diff --git a/oelint_adv/rule_base/rule_var_multilineindent.py b/oelint_adv/rule_base/rule_var_multilineindent.py
index 3359175..c5c2c81 100644
--- a/oelint_adv/rule_base/rule_var_multilineindent.py
+++ b/oelint_adv/rule_base/rule_var_multilineindent.py
@@ -12,15 +12,17 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
                          severity='info',
                          message='On a multiline assignment, line indent is desirable. {a} set, {b} desirable')
 
-    def __line_stats(self, i: Variable) -> List[Tuple[int, str]]:
+    def __line_stats(self, i: Variable) -> Tuple[int, int, List[Tuple[int, int, str]]]:
         _map = []
 
         _lines = i.VarValueStripped.replace('\x1b"', '"').split('\x1b')
         non_empty_line_indent = 4
         first_line_has_content = False
+        last_line_indent = 0
         if _lines[0].strip():
             first_line_has_content = True
             non_empty_line_indent = i.Raw.index(_lines[0])
+            last_line_indent = non_empty_line_indent
 
         for index, value in enumerate(_lines):
             if value.strip(' \x1b'):
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ def __line_stats(self, i: Variable) -> List[Tuple[int, str]]:
             else:
                 _map.append((0, 0, value.lstrip()))
 
-        return _map
+        return (last_line_indent, non_empty_line_indent, _map)
 
     def check(self, _file: str, stash: Stash) -> List[Tuple[str, int, str]]:
         res = []
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ def check(self, _file: str, stash: Stash) -> List[Tuple[str, int, str]]:
         for i in items:
             if not i.IsMultiLine():
                 continue
-            _indent_map = self.__line_stats(i)
+            _, _, _indent_map = self.__line_stats(i)
             for index, _line in enumerate(_indent_map):
                 expected, actual, _ = _line
                 if expected != actual:
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ def fix(self, _file: str, stash: Stash) -> List[str]:
             if not i.IsMultiLine():
                 continue
             _lines = i.VarValueStripped.split('\x1b')
-            _indent_map = self.__line_stats(i)
+            _last_line_indent, _standard_indent, _indent_map = self.__line_stats(i)
 
             def _rreplace(in_: str, needle: str, repl: str) -> str:
                 return in_[::-1].replace(needle[::-1], repl[::-1], 1)[::-1]
@@ -63,13 +65,32 @@ def _rreplace(in_: str, needle: str, repl: str) -> str:
             fix_applied = False
             for index, value in enumerate(_lines):
                 if value != _indent_map[index][2]:
+                    if not value.strip():
+                        continue
+                    replacement = _indent_map[index][2]
                     fix_applied = True
                     # Note: we need to start replacing from the back of the string
                     # as otherwise a last line containing only whitespace
                     # will affect prior lines
-                    i.VarValue = _rreplace(i.VarValue, value, _indent_map[index][2])
-                    i.Raw = _rreplace(i.Raw, value, _indent_map[index][2])
-                    i.RealRaw = _rreplace(i.RealRaw, value, _indent_map[index][2])
+                    i.VarValue = _rreplace(i.VarValue, value, replacement)
+                    i.Raw = _rreplace(i.Raw, value, replacement)
+                    i.RealRaw = _rreplace(i.RealRaw, value, replacement)
+
+            _last_line = i.VarValue.split('\x1b')[-1]
+            _last_line_stripped = _last_line.strip()
+            if len(_last_line_stripped) > 1:
+                _last_line_expected = f'{" " * _standard_indent + _last_line_stripped}'
+            else:
+                _last_line_expected = f'{" " * _last_line_indent + _last_line_stripped}'
+
+            if _last_line != _last_line_expected:
+                if _last_line.strip('"\''):
+                    i.VarValue = _rreplace(i.VarValue, _last_line, _last_line_expected)
+                    i.Raw = _rreplace(i.Raw, _last_line, _last_line_expected)
+                    i.RealRaw = _rreplace(i.RealRaw, _last_line, _last_line_expected)
+                    fix_applied = True
+
             if fix_applied:
                 res.append(_file)
+
         return res
diff --git a/tests/test_class_oelint_vars_multilineident.py b/tests/test_class_oelint_vars_multilineident.py
index 4de42dd..c747734 100644
--- a/tests/test_class_oelint_vars_multilineident.py
+++ b/tests/test_class_oelint_vars_multilineident.py
@@ -121,6 +121,41 @@ def test_bad(self, input_, id_, occurrence):
                                      "
                                      ''',
                                  },
+                                 {
+                                     'oelint_adv_test.bb':
+                                     '''
+                                     A:append = " \\
+                                        b \\
+                                           c \\
+                                          "
+                                     ''',
+                                 },
+                                 {
+                                     'oelint_adv_test.bb':
+                                     '''
+                                     A:append = " \\
+                                        b \\
+                                           c \\
+                                     "
+                                     ''',
+                                 },
+                                 {
+                                     'oelint_adv_test.bb':
+                                     '''
+                                     A = "d \\
+                                        b \\
+                                           c \\
+                                       "
+                                     ''',
+                                 },
+                                 {
+                                     'oelint_adv_test.bb':
+                                     '''
+                                     A = "d \\
+                                        b \\
+                                           c"
+                                     ''',
+                                 },
                              ],
                              )
     def test_fix(self, input_, id_):
@@ -218,6 +253,42 @@ def test_bad_two(self, input_, id_, occurrence):
                                      "
                                      ''',
                                  },
+                                 {
+                                     'oelint_adv_test.bb':
+                                     '''
+                                     A = "a \\
+                                          some \\"quoted\\" value \\
+                                         "
+                                     ''',
+                                 },
+                                 {
+                                     'oelint_adv_test.bb':
+                                     '''
+                                     A = "a \\
+                                          b"
+                                     ''',
+                                 },
+                                 {
+                                     'oelint_adv_test.bb':
+                                     '''
+                                     A = "a \\
+                                          b"
+                                     B = "a \\
+                                          b"
+                                     ''',
+                                 },
+                                 {
+                                     'oelint_adv_test.bb':
+                                     '''
+                                     A = "
+                                         a \\
+                                         b
+                                     "
+                                     B = "
+                                         a \\
+                                         b"
+                                     ''',
+                                 },
                              ],
                              )
     def test_good(self, input_, id_, occurrence):