diff --git a/core/chat/events/events.go b/core/chat/events/events.go
index 8c2e4ae83..44d84d575 100644
--- a/core/chat/events/events.go
+++ b/core/chat/events/events.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (m *MessageEvent) RenderAndSanitizeMessageBody() {
 
 // Empty will return if this message's contents is empty.
 func (m *MessageEvent) Empty() bool {
-	return m.Body == ""
+	return m.Body == "" || m.Body == "<p></p>"
 }
 
 // RenderBody will render markdown to html without any sanitization.