An electrosurgical forceps is provided with a shaft that extends from a housing of the electrosurgical forceps. An end effector assembly operably coupled to a distal end of the shaft includes a pair of first and second jaw members having proximal and distal ends. One or both of the first and second jaw members is movable from an open configuration for positioning tissue therebetween, to a clamping configuration for grasping tissue therebetween. A knife blade assembly includes a knife blade that is translatable within the first and second jaw members when the first and second jaw members are in the clamping configuration. The knife blade assembly includes a knife blade stop configured to contact at least a portion of the proximal end of the second jaw member when the first and second jaw members are in the open configuration to limit translation of the knife blade assembly.
