diff --git a/selection.c b/selection.c
index 2c7bc0b2..f1485f45 100644
--- a/selection.c
+++ b/selection.c
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ extract_one(struct terminal *term, struct row *row, struct cell *cell,
     struct extract *ctx = data;
 
     if (ctx->last_row != NULL && row != ctx->last_row &&
-        ((term->selection.kind == SELECTION_NORMAL && ctx->last_cell->wc == 0) ||
+        ((term->selection.kind == SELECTION_NORMAL &&
+          (ctx->last_cell->wc == 0 || ctx->last_cell->attrs.linefeed)) ||
          term->selection.kind == SELECTION_BLOCK))
     {
         /* Last cell was the last column in the selection */