diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 967fef0a..b76a1e00 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 - Syntax highlighting for Python files using uv as script runner in shebang #3689 (@janlarres)
 
 ## Bugfixes
+- Use the last occurrence of numbering and plain flags in combined short arguments, see #3897 (@cuishuang)
 - Avoid a spurious Cargo manifest error during installation from Git, see #3899 (@rootsec1)
 - Avoid repeated scans of long lines in Log syntax highlighting, see #3876 (@Matei02355)
 - Fix `--list-languages` respecting `--paging=never`, see #3828 (@cyphercodes)
diff --git a/src/bin/bat/app.rs b/src/bin/bat/app.rs
index 7b738c35..642f8c08 100644
--- a/src/bin/bat/app.rs
+++ b/src/bin/bat/app.rs
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ impl App {
                 return true;
             }
             // Handle combined short flags
-            // Only count -n if it's the LAST flag in the combined form (so -p doesn't override it)
-            // or if -p is not present in the combined form
+            // Only count -n if its last occurrence comes after the last -p,
+            // or if -p is not present in the combined form.
             if arg_str.starts_with('-') && !arg_str.starts_with("--") && arg_str.len() > 2 {
                 let chars: Vec<char> = arg_str.chars().skip(1).collect();
-                let n_pos = chars.iter().position(|&c| c == 'n');
-                let p_pos = chars.iter().position(|&c| c == 'p');
+                let n_pos = chars.iter().rposition(|&c| c == 'n');
+                let p_pos = chars.iter().rposition(|&c| c == 'p');
                 // -n is in the combined flag and either:
                 // - -p is not present, OR
                 // - -n comes after -p (so -n takes effect)
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ impl App {
             if arg_str == "-b" || arg_str == "--number-nonblank" {
                 return true;
             }
-            // Handle combined short flags
+            // Handle combined short flags by comparing the last -b and -p occurrences.
             if arg_str.starts_with('-') && !arg_str.starts_with("--") && arg_str.len() > 2 {
                 let chars: Vec<char> = arg_str.chars().skip(1).collect();
-                let b_pos = chars.iter().position(|&c| c == 'b');
-                let p_pos = chars.iter().position(|&c| c == 'p');
+                let b_pos = chars.iter().rposition(|&c| c == 'b');
+                let p_pos = chars.iter().rposition(|&c| c == 'p');
                 if let Some(b) = b_pos {
                     if p_pos.is_none() || b > p_pos.unwrap() {
                         return true;
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests.rs b/tests/integration_tests.rs
index ceec7867..260097e9 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -213,6 +213,43 @@ fn numbers_honored_from_cli_when_preceeded_by_plain_in_loop_through_mode() {
         .stdout("   1 line 1\n   2 line 2\n   3 line 3\n   4 line 4\n   5 line 5\n   6 line 6\n   7 line 7\n   8 line 8\n   9 line 9\n  10 line 10\n");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn repeated_combined_flags_use_last_number_or_plain_flag() {
+    bat()
+        .arg("multiline.txt")
+        .arg("-npn")
+        .arg("--decorations=auto")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout("   1 line 1\n   2 line 2\n   3 line 3\n   4 line 4\n   5 line 5\n   6 line 6\n   7 line 7\n   8 line 8\n   9 line 9\n  10 line 10\n");
+
+    bat()
+        .arg("multiline.txt")
+        .arg("-pnp")
+        .arg("--decorations=auto")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout(
+            "line 1\nline 2\nline 3\nline 4\nline 5\nline 6\nline 7\nline 8\nline 9\nline 10\n",
+        );
+
+    bat()
+        .arg("empty_lines.txt")
+        .arg("-pbp")
+        .arg("--decorations=auto")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout("line 1\n\n\n\nline 5\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nline 20\nline 21\n\n\nline 24\n\nline 26\n\n\n\nline 30\n");
+
+    bat()
+        .arg("empty_lines.txt")
+        .arg("-bpb")
+        .arg("--decorations=auto")
+        .assert()
+        .success()
+        .stdout("   1 line 1\n     \n     \n     \n   2 line 5\n     \n     \n     \n     \n     \n     \n     \n     \n     \n     \n     \n     \n     \n     \n   3 line 20\n   4 line 21\n     \n     \n   5 line 24\n     \n   6 line 26\n     \n     \n     \n   7 line 30\n");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn number_nonblank_style() {
     bat()