diff --git a/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py b/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py
index 06687a0c8..c3966340a 100644
--- a/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py
+++ b/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py
@@ -600,20 +600,21 @@ class AssertionRewriter(ast.NodeVisitor):
         if doc is not None and self.is_rewrite_disabled(doc):
             return
         pos = 0
-        lineno = 0
+        lineno = 1
         for item in mod.body:
             if (expect_docstring and isinstance(item, ast.Expr) and
                     isinstance(item.value, ast.Str)):
                 doc = item.value.s
                 if self.is_rewrite_disabled(doc):
                     return
-                lineno += len(doc) - 1
                 expect_docstring = False
             elif (not isinstance(item, ast.ImportFrom) or item.level > 0 or
                   item.module != "__future__"):
                 lineno = item.lineno
                 break
             pos += 1
+        else:
+            lineno = item.lineno
         imports = [ast.Import([alias], lineno=lineno, col_offset=0)
                    for alias in aliases]
         mod.body[pos:pos] = imports
diff --git a/testing/test_assertrewrite.py b/testing/test_assertrewrite.py
index c935a7862..45c0c7b16 100644
--- a/testing/test_assertrewrite.py
+++ b/testing/test_assertrewrite.py
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ class TestAssertionRewrite(object):
             assert imp.lineno == 2
             assert imp.col_offset == 0
         assert isinstance(m.body[3], ast.Expr)
+        s = """'doc string'\nfrom __future__ import with_statement"""
+        m = rewrite(s)
+        if sys.version_info < (3, 7):
+            assert isinstance(m.body[0], ast.Expr)
+            assert isinstance(m.body[0].value, ast.Str)
+            del m.body[0]
+        assert isinstance(m.body[0], ast.ImportFrom)
+        for imp in m.body[1:3]:
+            assert isinstance(imp, ast.Import)
+            assert imp.lineno == 2
+            assert imp.col_offset == 0
         s = """'doc string'\nfrom __future__ import with_statement\nother"""
         m = rewrite(s)
         if sys.version_info < (3, 7):