diff --git a/builtin.cpp b/builtin.cpp
index fa6ce1eee..e5e6f86f5 100644
--- a/builtin.cpp
+++ b/builtin.cpp
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ static int builtin_echo( parser_t &parser, wchar_t **argv )
             }
         }
     }
-    if (print_newline)
+    if (print_newline && continue_output)
         stdout_buffer.push_back('\n');
     return STATUS_BUILTIN_OK;
 }
diff --git a/tests/test1.in b/tests/test1.in
index a3ac131e2..4dd01db1a 100644
--- a/tests/test1.in
+++ b/tests/test1.in
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ echo -e 'abc\41def'
 echo -e 'abc\041def'
 echo -e 'abc\121def'
 echo -e 'abc\1212def'
-echo -e 'abc\cdef'
+echo -e 'abc\cdef' # won't output a newline!
+echo ''
 
 echo -e Catch your breath