diff --git a/Src/CompareEngines/ByteComparator.cpp b/Src/CompareEngines/ByteComparator.cpp
index bcd253c0819..3567c1c30fd 100644
--- a/Src/CompareEngines/ByteComparator.cpp
+++ b/Src/CompareEngines/ByteComparator.cpp
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ ByteComparator::COMP_RESULT ByteComparator::CompareBuffers(
 					// these flags mean possible split CR/LF
 					goto need_more;
 				}
-				if (m_eol0 || m_eol1)
+				if (!m_ignore_eof_newline_presence && (m_eol0 || m_eol1))
 				{
 					if ((!m_eol0 || !m_eol1) && (orig0 == end0 || orig1 == end1))
 					{
@@ -424,8 +424,6 @@ ByteComparator::COMP_RESULT ByteComparator::CompareBuffers(
 						}
 						goto need_more;
 					}
-					result = RESULT_DIFF;
-					goto exit;
 				}
 			}
 			if (ptr0 == end0 && ptr1 == end1)
diff --git a/Testing/GoogleTest/ByteCompare/ByteCompare_test.cpp b/Testing/GoogleTest/ByteCompare/ByteCompare_test.cpp
index 6c53c76282d..05786432de5 100644
--- a/Testing/GoogleTest/ByteCompare/ByteCompare_test.cpp
+++ b/Testing/GoogleTest/ByteCompare/ByteCompare_test.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ namespace
 
 	}
 
-
 	TEST_F(ByteCompareTest, IgnoreAllSpace)
 	{
 		CompareEngines::ByteCompare bc;
@@ -819,10 +818,11 @@ namespace
 				memset(buf_right.data(), 'A', buf_right.size());
 
 				buf_left[10] = '\n';
-				buf_left[buf_left.size() - 1] = '\n';
 				buf_right[10] = '\r';
 				buf_right[11] = '\n';
 
+				buf_left[buf_left.size() - 1] = '\n';
+
 				TempFile file_left(filename_left, buf_left.data(), buf_left.size());
 				TempFile file_right(filename_right, buf_right.data(), buf_right.size());
 
@@ -833,11 +833,15 @@ namespace
 
 			{// same left: no EOL - right: LF
 				std::vector<char> buf_left(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 1 + i);
-				std::vector<char> buf_right(WMCMPBUFF * 2 + i);
+				std::vector<char> buf_right(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 1 + i);
 
 				memset(buf_left.data(), 'A', buf_left.size());
 				memset(buf_right.data(), 'A', buf_right.size());
 
+				buf_right[10] = '\n';
+				buf_left[10] = '\r';
+				buf_left[11] = '\n';
+
 				buf_right[buf_right.size() - 1] = '\n';
 
 				TempFile file_left(filename_left, buf_left.data(), buf_left.size());
@@ -852,12 +856,20 @@ namespace
 		for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 		{
 			{// same left: CRLF - right: no EOL
-				std::vector<char> buf_left(WMCMPBUFF * 2 + i);
+				std::vector<char> buf_left(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
 				std::vector<char> buf_right(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
 
 				memset(buf_left.data(), 'A', buf_left.size());
 				memset(buf_right.data(), 'A', buf_right.size());
 
+				buf_left[10] = '\n';
+				buf_right[10] = '\r';
+				buf_right[11] = '\n';
+
+				buf_left[19] = '\r';
+				buf_right[20] = '\r';
+				buf_right[21] = '\n';
+
 				buf_left[buf_left.size() - 2] = '\r';
 				buf_left[buf_left.size() - 1] = '\n';
 
@@ -871,11 +883,19 @@ namespace
 
 			{// same left: no EOL - right: CRLF
 				std::vector<char> buf_left(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
-				std::vector<char> buf_right(WMCMPBUFF * 2 + i);
+				std::vector<char> buf_right(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
 
 				memset(buf_left.data(), 'A', buf_left.size());
 				memset(buf_right.data(), 'A', buf_right.size());
 
+				buf_right[10] = '\n';
+				buf_left[10] = '\r';
+				buf_left[11] = '\n';
+
+				buf_right[19] = '\r';
+				buf_left[20] = '\r';
+				buf_left[21] = '\n';
+
 				buf_right[buf_right.size() - 2] = '\r';
 				buf_right[buf_right.size() - 1] = '\n';
 
