diff --git a/alembic/util/pyfiles.py b/alembic/util/pyfiles.py
index fc9ef6e5..67c5396e 100644
--- a/alembic/util/pyfiles.py
+++ b/alembic/util/pyfiles.py
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ def template_to_file(
         )
     else:
         with open(dest, "ab" if append else "wb") as f:
+            if append:
+                f.write(b"\n\n")
             f.write(output)
 
 
diff --git a/docs/build/unreleased/1679.rst b/docs/build/unreleased/1679.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26009ba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/build/unreleased/1679.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+    .. change::
+        :tags: bug, command
+        :tickets: 1679
+
+        Updated ``utils.pyfiles.template_to_file`` to write two newlines before
+        the template file data in ``append``` mode.
+