diff --git a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/rules_test.go b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/rules_test.go
index 7fa2df6fe9..ed071534e3 100644
--- a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/rules_test.go
+++ b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/rules_test.go
@@ -381,4 +381,12 @@ func TestSingleBlankLineAtEndOfFile(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, changed := apply(t, SingleBlankLineAtEndOfFile{}, "<?php echo 1;\n"); changed {
 		t.Fatal("single newline should not change")
 	}
+	// a file ending in inline HTML gets no trailing newline added (php-cs-fixer
+	// skips T_INLINE_HTML / T_CLOSE_TAG endings)
+	if _, changed := apply(t, SingleBlankLineAtEndOfFile{}, "<?php echo 1; ?>\n</html>"); changed {
+		t.Fatal("inline-HTML ending must be left alone")
+	}
+	if _, changed := apply(t, SingleBlankLineAtEndOfFile{}, "<?php echo 1; ?>"); changed {
+		t.Fatal("close-tag ending must be left alone")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/single_blank_line_at_eof.go b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/single_blank_line_at_eof.go
index a48c0d5782..a7ba11a34e 100644
--- a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/single_blank_line_at_eof.go
+++ b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/single_blank_line_at_eof.go
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ func (SingleBlankLineAtEndOfFile) Fix(s *tokens.Stream) bool {
 	}
 	last := s.Len() - 1
 	t := s.At(last)
+	// a file ending in inline HTML or a tag is left alone (php-cs-fixer skips
+	// T_INLINE_HTML / T_CLOSE_TAG / T_OPEN_TAG), so a template keeps its ending
+	if t.Kind == token.InlineHTML || t.Kind == token.CloseTag || t.Kind == token.OpenTag {
+		return false
+	}
 	if t.Kind == token.Whitespace {
 		// the final whitespace token is entirely trailing; collapse to one \n
 		if t.Value != "\n" {