diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/doc/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/doc/mod.rs
index 9ee4aad337d2..81c47d07c356 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/doc/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/doc/mod.rs
@@ -750,10 +750,11 @@ fn check_doc<'a, Events: Iterator<Item = (pulldown_cmark::Event<'a>, Range<usize
             Start(_tag) | End(_tag) => (), // We don't care about other tags
             SoftBreak | HardBreak => {
                 if !containers.is_empty()
-                    && let Some((_next_event, next_range)) = events.peek()
+                    && let Some((next_event, next_range)) = events.peek()
                     && let Some(next_span) = fragments.span(cx, next_range.clone())
                     && let Some(span) = fragments.span(cx, range.clone())
                     && !in_footnote_definition
+                    && !matches!(next_event, End(_))
                 {
                     lazy_continuation::check(
                         cx,
diff --git a/tests/ui/doc/doc_lazy_list.fixed b/tests/ui/doc/doc_lazy_list.fixed
index e19371ea9aa2..409e6b0bc227 100644
--- a/tests/ui/doc/doc_lazy_list.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/doc/doc_lazy_list.fixed
@@ -40,3 +40,38 @@ fn six() {}
 ///
 ///     this is not a lazy continuation
 fn seven() {}
+
+#[rustfmt::skip]
+// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/12770#issuecomment-2118601768
+/// Returns a list of ProtocolDescriptors from a Serde JSON input.
+///
+/// Defined Protocol Identifiers for the Protocol Descriptor
+/// We intentionally omit deprecated profile identifiers.
+/// From Bluetooth Assigned Numbers:
+/// https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/assigned-numbers/service-discovery
+///
+/// # Arguments
+/// * `protocol_descriptors`: A Json Representation of the ProtocolDescriptors
+///     to set up. Example:
+///   'protocol_descriptors': [
+//~^ ERROR: doc list item missing indentation
+///      {
+///          'protocol': 25,  # u64 Representation of ProtocolIdentifier::AVDTP
+///          'params': [
+///              {
+///                 'data': 0x0103  # to indicate 1.3
+///              },
+///              {
+///                  'data': 0x0105  # to indicate 1.5
+///              }
+///          ]
+///      },
+///      {
+///          'protocol': 1,  # u64 Representation of ProtocolIdentifier::SDP
+///          'params': [{
+///              'data': 0x0019
+///          }]
+///      }
+///   ]
+//~^ ERROR: doc list item missing indentation
+fn eight() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/doc/doc_lazy_list.rs b/tests/ui/doc/doc_lazy_list.rs
index fdfe9afaf1d7..30ab448a1130 100644
--- a/tests/ui/doc/doc_lazy_list.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/doc/doc_lazy_list.rs
@@ -40,3 +40,38 @@ fn six() {}
 ///
 ///     this is not a lazy continuation
 fn seven() {}
+
+#[rustfmt::skip]
+// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pull/12770#issuecomment-2118601768
+/// Returns a list of ProtocolDescriptors from a Serde JSON input.
+///
+/// Defined Protocol Identifiers for the Protocol Descriptor
+/// We intentionally omit deprecated profile identifiers.
+/// From Bluetooth Assigned Numbers:
+/// https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/assigned-numbers/service-discovery
+///
+/// # Arguments
+/// * `protocol_descriptors`: A Json Representation of the ProtocolDescriptors
+///     to set up. Example:
+///  'protocol_descriptors': [
+//~^ ERROR: doc list item missing indentation
+///      {
+///          'protocol': 25,  # u64 Representation of ProtocolIdentifier::AVDTP
+///          'params': [
+///              {
+///                 'data': 0x0103  # to indicate 1.3
+///              },
+///              {
+///                  'data': 0x0105  # to indicate 1.5
+///              }
+///          ]
+///      },
+///      {
+///          'protocol': 1,  # u64 Representation of ProtocolIdentifier::SDP
+///          'params': [{
+///              'data': 0x0019
+///          }]
+///      }
+///  ]
+//~^ ERROR: doc list item missing indentation
+fn eight() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/doc/doc_lazy_list.stderr b/tests/ui/doc/doc_lazy_list.stderr
index d0f6279f62d7..ddfdc49340c4 100644
--- a/tests/ui/doc/doc_lazy_list.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/doc/doc_lazy_list.stderr
@@ -108,5 +108,29 @@ help: indent this line
 LL | ///       and so should this
    |         ++
 
-error: aborting due to 9 previous errors
+error: doc list item missing indentation
+  --> tests/ui/doc/doc_lazy_list.rs:56:5
+   |
+LL | ///  'protocol_descriptors': [
+   |     ^
+   |
+   = help: if this is supposed to be its own paragraph, add a blank line
+help: indent this line
+   |
+LL | ///   'protocol_descriptors': [
+   |      +
+
+error: doc list item missing indentation
+  --> tests/ui/doc/doc_lazy_list.rs:75:5
+   |
+LL | ///  ]
+   |     ^
+   |
+   = help: if this is supposed to be its own paragraph, add a blank line
+help: indent this line
+   |
+LL | ///   ]
+   |      +
+
+error: aborting due to 11 previous errors