diff --git a/airflow/hooks/hive_hooks.py b/airflow/hooks/hive_hooks.py
index 65238dfae012c7..0b7b056b69d3a2 100644
--- a/airflow/hooks/hive_hooks.py
+++ b/airflow/hooks/hive_hooks.py
@@ -420,6 +420,11 @@ def load_file(
             pvals = ", ".join(
                 ["{0}='{1}'".format(k, v) for k, v in partition.items()])
             hql += "PARTITION ({pvals});"
+
+        # As a workaround for HIVE-10541, add a newline character
+        # at the end of hql (AIRFLOW-2412).
+        hql += '\n'
+
         hql = hql.format(**locals())
         self.log.info(hql)
         self.run_cli(hql)
diff --git a/tests/hooks/test_hive_hook.py b/tests/hooks/test_hive_hook.py
index f48bed84487f52..c5378314609711 100644
--- a/tests/hooks/test_hive_hook.py
+++ b/tests/hooks/test_hive_hook.py
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@
 
 import datetime
 import random
+
+import mock
 import unittest
 
 from hmsclient import HMSClient
 
 from airflow.exceptions import AirflowException
-from airflow.hooks.hive_hooks import HiveMetastoreHook
+from airflow.hooks.hive_hooks import HiveCliHook, HiveMetastoreHook
 from airflow import DAG, configuration, operators
 from airflow.utils import timezone
 
@@ -82,6 +84,28 @@ def tearDown(self):
             metastore.drop_table(self.database, self.table, deleteData=True)
 
 
+class TestHiveCliHook(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_run_cli(self):
+        hook = HiveCliHook()
+        hook.run_cli("SHOW DATABASES")
+
+    @mock.patch('airflow.hooks.hive_hooks.HiveCliHook.run_cli')
+    def test_load_file(self, mock_run_cli):
+        filepath = "/path/to/input/file"
+        table = "output_table"
+
+        hook = HiveCliHook()
+        hook.load_file(filepath=filepath, table=table, create=False)
+
+        query = (
+            "LOAD DATA LOCAL INPATH '{filepath}' "
+            "OVERWRITE INTO TABLE {table} \n"
+            .format(filepath=filepath, table=table)
+        )
+        mock_run_cli.assert_called_with(query)
+
+
 class TestHiveMetastoreHook(HiveEnvironmentTest):
     VALID_FILTER_MAP = {'key2': 'value2'}