diff --git a/sample/__tests__/components/DraftJsText.test.js b/sample/__tests__/components/DraftJsText.test.js
index a809b72..54d3a43 100644
--- a/sample/__tests__/components/DraftJsText.test.js
+++ b/sample/__tests__/components/DraftJsText.test.js
@@ -115,3 +115,16 @@ it('renders text-align: center', () => {
   />).toJSON();
   expect(tree).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
+
+it('renders empty blocks', () => {
+  const text = '';
+  const tree = renderer.create(<DraftJsText
+    type="paragraph"
+    text={text}
+    inlineStyles={[]}
+    entityRanges={[]}
+    entityMap={{}}
+    renderEmptyBlocks
+  />).toJSON();
+  expect(tree).toMatchSnapshot();
+});
diff --git a/sample/__tests__/components/__snapshots__/DraftJsText.test.js.snap b/sample/__tests__/components/__snapshots__/DraftJsText.test.js.snap
index 744a24d..b7d2b0b 100644
--- a/sample/__tests__/components/__snapshots__/DraftJsText.test.js.snap
+++ b/sample/__tests__/components/__snapshots__/DraftJsText.test.js.snap
@@ -62,6 +62,25 @@ exports[`renders correctly with a text 1`] = `
 </Text>
 `;
 
+exports[`renders empty blocks 1`] = `
+<Text
+  style={
+    Array [
+      Object {
+        "fontSize": 14,
+        "fontWeight": "normal",
+      },
+      Object {
+        "textAlign": undefined,
+      },
+      undefined,
+    ]
+  }
+>
+  
+</Text>
+`;
+
 exports[`renders null without a text 1`] = `null`;
 
 exports[`renders text-align: center 1`] = `
diff --git a/src/components/DraftJsText.js b/src/components/DraftJsText.js
index 79d0c8c..f06bdb1 100644
--- a/src/components/DraftJsText.js
+++ b/src/components/DraftJsText.js
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import defaultStyles from './defaultStyles';
 import type { DraftJsTextPropsType } from './types';
 
 const DraftJsText = (props: DraftJsTextPropsType): any => {
-  const { text } = props;
+  const { text, renderEmptyBlocks } = props;
   let textElements = text;
 
-  if (textElements) {
+  if (textElements || renderEmptyBlocks) {
     textElements = loadAttributes({
       text: props.text,
       customStyles: props.customStyles,
diff --git a/src/components/types.js b/src/components/types.js
index 757de7e..c90e2ae 100644
--- a/src/components/types.js
+++ b/src/components/types.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export type BlockQuotePropsType = {
   entityRanges: Array<Object>,
   entityMap: ?Object,
   textProps: ?Object,
+  renderEmptyBlocks: boolean,
 };
 
 export type DraftJsTextPropsType = {
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ export type DraftJsTextPropsType = {
   entityMap: ?Object,
   navigate?: Function,
   textProps: ?Object,
+  renderEmptyBlocks: boolean,
 };
 
 export type OrderedListItemPropsType = {
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ export type OrderedListItemPropsType = {
   depth: number,
   defaultMarginLeft: number,
   textProps: ?Object,
+  renderEmptyBlocks: boolean,
 };
 
 export type UnorderedListItemPropsType = {
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ export type UnorderedListItemPropsType = {
   depth: number,
   defaultMarginLeft: number,
   textProps: ?Object,
+  renderEmptyBlocks: boolean,
 };
 
 export type TextStyledPropsType = {
diff --git a/src/getBlocks.js b/src/getBlocks.js
index 6b73c61..d1974c0 100644
--- a/src/getBlocks.js
+++ b/src/getBlocks.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type ParamsType = {
     blocks: ?Array<*>,
     entityMap: Object,
   },
+  renderEmptyBlocks: boolean,
   customStyles: Object,
   atomicHandler: Function,
   navigate?: Function,
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export const ViewAfterList = (props: Object): React$Element<*> => (
 const getBlocks = (params: ParamsType): ?Array<React$Element<*>> => {
   const {
     contentState,
+    renderEmptyBlocks,
     customStyles,
     navigate,
     orderedListSeparator,
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ const getBlocks = (params: ParamsType): ?Array<React$Element<*>> => {
               {viewBefore}
               <DraftJsText
                 {...itemData}
+                renderEmptyBlocks={renderEmptyBlocks}
                 entityMap={contentState.entityMap}
                 customStyles={customStyles}
                 navigate={navigate}
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ const getBlocks = (params: ParamsType): ?Array<React$Element<*>> => {
                 customStyles={customStyles}
                 navigate={navigate}
                 textProps={textProps}
+                renderEmptyBlocks={renderEmptyBlocks}
               />
             </View>
           );
@@ -178,6 +182,7 @@ const getBlocks = (params: ParamsType): ?Array<React$Element<*>> => {
                 navigate={navigate}
                 defaultMarginLeft={depthMargin}
                 textProps={textProps}
+                renderEmptyBlocks={renderEmptyBlocks}
               />
             </View>
           );
@@ -217,6 +222,7 @@ const getBlocks = (params: ParamsType): ?Array<React$Element<*>> => {
                 navigate={navigate}
                 defaultMarginLeft={depthMargin}
                 textProps={textProps}
+                renderEmptyBlocks={renderEmptyBlocks}
               />
             </View>
           );