diff --git a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/ipython_widget.py b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/ipython_widget.py
index 79a5108..9a32b4d 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/ipython_widget.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/ipython_widget.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class IPythonWidget(FrontendWidget):
         if self._previous_prompt_obj and \
                 self._previous_prompt_obj.number != previous_prompt_number:
             block = self._previous_prompt_obj.block
-            if block.isValid():
+            if block.isValid() and not block.text().isEmpty():
 
                 # Remove the old prompt and insert a new prompt.
                 cursor = QtGui.QTextCursor(block)