diff --git a/sphinx/parsers.py b/sphinx/parsers.py
index 8b83a388f31..f6a6517c069 100644
--- a/sphinx/parsers.py
+++ b/sphinx/parsers.py
@@ -24,18 +24,20 @@ def __init__(self, app: Sphinx, state_classes: list[State], initial_state: str,
         self.app = app
         super().__init__(state_classes=state_classes, initial_state=initial_state, debug=debug)
 
-    def insert_input(self, include_lines : StringList, path: str):
-        # first we need to combine the lines back into text so we can send it with the source-read
-        # event
-        text = "\n".join(include_lines)
+    def insert_input(self, include_lines : list[str], path: str):
+        # First we need to combine the lines back into text so we can send it with the source-read
+        # event. In newer releases of docutils there are two lines at the end, that act as markers.
+        # We must preserve them and leave them out of the source-read event:
+        text = "\n".join(include_lines[:-2])
         # turn the path back to doc reference for source-read event
         doc = self.app.env.path2doc(path)
         # emit "source-read" event
         arg = [text]
         self.app.env.events.emit("source-read", doc, arg)
         text = arg[0]
-        # split back into lines again:
-        include_lines = text.splitlines()
+        # split back into lines and reattach the two marker lines
+        processed_lines = text.splitlines()
+        processed_lines += include_lines[-2:]
         # call the parent implementation
         return super().insert_input(include_lines, path)
 
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-directive-include/baz/baz.rst b/tests/roots/test-directive-include/baz/baz.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..84c3f2c2cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/roots/test-directive-include/baz/baz.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Baz
+===
+
+Baz was here.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-directive-include/conf.py b/tests/roots/test-directive-include/conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a4768582f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/roots/test-directive-include/conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+project = 'test-directive-include'
+exclude_patterns = ['_build']
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-directive-include/text.txt b/tests/roots/test-directive-include/text.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b7ea15d7b02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/roots/test-directive-include/text.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is plain text.
diff --git a/tests/test_directive_other.py b/tests/test_directive_other.py
index 8d748c05ab2..466fd2f7980 100644
--- a/tests/test_directive_other.py
+++ b/tests/test_directive_other.py
@@ -150,14 +150,19 @@ def test_toctree_twice(app):
                 includefiles=['foo', 'foo'])
 
 
-@pytest.mark.sphinx(testroot='toctree-glob')
+@pytest.mark.sphinx(testroot='directive-include')
 def test_include_source_read_event(app):
     sources_reported = {}
     def source_read_handler(app, doc, source):
         sources_reported[doc] = source[0]
     app.connect("source-read", source_read_handler)
-    text = ".. include:: baz.rst\n"
+    text = (".. include:: baz/baz.rst\n"
+            "   :start-line: 2\n\n"
+            ".. include:: text.txt\n"
+            "   :literal:    \n")
     app.env.find_files(app.config, app.builder)
     doctree = restructuredtext.parse(app, text, 'index')
     assert("index" in sources_reported)
-    assert("baz" in sources_reported)
+    assert("text.txt" not in sources_reported)  # text was included as literal, no rst parsing
+    assert("baz/baz" in sources_reported)
+    assert("\nBaz was here." == sources_reported["baz/baz"])