diff --git a/programs/cmd/builtins.c b/programs/cmd/builtins.c
index 0352e59bcf..86fd54ce34 100644
--- a/programs/cmd/builtins.c
+++ b/programs/cmd/builtins.c
@@ -2532,8 +2532,6 @@ void WCMD_type (WCHAR *command) {
         WCMD_output_asis (buffer);
       }
       CloseHandle (h);
-      if (!writeHeaders)
-          WCMD_output_asis (newline);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd b/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd
index 3011e4d478..bcff6e86cb 100644
--- a/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd
+++ b/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ echo P%ERRORLEVEL%
 echo %ERRORLEVEL%S
 echo P%ERRORLEVEL%S
 
+echo ------------ Testing type ------------
+echo bar> foobaz
+@echo on
+type foobaz
+echo ***
+@echo off
+type foobaz
+echo ***
+del foobaz
+
 echo ------------ Testing if/else --------------
 echo if/else should work with blocks
 if 0 == 0 (
diff --git a/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp b/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp
index 229adc4a1d..eb55151f89 100644
--- a/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp
+++ b/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp
@@ -70,6 +70,15 @@ ERRORLEVEL
 P0
 0S
 P0S
+------------ Testing type ------------
+
+@pwd@>type foobaz@space@
+bar
+
+@pwd@>echo ***@space@
+***
+bar
+***
 ------------ Testing if/else --------------
 if/else should work with blocks
 if seems to work