diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.txt b/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
index 4e126395d..ceba9c0a7 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ Other Changes:
   nesting a tooltip in a disabled block. (#9180, #7640) [@RegimantasSimkus]
 - Added GetItemFlags() in public API for consistency and to expose generic
   flags of last submitted item. (#9127)
+- Log/Capture: fixed erroneously injecting extra carriage returns in output
+  buffer when ItemSpacing.y > FramePadding.y + 1.
 - Images:
   - Added style.ImageRounding, ImGuiStyleVar_ImageRounding to configure
     rounding of Image() widgets. (#2942, #845)
diff --git a/imgui.cpp b/imgui.cpp
index 6894b5dcf..7f8710cd9 100644
--- a/imgui.cpp
+++ b/imgui.cpp
@@ -15071,7 +15071,7 @@ void ImGui::LogRenderedText(const ImVec2* ref_pos, const char* text, const char*
     if (!text_end)
         text_end = FindRenderedTextEnd(text, text_end);
 
-    const bool log_new_line = ref_pos && (ref_pos->y > g.LogLinePosY + g.Style.FramePadding.y + 1);
+    const bool log_new_line = ref_pos && (ref_pos->y > g.LogLinePosY + ImMax(g.Style.FramePadding.y, g.Style.ItemSpacing.y) + 1);
     if (ref_pos)
         g.LogLinePosY = ref_pos->y;
     if (log_new_line)