diff --git a/src/reader.rs b/src/reader.rs
index adf1d2537..f4eba3312 100644
--- a/src/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader.rs
@@ -5722,7 +5722,10 @@ fn add_to_history(&mut self) {
 
         // Historical behavior is to trim trailing spaces, unless escape (#7661).
         let mut text = self.command_line.text().to_owned();
-        while text.chars().next_back() == Some(' ')
+        while text
+            .chars()
+            .next_back()
+            .is_some_and(|c| matches!(c, ' ' | '\n'))
             && count_preceding_backslashes(&text, text.len() - 1) % 2 == 0
         {
             text.pop();