diff --git a/odf2legi/tests.py b/odf2legi/tests.py
index eec2347..86cc397 100644
--- a/odf2legi/tests.py
+++ b/odf2legi/tests.py
@@ -631,6 +631,28 @@ class MiscTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 odf2legi.convert_to_legi_xml(doc),
                 '''<book><sect1><title>Chapter</title><para>Plop plop plop</para><para>Plop plop plop</para></sect1></book>''')
 
+    def test_blank_paragraphs(self):
+        doc = '''\
+<office:document-content
+  xmlns:office="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:office:1.0"
+  xmlns:style="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:style:1.0"
+  xmlns:text="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:text:1.0">
+<office:body>
+<office:text>
+<text:h text:style-name="Heading_20_3">Chapter</text:h>
+<text:p>Plop plop plop</text:p>
+<text:p> </text:p>
+<text:p> </text:p>
+<text:p>Plop plop plop</text:p>
+</office:text>
+</office:body>
+</office:document-content>
+'''
+        self.assertEqual(
+                odf2legi.convert_to_legi_xml(doc),
+                '''<book><sect1><title>Chapter</title><para>Plop plop plop</para><para>Plop plop plop</para></sect1></book>''')
+
+
     def test_paragraph_with_annotation(self):
         doc = '''\
 <office:document-content