diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/stepper.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/stepper.dart
index e1071a1a986..4b3f3a604e1 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/stepper.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/stepper.dart
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ class _StepperState extends State<Stepper> with TickerProviderStateMixin {
             width: _stepIconWidth ?? _kStepSize,
             child: Center(
               child: SizedBox(
-                width: widget.connectorThickness ?? 1.0,
+                width: !_isLast(index) ? (widget.connectorThickness ?? 1.0) : 0.0,
                 child: Container(
                   color: _connectorColor(widget.steps[index].isActive),
                 ),
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/material/stepper_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/material/stepper_test.dart
index e21bc6fb4cd..5b2349e082a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/material/stepper_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/material/stepper_test.dart
@@ -1689,6 +1689,37 @@ testWidgets('Stepper custom indexed controls test', (WidgetTester tester) async
     expect(mergedStyle.gradient, stepStyle.gradient);
     expect(mergedStyle.indexStyle, stepStyle.indexStyle);
   });
+
+  // This is a regression test for https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/144376.
+  testWidgets('Vertical Stepper does not draw connector on the last step', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      MaterialApp(
+        home: Scaffold(
+          body: Center(
+            child: Stepper(
+            currentStep: 1,
+              steps: const <Step>[
+                Step(
+                  title: Text('step1'),
+                  content: Text('step1 content'),
+                ),
+                Step(
+                  title: Text('step2'),
+                  content: Text('step2 content'),
+                ),
+              ],
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      )
+    );
+
+    final SizedBox lastConnector = tester.widget<SizedBox>(
+      find.descendant(of: find.byType(PositionedDirectional),
+      matching: find.byType(SizedBox).last,
+    ));
+    expect(lastConnector.width, equals(0.0));
+  });
 }
 
 class _TappableColorWidget extends StatefulWidget {