diff --git a/lib/core/checklist.dart b/lib/core/checklist.dart
index dcdf800b..93f484e8 100644
--- a/lib/core/checklist.dart
+++ b/lib/core/checklist.dart
@@ -40,9 +40,39 @@ class Checklist {
     );
 
     nodes = doc.parseInline(_note.body);
+    _cleanupNodes(nodes);
+
     items = ChecklistBuilder().build(nodes);
   }
 
+  void _cleanupNodes(List<md.Node> nodes) {
+    if (nodes.length <= 1) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    var last = nodes.last;
+    var secLast = nodes[nodes.length - 2];
+
+    if (last is! md.Text) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (secLast is! md.Element) {
+      return;
+    }
+    var elem = secLast as md.Element;
+    if (elem.tag != 'input' || elem.attributes['type'] != 'checkbox') {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Some times we get an extra \n in the end, not sure why.
+    if (last.textContent == '\n') {
+      nodes.length = nodes.length - 1;
+      if (!elem.attributes["text"].endsWith('\n')) {
+        elem.attributes["text"] += '\n';
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   Note get note {
     if (nodes.isEmpty) return _note;
 
diff --git a/test/checklist_test.dart b/test/checklist_test.dart
index ed32fd9d..cc24b351 100644
--- a/test/checklist_test.dart
+++ b/test/checklist_test.dart
@@ -205,5 +205,26 @@ Booga Wooga
       note = checklist.note;
       expect(note.body, "Hi.\n[ ] One\nTwo\n");
     });
+
+    test('Does not add extra new line', () async {
+      var content = "[ ] One\n[ ]Two\n[ ] Three\n[ ] Four\n";
+
+      var notePath = p.join(tempDir.path, "note449.md");
+      await File(notePath).writeAsString(content);
+
+      var parentFolder = NotesFolderFS(null, tempDir.path);
+      var note = Note(parentFolder, notePath);
+      await note.load();
+
+      var checklist = Checklist(note);
+      /*
+      for (var node in checklist.nodes) {
+        print("node $node - '${node.textContent}'");
+      }*/
+      checklist.addItem(checklist.buildItem(false, "Five"));
+
+      note = checklist.note;
+      expect(note.body, "[ ] One\n[ ]Two\n[ ] Three\n[ ] Four\n[ ] Five\n");
+    });
   });
 }