diff --git a/src/builtins/status.rs b/src/builtins/status.rs
index cc3a209ca..b864a15ff 100644
--- a/src/builtins/status.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/status.rs
@@ -672,11 +672,10 @@ pub fn status(parser: &Parser, streams: &mut IoStreams, args: &mut [&wstr]) -> B
                 STATUS_CURRENT_CMD => {
                     let command = &parser.libdata().status_vars.command;
                     if !command.is_empty() {
-                        streams.out.append(command);
+                        streams.out.appendln(command);
                     } else {
                         streams.out.appendln(*PROGRAM_NAME.get().unwrap());
                     }
-                    streams.out.append_char('\n');
                 }
                 STATUS_CURRENT_COMMANDLINE => {
                     let commandline = &parser.libdata().status_vars.commandline;
diff --git a/tests/checks/status.fish b/tests/checks/status.fish
index b452261a1..0efc9bcd5 100644
--- a/tests/checks/status.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/status.fish
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ status --job-control=1none
 # Now set it to a valid mode.
 status job-control none
 
+status current-command | sed s/^/^/
+# CHECK: ^fish
+
 # Check status -u outside functions
 status current-function
 #CHECK: Not a function