diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Scanners.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Scanners.scala
index 5bedbb06375b..6593d90c4636 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Scanners.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Scanners.scala
@@ -742,17 +742,22 @@ object Scanners {
             if (token == INTERPOLATIONID) {
               nextRawChar()
               if (ch == '\"') {
-                nextRawChar()
-                if (ch == '\"') {
+                if (lookaheadChar() == '\"') {
+                  nextRawChar()
+                  //offset += 3   // first part is positioned at the quote
                   nextRawChar()
                   stringPart(multiLine = true)
                 }
                 else {
+                  nextChar()
                   token = STRINGLIT
                   strVal = ""
                 }
               }
-              else stringPart(multiLine = false)
+              else {
+                //offset += 1   // first part is positioned at the quote
+                stringPart(multiLine = false)
+              }
             }
             else {
               nextChar()
diff --git a/tests/pos/t7919.scala b/tests/pos/t7919.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..220ab9e43002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/t7919.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+object X {
+  val x = s""
+  val y = true
+}
+
+/* was:
+4 |  val y = true
+  |  ^^^
+  |  end of statement expected but 'val' found
+*/