@@ -891,12 +911,20 @@ namespace
 		for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 		{
 			{// diff left: CR+A - right: no EOL
-				std::vector<char> buf_left(WMCMPBUFF * 2 + i);
+				std::vector<char> buf_left(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
 				std::vector<char> buf_right(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
 
 				memset(buf_left.data(), 'A', buf_left.size());
 				memset(buf_right.data(), 'A', buf_right.size());
 
+				buf_left[10] = '\n';
+				buf_right[10] = '\r';
+				buf_right[11] = '\n';
+
+				buf_left[19] = '\r';
+				buf_right[20] = '\r';
+				buf_right[21] = '\n';
+
 				buf_left[buf_left.size() - 2] = '\r';
 				buf_left[buf_left.size() - 1] = 'A';
 
@@ -910,11 +938,19 @@ namespace
 
 			{// diff left: no EOL - right: CR+A
 				std::vector<char> buf_left(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
-				std::vector<char> buf_right(WMCMPBUFF * 2 + i);
+				std::vector<char> buf_right(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
 
 				memset(buf_left.data(), 'A', buf_left.size());
 				memset(buf_right.data(), 'A', buf_right.size());
 
+				buf_right[10] = '\n';
+				buf_left[10] = '\r';
+				buf_left[11] = '\n';
+
+				buf_right[19] = '\r';
+				buf_left[20] = '\r';
+				buf_left[21] = '\n';
+
 				buf_right[buf_right.size() - 2] = '\r';
 				buf_right[buf_right.size() - 1] = 'A';
 
@@ -930,12 +966,20 @@ namespace
 		for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 		{
 			{// diff left: LF+LF - right: no EOL
-				std::vector<char> buf_left(WMCMPBUFF * 2 + i);
+				std::vector<char> buf_left(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
 				std::vector<char> buf_right(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
 
 				memset(buf_left.data(), 'A', buf_left.size());
 				memset(buf_right.data(), 'A', buf_right.size());
 
+				buf_left[10] = '\n';
+				buf_right[10] = '\r';
+				buf_right[11] = '\n';
+
+				buf_left[19] = '\r';
+				buf_right[20] = '\r';
+				buf_right[21] = '\n';
+
 				buf_left[buf_left.size() - 2] = '\n';
 				buf_left[buf_left.size() - 1] = '\n';
 
@@ -949,11 +993,19 @@ namespace
 
 			{// diff left: no EOL - right: LF+LF
 				std::vector<char> buf_left(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
-				std::vector<char> buf_right(WMCMPBUFF * 2 + i);
+				std::vector<char> buf_right(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
 
 				memset(buf_left.data(), 'A', buf_left.size());
 				memset(buf_right.data(), 'A', buf_right.size());
 
+				buf_right[10] = '\n';
+				buf_left[10] = '\r';
+				buf_left[11] = '\n';
+
+				buf_right[19] = '\r';
+				buf_left[20] = '\r';
+				buf_left[21] = '\n';
+
 				buf_right[buf_right.size() - 2] = '\n';
 				buf_right[buf_right.size() - 1] = '\n';
 
@@ -969,12 +1021,20 @@ namespace
 		for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 		{
 			{// diff left: CR+CR - right: no EOL
-				std::vector<char> buf_left(WMCMPBUFF * 2 + i);
+				std::vector<char> buf_left(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
 				std::vector<char> buf_right(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
 
 				memset(buf_left.data(), 'A', buf_left.size());
 				memset(buf_right.data(), 'A', buf_right.size());
 
+				buf_left[10] = '\n';
+				buf_right[10] = '\r';
+				buf_right[11] = '\n';
+
+				buf_left[19] = '\r';
+				buf_right[20] = '\r';
+				buf_right[21] = '\n';
+
 				buf_left[buf_left.size() - 2] = '\r';
 				buf_left[buf_left.size() - 1] = '\r';
 
@@ -988,11 +1048,19 @@ namespace
 
 			{// diff left: no EOL - right: CR+CR
 				std::vector<char> buf_left(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
-				std::vector<char> buf_right(WMCMPBUFF * 2 + i);
+				std::vector<char> buf_right(WMCMPBUFF * 2 - 2 + i);
 
 				memset(buf_left.data(), 'A', buf_left.size());
 				memset(buf_right.data(), 'A', buf_right.size());
 
+				buf_right[10] = '\n';
+				buf_left[10] = '\r';
+				buf_left[11] = '\n';
+
+				buf_right[19] = '\r';
+				buf_left[20] = '\r';
+				buf_left[21] = '\n';
+
 				buf_right[buf_right.size() - 2] = '\r';
 				buf_right[buf_right.size() - 1] = '\r';