diff --git a/data/plugins/drawwhitespace.lua b/data/plugins/drawwhitespace.lua
index a0b8ad60..a074659c 100644
--- a/data/plugins/drawwhitespace.lua
+++ b/data/plugins/drawwhitespace.lua
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ function DocView:draw_line_text(idx, x, y)
         local color = base_color
         local draw = false
 
-        if e == #text - 1 then
+        if e >= #text - 1 then
           draw = show_trailing
           color = trailing_color
         elseif s == 1 then