diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6337c22b61..882fb000c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 ### Added
 - SARIF output support ([#1102](https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint/issues/1102))
 ### Fixed
+- Remove needless blank lines in dot qualified expression ([#1077](https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint/issues/1077))
 - Fix false positives for SpacingBetweenDeclarationsWithAnnotationsRule ([#1125](https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint/issues/1125))
 - Fix false positive with eol comment (`annotation-spacing`) ([#1124](https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint/issues/1124))
 - Fix KtLint dependency variant selection ([#1114](https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint/issues/1114))
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ Thank you to [t-kameyama](https://github.com/t-kameyama) and [paul-dingemans](ht
 - Fix experimental:annotation-spacing-rule autocorrection with comments
 - Migrate from klob dependency and fix negated globs passed to CLI are no longer worked ([#999](https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint/issues/999))
   **Breaking**: absolute paths globs will no longer work, check updated README
-  
+
 ### Changed
 - Update Gradle shadow plugin to `6.1.0` version
 - Align with Kotlin plugin on how alias pattern is represented for imports layout rule ([#753](https://github.com/pinterest/ktlint/issues/753))
diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoConsecutiveBlankLinesRule.kt b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoConsecutiveBlankLinesRule.kt
index ce95cb49bd..f4fb1093a5 100644
--- a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoConsecutiveBlankLinesRule.kt
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoConsecutiveBlankLinesRule.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.pinterest.ktlint.ruleset.standard
 
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.core.Rule
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.core.ast.ElementType.CLASS
+import com.pinterest.ktlint.core.ast.ElementType.DOT_QUALIFIED_EXPRESSION
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.core.ast.ElementType.IDENTIFIER
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.core.ast.ElementType.PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR
 import com.pinterest.ktlint.core.ast.nextLeaf
@@ -29,14 +30,15 @@ public class NoConsecutiveBlankLinesRule : Rule("no-consecutive-blank-lines") {
             val betweenClassAndPrimaryConstructor = prevNode.elementType == IDENTIFIER &&
                 prevNode.treeParent.elementType == CLASS &&
                 node.treeNext.elementType == PRIMARY_CONSTRUCTOR
-            if (lfcount > 2 || eof || betweenClassAndPrimaryConstructor) {
+            val inDotQualifiedExpression = node.treeParent.elementType == DOT_QUALIFIED_EXPRESSION && lfcount > 1
+            if (lfcount > 2 || eof || betweenClassAndPrimaryConstructor || inDotQualifiedExpression) {
                 val split = text.split("\n")
                 emit(node.startOffset + split[0].length + split[1].length + 2, "Needless blank line(s)", true)
                 if (autoCorrect) {
                     val newText = buildString {
                         append(split.first())
                         append("\n")
-                        if (!eof && !betweenClassAndPrimaryConstructor) append("\n")
+                        if (!eof && !betweenClassAndPrimaryConstructor && !inDotQualifiedExpression) append("\n")
                         append(split.last())
                     }
                     (node as LeafPsiElement).rawReplaceWithText(newText)
diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoConsecutiveBlankLinesRuleTest.kt b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoConsecutiveBlankLinesRuleTest.kt
index 7f105b852e..4815433287 100644
--- a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoConsecutiveBlankLinesRuleTest.kt
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoConsecutiveBlankLinesRuleTest.kt
@@ -223,4 +223,27 @@ class NoConsecutiveBlankLinesRuleTest {
             )
         ).isEmpty()
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `should remove line in dot qualified expression`() {
+        assertThat(
+            NoConsecutiveBlankLinesRule().format(
+                """
+                fun foo(inputText: String) {
+                    inputText
+
+
+                        .toLowerCase()
+                }
+                """.trimIndent()
+            )
+        ).isEqualTo(
+            """
+            fun foo(inputText: String) {
+                inputText
+                    .toLowerCase()
+            }
+            """.trimIndent()
+        )
+    }
 }