diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index e4aaebf..07cf043 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -424,23 +424,25 @@
 	      ecbdata->blank_at_eof_in_preimage <= ecbdata->lno_in_preimage &&
 	      ecbdata->blank_at_eof_in_postimage <= ecbdata->lno_in_postimage))
 		return 0;
-	return ws_blank_line(line + 1, len - 1, ecbdata->ws_rule);
+	return ws_blank_line(line, len, ecbdata->ws_rule);
 }
 
-static void emit_add_line(const char *reset, struct emit_callback *ecbdata, const char *line, int len)
+static void emit_add_line(const char *reset,
+			  struct emit_callback *ecbdata,
+			  const char *line, int len)
 {
 	const char *ws = diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, DIFF_WHITESPACE);
 	const char *set = diff_get_color(ecbdata->color_diff, DIFF_FILE_NEW);
 
 	if (!*ws)
-		emit_line(ecbdata->file, set, reset, line, len);
+		emit_line_0(ecbdata->file, set, reset, '+', line, len);
 	else if (new_blank_line_at_eof(ecbdata, line, len))
 		/* Blank line at EOF - paint '+' as well */
-		emit_line(ecbdata->file, ws, reset, line, len);
+		emit_line_0(ecbdata->file, ws, reset, '+', line, len);
 	else {
 		/* Emit just the prefix, then the rest. */
-		emit_line(ecbdata->file, set, reset, line, 1);
-		ws_check_emit(line + 1, len - 1, ecbdata->ws_rule,
+		emit_line_0(ecbdata->file, set, reset, '+', "", 0);
+		ws_check_emit(line, len, ecbdata->ws_rule,
 			      ecbdata->file, set, reset, ws);
 	}
 }
@@ -737,7 +739,7 @@
 		emit_line(ecbdata->file, color, reset, line, len);
 	} else {
 		ecbdata->lno_in_postimage++;
-		emit_add_line(reset, ecbdata, line, len);
+		emit_add_line(reset, ecbdata, line + 1, len - 1);
 	}
 }