diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d3f738..cbf963c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - refactoring: drop dependency on `paste` command
 - bugfix for pane contents restoration
 - expand tilde char `~` if used with `@resurrect-dir`
+- do not save empty trailing lines when pane content is saved
 
 ### v2.4.0, 2015-02-23
 - add "tmux-test"
diff --git a/scripts/save.sh b/scripts/save.sh
index 672c8e0..e17e02f 100755
--- a/scripts/save.sh
+++ b/scripts/save.sh
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ capture_pane_contents() {
 	if [ "$pane_contents_area" = "visible" ]; then
 		start_line="0"
 	fi
-	tmux capture-pane -epJ -S "$start_line" -t "$pane_id" > "$(resurrect_pane_file "$pane_id")"
+	printf '%s\n' "$(tmux capture-pane -epJ -S "$start_line" -t "$pane_id")" > "$(resurrect_pane_file "$pane_id")"
 }
 
 save_shell_history() {