diff --git a/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt b/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt
index 176a29d072..bcc5d03ff0 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ newly allocated memory all over the place) and fail on types which cannot be
 coerced to strings. See |id()| for more details, currently it uses 
 `printf("%p", {expr})` internally.
 
+|c_CTRL-R| pasting a non-special register into |cmdline| omits the last <CR>.
+
 ==============================================================================
 5. Missing legacy features				 *nvim-features-missing*
 				     *if_lua* *if_perl* *if_mzscheme* *if_tcl*
diff --git a/src/nvim/ops.c b/src/nvim/ops.c
index d58c8700ca..8bfda3c193 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ops.c
+++ b/src/nvim/ops.c
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ int get_spec_reg(
 
 /// Paste a yank register into the command line.
 /// Only for non-special registers.
-/// Used by CTRL-R command in command-line mode
+/// Used by CTRL-R in command-line mode.
 /// insert_reg() can't be used here, because special characters from the
 /// register contents will be interpreted as commands.
 ///
@@ -1278,9 +1278,8 @@ bool cmdline_paste_reg(int regname, bool literally, bool remcr)
   for (size_t i = 0; i < reg->y_size; i++) {
     cmdline_paste_str(reg->y_array[i], literally);
 
-    // Insert ^M between lines and after last line if type is kMTLineWise.
-    // Don't do this when "remcr" is true.
-    if ((reg->y_type == kMTLineWise || i < reg->y_size - 1) && !remcr) {
+    // Insert ^M between lines, unless `remcr` is true.
+    if (i < reg->y_size - 1 && !remcr) {
       cmdline_paste_str((char_u *)"\r", literally);
     }
 
diff --git a/test/functional/cmdline/ctrl_r_spec.lua b/test/functional/cmdline/ctrl_r_spec.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2dad23e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/cmdline/ctrl_r_spec.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+local helpers = require('test.functional.helpers')(after_each)
+local clear, insert, funcs, eq, feed =
+  helpers.clear, helpers.insert, helpers.funcs, helpers.eq, helpers.feed
+
+describe('cmdline CTRL-R', function()
+  before_each(clear)
+
+  it('pasting non-special register inserts <CR> *between* lines', function()
+    insert([[
+    line1abc
+    line2somemoretext
+    ]])
+    -- Yank 2 lines linewise, then paste to cmdline.
+    feed([[<C-\><C-N>gg0yj:<C-R>0]])
+    -- <CR> inserted between lines, NOT after the final line.
+    eq('line1abc\rline2somemoretext', funcs.getcmdline())
+
+    -- Yank 2 lines characterwise, then paste to cmdline.
+    feed([[<C-\><C-N>gg05lyvj:<C-R>0]])
+    -- <CR> inserted between lines, NOT after the final line.
+    eq('abc\rline2', funcs.getcmdline())
+
+    -- Yank 1 line linewise, then paste to cmdline.
+    feed([[<C-\><C-N>ggyy:<C-R>0]])
+    -- No <CR> inserted.
+    eq('line1abc', funcs.getcmdline())
+  end)
+
+  it('pasting special register inserts <CR>, <NL>', function()
+    feed([[:<C-R>="foo\nbar\rbaz"<CR>]])
+    eq('foo\nbar\rbaz', funcs.getcmdline())
+  end)
+end)
+
diff --git a/test/functional/ex_getln/history_spec.lua b/test/functional/cmdline/history_spec.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from test/functional/ex_getln/history_spec.lua
rename to test/functional/cmdline/history_spec.lua