diff --git a/t/t7513-interpret-trailers.sh b/t/t7513-interpret-trailers.sh
index 6602790b5f..5efe70d675 100755
--- a/t/t7513-interpret-trailers.sh
+++ b/t/t7513-interpret-trailers.sh
@@ -1476,4 +1476,18 @@ test_expect_success 'suppress --- handling' '
 	test_cmp expected actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'handling of --- lines in conjunction with cut-lines' '
+	echo "my-trailer: here" >expected &&
+
+	git interpret-trailers --parse >actual <<-\EOF &&
+	subject
+
+	my-trailer: here
+	---
+	# ------------------------ >8 ------------------------
+	EOF
+
+	test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index 40b59be478..2b1b2c820e 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -1007,8 +1007,11 @@ size_t wt_status_locate_end(const char *s, size_t len)
 	strbuf_addf(&pattern, "\n%c %s", comment_line_char, cut_line);
 	if (starts_with(s, pattern.buf + 1))
 		len = 0;
-	else if ((p = strstr(s, pattern.buf)))
-		len = p - s + 1;
+	else if ((p = strstr(s, pattern.buf))) {
+		size_t newlen = p - s + 1;
+		if (newlen < len)
+			len = newlen;
+	}
 	strbuf_release(&pattern);
 	return len;
 }