diff --git a/sw/qa/core/layout/paintfrm.cxx b/sw/qa/core/layout/paintfrm.cxx
index b5990648b20f..8e7154db2501 100644
--- a/sw/qa/core/layout/paintfrm.cxx
+++ b/sw/qa/core/layout/paintfrm.cxx
@@ -158,6 +158,26 @@ CPPUNIT_TEST_FIXTURE(Test, testSplitTableMergedBorder)
     // bottom border.
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(static_cast<size_t>(2), aHorizontalBorderEnds.size());
 }
+
+CPPUNIT_TEST_FIXTURE(Test, testInlineEndnoteSeparatorPosition)
+{
+    // Given a document with a Word-style endnote separator:
+    createSwDoc("inline-endnote-position.docx");
+    SwDocShell* pDocShell = getSwDocShell();
+
+    // When rendering that document:
+    std::shared_ptr<GDIMetaFile> xMetaFile = pDocShell->GetPreviewMetaFile();
+
+    // Then make sure the separator upper spacing is 60% of all space, matching Word:
+    MetafileXmlDump aDumper;
+    xmlDocUniquePtr pXmlDoc = dumpAndParse(aDumper, *xMetaFile);
+    auto nEndnoteSeparatorY = getXPath(pXmlDoc, "//polygon/point[1]"_ostr, "y"_ostr).toInt32();
+    // Without the accompanying fix in place, this test would have failed with:
+    // - Expected: 2164
+    // - Actual  : 2060
+    // i.e. the upper spacing was too low.
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(static_cast<sal_Int32>(2164), nEndnoteSeparatorY);
+}
 }
 
 /* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/sw/source/core/layout/paintfrm.cxx b/sw/source/core/layout/paintfrm.cxx
index 8c0f4f876847..b139a75094da 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/layout/paintfrm.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/layout/paintfrm.cxx
@@ -5788,13 +5788,26 @@ void SwFootnoteContFrame::PaintLine( const SwRect& rRect,
             assert(false);
     }
     SwTwips nLineWidth = rInf.GetLineWidth();
-    const SwRect aLineRect = aRectFnSet.IsVert() ?
-        SwRect( Point(getFrameArea().Left()+getFrameArea().Width()-rInf.GetTopDist()-nLineWidth,
-                      nX), Size( nLineWidth, nWidth ) )
-            : SwRect( Point( nX, getFrameArea().Pos().Y() + rInf.GetTopDist() ),
-                            Size( nWidth, rInf.GetLineWidth()));
-    if ( aLineRect.HasArea() && rInf.GetLineStyle() != SvxBorderLineStyle::NONE)
-        PaintBorderLine( rRect, aLineRect , pPage, &rInf.GetLineColor(),
+    std::optional<SwRect> oLineRect;
+    if (aRectFnSet.IsVert())
+    {
+        oLineRect.emplace(Point(getFrameArea().Left()+getFrameArea().Width()-rInf.GetTopDist()-nLineWidth,
+                      nX), Size( nLineWidth, nWidth ) );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        Point aPoint(nX, getFrameArea().Pos().Y() + rInf.GetTopDist());
+        const IDocumentSettingAccess& rIDSA = GetFormat()->getIDocumentSettingAccess();
+        if (rIDSA.get(DocumentSettingId::CONTINUOUS_ENDNOTES))
+        {
+            // Word style: instead of fixed value, upper spacing is 60% of all space.
+            auto nPrintAreaTop = static_cast<double>(getFramePrintArea().Top());
+            aPoint.setY(getFrameArea().Pos().Y() + nPrintAreaTop * 0.6);
+        }
+        oLineRect.emplace(aPoint, Size(nWidth, rInf.GetLineWidth()));
+    }
+    if ( oLineRect->HasArea() && rInf.GetLineStyle() != SvxBorderLineStyle::NONE)
+        PaintBorderLine( rRect, *oLineRect , pPage, &rInf.GetLineColor(),
                 rInf.GetLineStyle() );
 }