diff --git a/sw/qa/filter/md/md.cxx b/sw/qa/filter/md/md.cxx
index bce9fcec503a..d4066fbdbca3 100644
--- a/sw/qa/filter/md/md.cxx
+++ b/sw/qa/filter/md/md.cxx
@@ -1068,6 +1068,15 @@ CPPUNIT_TEST_FIXTURE(Test, testListPaste)
     // i.e. pasting a list item at the end of a list item joined the two.
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(u"List A"_ustr, getParagraph(2)->getString());
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(u"List 1"_ustr, getParagraph(3)->getString());
+
+    // And make sure the pasted list doesn't leave a trailing empty bullet
+    // between "List 2" and the pre-existing "List B" list item:
+    // Without the accompanying fix in place, this test would have failed with:
+    // - Expected: List 2
+    // - Actual  :
+    // i.e. paragraph 4 was an empty.
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(u"List 2"_ustr, getParagraph(4)->getString());
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(u"List B"_ustr, getParagraph(5)->getString());
 }
 
 CPPUNIT_TEST_FIXTURE(Test, testCTLPaste)
diff --git a/sw/source/filter/md/swmd.cxx b/sw/source/filter/md/swmd.cxx
index 35083df1e771..8aad950b2bae 100644
--- a/sw/source/filter/md/swmd.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/filter/md/swmd.cxx
@@ -889,6 +889,19 @@ ErrCodeMsg MarkdownReader::Read(SwDoc& rDoc, const OUString& rBaseURL, SwPaM& rP
 
     if (m_bInsertMode)
     {
+        if (aPasteInfo.m_bStartAtEndOfPara)
+        {
+            // If the paste created an empty paragraph at the end, join that empty node with the
+            // previous one here.
+            SwNodeIndex aLast(*aPasteInfo.m_pSttNdIdx2, -1);
+            if (aLast.GetIndex() > aPasteInfo.m_pSttNdIdx->GetIndex() + 1)
+            {
+                SwTextNode* pLast = aLast.GetNode().GetTextNode();
+                if (pLast && pLast->GetText().isEmpty())
+                    pLast->JoinPrev();
+            }
+        }
+
         EndPaste(aPasteInfo);
     }