diff --git a/nw/gui/dialogs/docmerge.py b/nw/gui/dialogs/docmerge.py
index 39c7d0bf..1fc225a9 100644
--- a/nw/gui/dialogs/docmerge.py
+++ b/nw/gui/dialogs/docmerge.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class GuiDocMerge(QDialog):
         theDoc = NWDoc(self.theProject, self.theParent)
         theText = ""
         for tHandle in finalOrder:
-            theText += theDoc.openDocument(tHandle, False).rstrip()
+            theText += theDoc.openDocument(tHandle, False).rstrip("\n")
             theText += "\n\n"
 
         if self.sourceItem is None:
diff --git a/nw/gui/dialogs/docsplit.py b/nw/gui/dialogs/docsplit.py
index f95e0041..e029a49b 100644
--- a/nw/gui/dialogs/docsplit.py
+++ b/nw/gui/dialogs/docsplit.py
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ class GuiDocSplit(QDialog):
             )
 
             theText = "\n".join(theLines[iStart:iEnd])
+            theText = theText.rstrip("\n") + "\n\n"
             theDoc.openDocument(nHandle, False)
             theDoc.saveDocument(theText)
             theDoc.clearDocument()