/Dockerfile
index 54a3b2c8..b38bce26 100644
--- a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Dockerfile/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Dockerfile/Dockerfile
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ EXPOSE 80/tcp
 
 VOLUME [/var/lib/mysql/data]
 
-ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/entrypoint.sh"]
\ No newline at end of file
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Git Attributes/example.gitattributes b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Git Attributes/example.gitattributes
index 9b8e58b8..8b3502b7 100644
--- a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Git Attributes/example.gitattributes	
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Git Attributes/example.gitattributes	
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 *.patch    -text
 
 .gitattributes linguist-language=gitattributes
-.gitkeep       export-ignore
\ No newline at end of file
+.gitkeep       export-ignore
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Git Config/text.gitconfig b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Git Config/text.gitconfig
index 45de0fe5..47224f0b 100644
--- a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Git Config/text.gitconfig	
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Git Config/text.gitconfig	
@@ -104,4 +104,4 @@
 [user]
 	email = f.nord@example.com
 	name = Frank Nord
-	signingkey = AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
\ No newline at end of file
+	signingkey = AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Hosts/hosts b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Hosts/hosts
index d7d4307d..e9d24c2d 100644
--- a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Hosts/hosts
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Hosts/hosts
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 192.160.0.200        try.sample.test try     #another comment
 216.58.223.238       google.com
 
-::1 localhost.try ip6-localhost
\ No newline at end of file
+::1 localhost.try ip6-localhost
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Makefile/Makefile b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Makefile/Makefile
index 7acc5b2d..87379733 100644
--- a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Makefile/Makefile
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Makefile/Makefile
@@ -382,4 +382,4 @@ install: all
 	@ln -sf $(REDIS_SERVER_NAME) $(INSTALL_BIN)/$(REDIS_SENTINEL_NAME)
 
 uninstall:
-	rm -f $(INSTALL_BIN)/{$(REDIS_SERVER_NAME),$(REDIS_BENCHMARK_NAME),$(REDIS_CLI_NAME),$(REDIS_CHECK_RDB_NAME),$(REDIS_CHECK_AOF_NAME),$(REDIS_SENTINEL_NAME)}
\ No newline at end of file
+	rm -f $(INSTALL_BIN)/{$(REDIS_SERVER_NAME),$(REDIS_BENCHMARK_NAME),$(REDIS_CLI_NAME),$(REDIS_CHECK_RDB_NAME),$(REDIS_CHECK_AOF_NAME),$(REDIS_SENTINEL_NAME)}
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/PHP/test.php b/tests/syntax-tests/source/PHP/test.php
index 26413597..1f0a581f 100644
--- a/tests/syntax-tests/source/PHP/test.php
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/source/PHP/test.php
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ $doe->setName('John Doe');
 
 $ending = 2 > 3 ? "yep" : "nah";
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Plaintext/plaintext.txt b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Plaintext/plaintext.txt
index 42da1207..112ef7e9 100644
Binary files a/tests/syntax-tests/source/Plaintext/plaintext.txt and b/tests/syntax-tests/source/Plaintext/plaintext.txt differ
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/PowerShell/test.ps1 b/tests/syntax-tests/source/PowerShell/test.ps1
index 434414df..315149a8 100755
Binary files a/tests/syntax-tests/source/PowerShell/test.ps1 and b/tests/syntax-tests/source/PowerShell/test.ps1 differ
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/RequirementsTXT/requirements.txt b/tests/syntax-tests/source/RequirementsTXT/requirements.txt
index 83a41dc8..83d71e0e 100644
--- a/tests/syntax-tests/source/RequirementsTXT/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/source/RequirementsTXT/requirements.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ pywheels>=12.4 #a whitespace followed by comments
 Nuitka<0.6.8.4
 wxPython>=1.0, <=2.1
 
-#this is another comment
\ No newline at end of file
+#this is another comment
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/YAML/example.yaml b/tests/syntax-tests/source/YAML/example.yaml
index 1b215705..d7b4c912 100644
--- a/tests/syntax-tests/source/YAML/example.yaml
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/source/YAML/example.yaml
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ emails:
       - bob@example.com
       - bill@example.com
     supervisors:
-      - george@example.com
\ No newline at end of file
+      - george@example.com
diff --git a/tests/syntax-tests/source/reStructuredText/reference.rst b/tests/syntax-tests/source/reStructuredText/reference.rst
index e07f54c4..5c42e540 100644
--- a/tests/syntax-tests/source/reStructuredText/reference.rst
+++ b/tests/syntax-tests/source/reStructuredText/reference.rst
@@ -317,4 +317,4 @@ blank lines before and after.)
 ..
 
         So this block is not "lost",
-        despite its indentation.
\ No newline at end of file
+        despite its indentation.