diff --git a/lib/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines.js b/lib/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines.js
index c7f697843661..679c4f69c73f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines.js
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ module.exports = {
                     } else {
                         const location = {
                             line: lastLocation + 1,
-                            column: 1
+                            column: 0
                         };
 
                         if (lastLocation < firstOfEndingBlankLines) {
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines.js b/tests/lib/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines.js
index 877de2022849..b4c3b3945488 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines.js
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ function getExpectedErrorEOF(lines) {
 
     return {
         message: "Too many blank lines at the end of file. Max of " + lines + " allowed.",
-        type: "Program"
+        type: "Program",
+        column: 1,
     };
 }
 
@@ -283,6 +284,17 @@ ruleTester.run("no-multiple-empty-lines", rule, {
             output: "// invalid 21\n// unix line endings\nvar a = 5;\nvar b = 3;\n\n",
             errors: [ getExpectedErrorEOF(1) ],
             options: [ { max: 1 } ]
+        },
+        {
+            code: "// invalid 1\nvar a = 5;\n\n\nvar b = 3;",
+            output: "// invalid 1\nvar a = 5;\n\nvar b = 3;",
+            errors: [ {
+                message: "More than 1 blank line not allowed.",
+                type: "Program",
+                line: 4,
+                column: 1
+            } ],
+            options: [ { max: 1 } ]
         }
     ]
 });