diff --git a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/DocumentationRules/SA1629DocumentationTextMustEndWithAPeriod.cs b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/DocumentationRules/SA1629DocumentationTextMustEndWithAPeriod.cs
index 7ba6658e0..cd5ee62b3 100644
--- a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/DocumentationRules/SA1629DocumentationTextMustEndWithAPeriod.cs
+++ b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/DocumentationRules/SA1629DocumentationTextMustEndWithAPeriod.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace StyleCop.Analyzers.DocumentationRules
     using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.IO;
     using System.Linq;
     using System.Xml.Linq;
     using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
@@ -125,10 +126,7 @@ private static void HandleSectionOrBlockXmlElement(SyntaxNodeAnalysisContext con
 
                         if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(textWithoutTrailingWhitespace))
                         {
-                            if (!textWithoutTrailingWhitespace.EndsWith(".", StringComparison.Ordinal)
-                                && !textWithoutTrailingWhitespace.EndsWith(".)", StringComparison.Ordinal)
-                                && (startingWithFinalParagraph || !textWithoutTrailingWhitespace.EndsWith(":", StringComparison.Ordinal))
-                                && !textWithoutTrailingWhitespace.EndsWith("-or-", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                            if (IsMissingRequiredPeriod(textWithoutTrailingWhitespace, startingWithFinalParagraph))
                             {
                                 int spanStart = textToken.SpanStart + textWithoutTrailingWhitespace.Length;
                                 ImmutableDictionary<string, string> properties = null;
@@ -162,10 +160,15 @@ void SetReplaceChar()
                 }
                 else if (xmlElement.Content[i].IsInlineElement() && !currentParagraphDone)
                 {
-                    // Treat empty XML elements as a "word not ending with a period"
-                    var location = Location.Create(xmlElement.SyntaxTree, new TextSpan(xmlElement.Content[i].Span.End, 1));
-                    context.ReportDiagnostic(Diagnostic.Create(Descriptor, location));
-                    currentParagraphDone = true;
+                    var lastTextElement = XmlCommentHelper.TryGetLastTextElementWithContent(xmlElement.Content[i]);
+
+                    if (lastTextElement is null // Treat empty XML elements as a "word not ending with a period"
+                        || IsMissingRequiredPeriod(lastTextElement.TextTokens.Last().Text.TrimEnd(' ', '\r', '\n'), startingWithFinalParagraph))
+                    {
+                        var location = Location.Create(xmlElement.SyntaxTree, new TextSpan(xmlElement.Content[i].Span.End, 1));
+                        context.ReportDiagnostic(Diagnostic.Create(Descriptor, location));
+                        currentParagraphDone = true;
+                    }
                 }
                 else if (xmlElement.Content[i] is XmlElementSyntax childXmlElement)
                 {
@@ -198,5 +201,13 @@ void SetReplaceChar()
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        private static bool IsMissingRequiredPeriod(string textWithoutTrailingWhitespace, bool startingWithFinalParagraph)
+        {
+            return !textWithoutTrailingWhitespace.EndsWith(".", StringComparison.Ordinal)
+                && !textWithoutTrailingWhitespace.EndsWith(".)", StringComparison.Ordinal)
+                && (startingWithFinalParagraph || !textWithoutTrailingWhitespace.EndsWith(":", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                && !textWithoutTrailingWhitespace.EndsWith("-or-", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/Helpers/XmlCommentHelper.cs b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/Helpers/XmlCommentHelper.cs
index 9d2aefb9f..fd9c815ee 100644
--- a/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/Helpers/XmlCommentHelper.cs
+++ b/StyleCop.Analyzers/StyleCop.Analyzers/Helpers/XmlCommentHelper.cs
@@ -191,6 +191,37 @@ internal static XmlTextSyntax TryGetFirstTextElementWithContent(XmlNodeSyntax no
             return null;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the last <see cref="XmlTextSyntax"/> which is not simply empty or whitespace.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="node">The XML content to search.</param>
+        /// <returns>The last <see cref="XmlTextSyntax"/> which is not simply empty or whitespace, or
+        /// <see langword="null"/> if no such element exists.</returns>
+        internal static XmlTextSyntax TryGetLastTextElementWithContent(XmlNodeSyntax node)
+        {
+            if (node is XmlEmptyElementSyntax)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+            else if (node is XmlTextSyntax xmlText)
+            {
+                return !IsConsideredEmpty(node) ? xmlText : null;
+            }
+            else if (node is XmlElementSyntax xmlElement)
+            {
+                for (var i = xmlElement.Content.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+                {
+                    var nestedContent = TryGetFirstTextElementWithContent(xmlElement.Content[i]);
+                    if (nestedContent != null)
+                    {
+                        return nestedContent;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Checks if a <see cref="SyntaxTrivia"/> contains a <see cref="DocumentationCommentTriviaSyntax"/> and returns
         /// <see langword="true"/> if it is considered empty.