diff --git a/java/src/json/ext/Generator.java b/java/src/json/ext/Generator.java
index 914d00e7..5cc00a39 100644
--- a/java/src/json/ext/Generator.java
+++ b/java/src/json/ext/Generator.java
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ void generate(final Session session, RubyHash object,
 
                 buffer.append((byte)'{');
                 buffer.append(objectNl);
+
+                final int[] count = new int[]{0};
                 object.visitAll(new RubyHash.Visitor() {
                     private boolean firstPair = true;
 
@@ -357,10 +359,11 @@ public void visit(IRubyObject key, IRubyObject value) {
                         Handler<IRubyObject> valueHandler = getHandlerFor(runtime, value);
                         valueHandler.generate(session, value, buffer);
                         session.infectBy(value);
+                        count[0]++;
                     }
                 });
                 state.decreaseDepth();
-                if (objectNl.length() != 0) {
+                if (count[0] > 0 && objectNl.length() != 0) {
                     buffer.append(objectNl);
                     buffer.append(Utils.repeat(state.getIndent(), state.getDepth()));
                 }
diff --git a/lib/json/pure/generator.rb b/lib/json/pure/generator.rb
index ef1c2e88..f0de7d3c 100644
--- a/lib/json/pure/generator.rb
+++ b/lib/json/pure/generator.rb
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ def json_transform(state)
             depth = state.depth += 1
             first = true
             indent = !state.object_nl.empty?
+            count = 0
             each { |key,value|
               result << delim unless first
               result << state.indent * depth if indent
@@ -330,10 +331,13 @@ def json_transform(state)
                 result << %{"#{String(value)}"}
               end
               first = false
+              count += 1
             }
             depth = state.depth -= 1
-            result << state.object_nl
-            result << state.indent * depth if indent
+            unless count.zero?
+              result << state.object_nl
+              result << state.indent * depth if indent
+            end
             result << '}'
             result
           end
diff --git a/tests/json_generator_test.rb b/tests/json_generator_test.rb
index 77b539dc..2ecdc972 100755
--- a/tests/json_generator_test.rb
+++ b/tests/json_generator_test.rb
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ def test_generate
   end
 
   def test_generate_pretty
+    json = pretty_generate({})
+    assert_equal(<<'EOT'.chomp, json)
+{
+}
+EOT
     json = pretty_generate(@hash)
     # hashes aren't (insertion) ordered on every ruby implementation
     # assert_equal(@json3, json)