diff --git a/app/src/protyle/gutter/index.ts b/app/src/protyle/gutter/index.ts
index 30f55fd2a..778c41c65 100644
--- a/app/src/protyle/gutter/index.ts
+++ b/app/src/protyle/gutter/index.ts
@@ -1720,6 +1720,22 @@ export class Gutter {
                                     itemElement.remove();
                                 });
                             });
+                            if (protyle.wysiwyg.element.childElementCount === 0) {
+                                const newID = Lute.NewNodeID();
+                                const emptyElement = genEmptyElement(false, false, newID);
+                                protyle.wysiwyg.element.insertAdjacentElement("afterbegin", emptyElement);
+                                response.data.doOperations.push({
+                                    action: "insert",
+                                    data: emptyElement.outerHTML,
+                                    id: newID,
+                                    parentID: protyle.block.parentID
+                                });
+                                response.data.undoOperations.push({
+                                    action: "delete",
+                                    id: newID,
+                                });
+                                focusBlock(emptyElement);
+                            }
                             transaction(protyle, response.data.doOperations, response.data.undoOperations);
                         });
                     });
@@ -1738,6 +1754,22 @@ export class Gutter {
                                 itemElement.remove();
                             });
                         });
+                        if (protyle.wysiwyg.element.childElementCount === 0) {
+                            const newID = Lute.NewNodeID();
+                            const emptyElement = genEmptyElement(false, false, newID);
+                            protyle.wysiwyg.element.insertAdjacentElement("afterbegin", emptyElement);
+                            response.data.doOperations.push({
+                                action: "insert",
+                                data: emptyElement.outerHTML,
+                                id: newID,
+                                parentID: protyle.block.parentID
+                            });
+                            response.data.undoOperations.push({
+                                action: "delete",
+                                id: newID,
+                            });
+                            focusBlock(emptyElement);
+                        }
                         transaction(protyle, response.data.doOperations, response.data.undoOperations);
                     });
                 }