diff --git a/lib/haml/engine.rb b/lib/haml/engine.rb
index 6622f651de..bc90849e08 100644
--- a/lib/haml/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/haml/engine.rb
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def _haml_render
           
           suppress_render = handle_multiline(old_tabs, old_line, old_index)
           
-          if !suppress_render && old_spaces
+          if !suppress_render
             line_empty = old_line.empty?
             process_indent(old_tabs, old_line) unless line_empty
             flat = @flat_spaces != -1
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ def mid_block_keyword?(line)
     # This returns whether or not the line should be
     # rendered normally.
     def handle_multiline(count, line, index)
+      suppress_render = false
       # Multilines are denoting by ending with a `|` (124)
       if is_multiline?(line) && @multiline_buffer
         # A multiline string is active, and is being continued
@@ -264,9 +265,10 @@ def handle_multiline(count, line, index)
         suppress_render = true
       elsif @multiline_buffer
         # A multiline string has just ended, make line into the result
-        process_line(@multiline_buffer, @multiline_index, count > @multiline_count)
-        @multiline_buffer = nil
-        suppress_render = false
+        unless line.empty?
+          process_line(@multiline_buffer, @multiline_index, count > @multiline_count)
+          @multiline_buffer = nil
+        end
       end
 
       return suppress_render
diff --git a/test/results/silent_script.xhtml b/test/results/silent_script.xhtml
index 54bd069e35..e646942abe 100644
--- a/test/results/silent_script.xhtml
+++ b/test/results/silent_script.xhtml
@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@
 <strong>2</strong>
 <strong>3</strong>
 <strong>4</strong>
-
+<div class='test'>
+  <p>boom</p>
+</div>
diff --git a/test/templates/silent_script.haml b/test/templates/silent_script.haml
index 451f9de6c0..fc6efa0372 100644
--- a/test/templates/silent_script.haml
+++ b/test/templates/silent_script.haml
@@ -32,3 +32,9 @@
     do      |
       |a|   |
   %strong= a
+.test
+  - "foo  |
+     bar  |
+     baz" |
+    
+  %p boom