diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/printer.go b/pkg/yqlib/printer.go
index 1da0728..340abef 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/printer.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/printer.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type resultsPrinter struct {
 	writer             io.Writer
 	firstTimePrinting  bool
 	previousDocIndex   uint
+	previousFileIndex  int
 	printedMatches     bool
 }
 
@@ -89,19 +90,20 @@ func (p *resultsPrinter) PrintResults(matchingNodes *list.List) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	if p.firstTimePrinting {
-		p.previousDocIndex = matchingNodes.Front().Value.(*CandidateNode).Document
+		node := matchingNodes.Front().Value.(*CandidateNode)
+		p.previousDocIndex = node.Document
+		p.previousFileIndex = node.FileIndex
 		p.firstTimePrinting = false
 	}
 
 	for el := matchingNodes.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
 		mappedDoc := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
 		log.Debug("-- print sep logic: p.firstTimePrinting: %v, previousDocIndex: %v, mappedDoc.Document: %v, printDocSeparators: %v", p.firstTimePrinting, p.previousDocIndex, mappedDoc.Document, p.printDocSeparators)
-		if (p.previousDocIndex != mappedDoc.Document) && p.printDocSeparators {
+		if (p.previousDocIndex != mappedDoc.Document || p.previousFileIndex != mappedDoc.FileIndex) && p.printDocSeparators {
 			log.Debug("-- writing doc sep")
 			if err := p.writeString(bufferedWriter, "---\n"); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-
 		}
 
 		if err := p.printNode(mappedDoc.Node, bufferedWriter); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/printer_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/printer_test.go
index f54af3c..aaafb44 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/printer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/printer_test.go
@@ -52,7 +52,53 @@ func TestPrinterMultipleDocsInSequence(t *testing.T) {
 
 	writer.Flush()
 	test.AssertResult(t, multiDocSample, output.String())
+}
 
+func TestPrinterMultipleFilesInSequence(t *testing.T) {
+	var output bytes.Buffer
+	var writer = bufio.NewWriter(&output)
+	printer := NewPrinter(writer, false, true, false, 2, true)
+
+	inputs, err := readDocuments(strings.NewReader(multiDocSample), "sample.yml", 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	el := inputs.Front()
+	elNode := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
+	elNode.Document = 0
+	elNode.FileIndex = 0
+	sample1 := nodeToMap(elNode)
+
+	el = el.Next()
+	elNode = el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
+	elNode.Document = 0
+	elNode.FileIndex = 1
+	sample2 := nodeToMap(elNode)
+
+	el = el.Next()
+	elNode = el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
+	elNode.Document = 0
+	elNode.FileIndex = 2
+	sample3 := nodeToMap(elNode)
+
+	err = printer.PrintResults(sample1)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	err = printer.PrintResults(sample2)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	err = printer.PrintResults(sample3)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	writer.Flush()
+	test.AssertResult(t, multiDocSample, output.String())
 }
 
 func TestPrinterMultipleDocsInSinglePrint(t *testing.T) {