diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
index 1fa2bcb37ce..5070fef544a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
@@ -716,9 +716,11 @@ void GitPlugin::blameFile()
             cursor.setPosition(selectionStart);
             const int startBlock = cursor.blockNumber();
             cursor.setPosition(selectionEnd);
-            const int endBlock = cursor.blockNumber();
+            int endBlock = cursor.blockNumber();
             if (startBlock != endBlock) {
                 firstLine = startBlock + 1;
+                if (cursor.atBlockStart())
+                    --endBlock;
                 if (auto widget = qobject_cast<VcsBaseEditorWidget *>(textEditor->widget())) {
                     const int previousFirstLine = widget->firstLineNumber();
                     if (previousFirstLine > 0)