diff --git a/Lib/test/test_turtle.py b/Lib/test/test_turtle.py
index c75a002a89b4c4..4adb39b637f4e7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_turtle.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_turtle.py
@@ -465,6 +465,19 @@ def test_teleport(self):
             tpen.teleport(-100, -100, fill_gap=fill_gap_value)
             self.assertTrue(tpen.isdown())
 
+class TestRawTurtle(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        try:
+            self.screen = turtle.Screen()
+        except turtle.TK.TclError:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest() # cannot instantiate RawTurtle without a screen
+
+    def test_clone(self):
+        raw_turtle = turtle.RawTurtle(self.screen)
+        another_turtle = raw_turtle.clone()
+        self.assertEqual(another_turtle.currentLineItem, another_turtle.items[-1])
+        self.assertNotIn(raw_turtle.currentLineItem, another_turtle.items)
+
 
 class TestTurtleScreen(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_save_raises_if_wrong_extension(self) -> None:
diff --git a/Lib/turtle.py b/Lib/turtle.py
index 8a5801f2efe625..9c05a438704421 100644
--- a/Lib/turtle.py
+++ b/Lib/turtle.py
@@ -2836,6 +2836,7 @@ def clone(self):
             q.turtle._item = [screen._createpoly() for item in
                               screen._shapes[self.turtle.shapeIndex]._data]
         q.currentLineItem = screen._createline()
+        q.items[-1] = q.currentLineItem
         q._update()
         return q
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-11-04-15-08-02.gh-issue-126399.-4rB22.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-11-04-15-08-02.gh-issue-126399.-4rB22.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c8744076d8b56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-11-04-15-08-02.gh-issue-126399.-4rB22.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix :meth:`turtle.clone` items management when clearing cloned turtle items.