diff --git a/hcl/hclsyntax/parser.go b/hcl/hclsyntax/parser.go
index c35f944..0e4052b 100644
--- a/hcl/hclsyntax/parser.go
+++ b/hcl/hclsyntax/parser.go
@@ -167,25 +167,15 @@ func (p *parser) finishParsingBodyAttribute(ident Token) (Node, hcl.Diagnostics)
 		p.recoverAfterBodyItem()
 	} else {
 		end := p.Peek()
-		if end.Type != TokenNewline {
+		if end.Type != TokenNewline && end.Type != TokenEOF {
 			if !p.recovery {
-				if end.Type == TokenEOF {
-					diags = append(diags, &hcl.Diagnostic{
-						Severity: hcl.DiagError,
-						Summary:  "Missing newline after attribute definition",
-						Detail:   "A newline is required after an attribute definition at the end of a file.",
-						Subject:  &end.Range,
-						Context:  hcl.RangeBetween(ident.Range, end.Range).Ptr(),
-					})
-				} else {
-					diags = append(diags, &hcl.Diagnostic{
-						Severity: hcl.DiagError,
-						Summary:  "Missing newline after attribute definition",
-						Detail:   "An attribute definition must end with a newline.",
-						Subject:  &end.Range,
-						Context:  hcl.RangeBetween(ident.Range, end.Range).Ptr(),
-					})
-				}
+				diags = append(diags, &hcl.Diagnostic{
+					Severity: hcl.DiagError,
+					Summary:  "Missing newline after attribute definition",
+					Detail:   "An attribute definition must end with a newline.",
+					Subject:  &end.Range,
+					Context:  hcl.RangeBetween(ident.Range, end.Range).Ptr(),
+				})
 			}
 			endRange = p.PrevRange()
 			p.recoverAfterBodyItem()
@@ -294,27 +284,17 @@ Token:
 	cBraceRange := p.PrevRange()
 
 	eol := p.Peek()
-	if eol.Type == TokenNewline {
+	if eol.Type == TokenNewline || eol.Type == TokenEOF {
 		p.Read() // eat newline
 	} else {
 		if !p.recovery {
-			if eol.Type == TokenEOF {
-				diags = append(diags, &hcl.Diagnostic{
-					Severity: hcl.DiagError,
-					Summary:  "Missing newline after block definition",
-					Detail:   "A newline is required after a block definition at the end of a file.",
-					Subject:  &eol.Range,
-					Context:  hcl.RangeBetween(ident.Range, eol.Range).Ptr(),
-				})
-			} else {
-				diags = append(diags, &hcl.Diagnostic{
-					Severity: hcl.DiagError,
-					Summary:  "Missing newline after block definition",
-					Detail:   "A block definition must end with a newline.",
-					Subject:  &eol.Range,
-					Context:  hcl.RangeBetween(ident.Range, eol.Range).Ptr(),
-				})
-			}
+			diags = append(diags, &hcl.Diagnostic{
+				Severity: hcl.DiagError,
+				Summary:  "Missing newline after block definition",
+				Detail:   "A block definition must end with a newline.",
+				Subject:  &eol.Range,
+				Context:  hcl.RangeBetween(ident.Range, eol.Range).Ptr(),
+			})
 		}
 		p.recoverAfterBodyItem()
 	}
diff --git a/hcl/hclsyntax/parser_test.go b/hcl/hclsyntax/parser_test.go
index 5546977..d007c52 100644
--- a/hcl/hclsyntax/parser_test.go
+++ b/hcl/hclsyntax/parser_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,54 @@ func TestParseConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			"block {}",
+			0,
+			&Body{
+				Attributes: Attributes{},
+				Blocks: Blocks{
+					&Block{
+						Type:   "block",
+						Labels: nil,
+						Body: &Body{
+							Attributes: Attributes{},
+							Blocks:     Blocks{},
+
+							SrcRange: hcl.Range{
+								Start: hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 7, Byte: 6},
+								End:   hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 9, Byte: 8},
+							},
+							EndRange: hcl.Range{
+								Start: hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 9, Byte: 8},
+								End:   hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 9, Byte: 8},
+							},
+						},
+
+						TypeRange: hcl.Range{
+							Start: hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 1, Byte: 0},
+							End:   hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 6, Byte: 5},
+						},
+						LabelRanges: nil,
+						OpenBraceRange: hcl.Range{
+							Start: hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 7, Byte: 6},
+							End:   hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 8, Byte: 7},
+						},
+						CloseBraceRange: hcl.Range{
+							Start: hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 8, Byte: 7},
+							End:   hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 9, Byte: 8},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				SrcRange: hcl.Range{
+					Start: hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 1, Byte: 0},
+					End:   hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 9, Byte: 8},
+				},
+				EndRange: hcl.Range{
+					Start: hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 9, Byte: 8},
+					End:   hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 9, Byte: 8},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			"block {}block {}\n",
 			1, // missing newline after block definition
@@ -405,6 +453,47 @@ block "valid" {}
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			"a = 1",
+			0,
+			&Body{
+				Attributes: Attributes{
+					"a": {
+						Name: "a",
+						Expr: &LiteralValueExpr{
+							Val: cty.NumberIntVal(1),
+
+							SrcRange: hcl.Range{
+								Start: hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 5, Byte: 4},
+								End:   hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 6, Byte: 5},
+							},
+						},
+
+						SrcRange: hcl.Range{
+							Start: hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 1, Byte: 0},
+							End:   hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 6, Byte: 5},
+						},
+						NameRange: hcl.Range{
+							Start: hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 1, Byte: 0},
+							End:   hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 2, Byte: 1},
+						},
+						EqualsRange: hcl.Range{
+							Start: hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 3, Byte: 2},
+							End:   hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 4, Byte: 3},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Blocks: Blocks{},
+				SrcRange: hcl.Range{
+					Start: hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 1, Byte: 0},
+					End:   hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 6, Byte: 5},
+				},
+				EndRange: hcl.Range{
+					Start: hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 6, Byte: 5},
+					End:   hcl.Pos{Line: 1, Column: 6, Byte: 5},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			"a = \"hello ${true}\"\n",
 			0,