diff --git a/marshal.go b/marshal.go
index 6540e035..53f4d4e2 100644
--- a/marshal.go
+++ b/marshal.go
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ func (e *Encoder) wrapTomlValue(val interface{}, parent *Tree) interface{} {
 	_, isTree := val.(*Tree)
 	_, isTreeS := val.([]*Tree)
 	if isTree || isTreeS {
+		e.line++
 		return val
 	}
 
diff --git a/tomltree_write.go b/tomltree_write.go
index 8e821a01..4e78c0b5 100644
--- a/tomltree_write.go
+++ b/tomltree_write.go
@@ -226,7 +226,9 @@ func tomlValueStringRepresentation(v interface{}, commented string, indent strin
 }
 
 func getTreeArrayLine(trees []*Tree) (line int) {
-	// get lowest line number that is not 0
+	// Prevent returning 0 for empty trees
+	line = int(^uint(0) >> 1)
+	// get lowest line number >= 0
 	for _, tv := range trees {
 		if tv.position.Line < line || line == 0 {
 			line = tv.position.Line
diff --git a/tomltree_write_test.go b/tomltree_write_test.go
index b254d76a..2de28e76 100644
--- a/tomltree_write_test.go
+++ b/tomltree_write_test.go
@@ -364,6 +364,55 @@ c = nan`
 	}
 }
 
+func TestOrderedEmptyTrees(t *testing.T) {
+	type val struct {
+		Key string `toml:"key"`
+	}
+	type structure struct {
+		First val   `toml:"first"`
+		Empty []val `toml:"empty"`
+	}
+	input := structure{First: val{Key: "value"}}
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	err := NewEncoder(buf).Order(OrderPreserve).Encode(input)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("failed to encode input")
+	}
+	expected := `
+[first]
+  key = "value"
+`
+	if expected != buf.String() {
+		t.Fatal("expected and encoded body aren't equal: ", expected, buf.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOrderedNonIncreasedLine(t *testing.T) {
+	type NiceMap map[string]string
+	type Manifest struct {
+		NiceMap `toml:"dependencies"`
+		Build   struct {
+			BuildCommand string `toml:"build-command"`
+		} `toml:"build"`
+	}
+
+	test := &Manifest{}
+	test.Build.BuildCommand = "test"
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	if err := NewEncoder(buf).Order(OrderPreserve).Encode(test); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	expected := `
+[dependencies]
+
+[build]
+  build-command = "test"
+`
+	if expected != buf.String() {
+		t.Fatal("expected and encoded body aren't equal: ", expected, buf.String())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestIssue290(t *testing.T) {
 	tomlString :=
 		`[table]