diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs
index ad1f3e45f..530bd26e1 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs
@@ -278,4 +278,6 @@ inlineToLaTeX (Note contents) = do
   contents' <- blockListToLaTeX contents
   st <- get
   put (st {stInNote = False})
-  return $ "\\footnote{" ++ stripTrailingNewlines contents'  ++ "}"
+  return $ "\\footnote{" ++ stripTrailingNewlines contents'  ++ "\n}" 
+  -- note: the \n before } is important; removing it causes problems
+  -- if a Verbatim environment occurs at the end of the footnote.
diff --git a/tests/writer.latex b/tests/writer.latex
index 00fc0d115..337fd05bb 100644
--- a/tests/writer.latex
+++ b/tests/writer.latex
@@ -673,21 +673,26 @@ Here is a movie \includegraphics{movie.jpg} icon.
 
 \section{Footnotes}
 
-Here is a footnote reference,\footnote{Here is the footnote. It can go anywhere after the footnote reference. It need not be placed at the end of the document.} and another.\footnote{Here's the long note. This one contains multiple blocks.
+Here is a footnote reference,\footnote{Here is the footnote. It can go anywhere after the footnote reference. It need not be placed at the end of the document.
+} and another.\footnote{Here's the long note. This one contains multiple blocks.
 
 Subsequent blocks are indented to show that they belong to the footnote (as with list items).
 
 \begin{Verbatim}
   { <code> }
 \end{Verbatim}
-If you want, you can indent every line, but you can also be lazy and just indent the first line of each block.} This should \emph{not} be a footnote reference, because it contains a space.[\^{}my note] Here is an inline note.\footnote{This is \emph{easier} to type. Inline notes may contain \href{http://google.com}{links} and \verb!]! verbatim characters, as well as [bracketed text].}
+If you want, you can indent every line, but you can also be lazy and just indent the first line of each block.
+} This should \emph{not} be a footnote reference, because it contains a space.[\^{}my note] Here is an inline note.\footnote{This is \emph{easier} to type. Inline notes may contain \href{http://google.com}{links} and \verb!]! verbatim characters, as well as [bracketed text].
+}
 
 \begin{quote}
-Notes can go in quotes.\footnote{In quote.}
+Notes can go in quotes.\footnote{In quote.
+}
 
 \end{quote}
 \begin{enumerate}[1.]
-\item And in list items.\footnote{In list.}
+\item And in list items.\footnote{In list.
+}
 \end{enumerate}
 This paragraph should not be part of the note, as it is not indented.