diff --git a/changelog/change_markdown_formatter_to_skip_files_with_no_offenses.md b/changelog/change_markdown_formatter_to_skip_files_with_no_offenses.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f2d2d9591ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/change_markdown_formatter_to_skip_files_with_no_offenses.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* [#10616](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/pull/10616): Markdown formatter: skip files with no offenses. ([@rickselby][])
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/formatter/markdown_formatter.rb b/lib/rubocop/formatter/markdown_formatter.rb
index 7051c2c0e84..aba51aa7d24 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/formatter/markdown_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/formatter/markdown_formatter.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ def render_markdown
 
       def write_file_messages
         files.each do |file|
+          next if file.offenses.empty?
+
           write_heading(file)
           file.offenses.each do |offense|
             write_context(offense)
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/expected.md b/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/expected.md
index a9c9785d995..2814d310dc7 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/expected.md
+++ b/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/expected.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # RuboCop Inspection Report
 
-3 files inspected, 22 offenses detected:
+4 files inspected, 22 offenses detected:
 
 ### app/controllers/application_controller.rb - (1 offense)
   * **Line # 1 - convention:** Style/FrozenStringLiteralComment: Missing frozen string literal comment.
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/project b/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/project
deleted file mode 120000
index e705edc617b..00000000000
--- a/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/project
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../html_formatter/project
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/project/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/project/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab168ef12a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/project/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
+  # Prevent CSRF attacks by raising an exception.
+  # For APIs, you may want to use :null_session instead.
+  protect_from_forgery with: :exception
+
+  # “Test encoding issues by using curly quotes”
+end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/project/app/controllers/books_controller.rb b/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/project/app/controllers/books_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..114e4f9babc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/project/app/controllers/books_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+class BooksController < ApplicationController
+  before_action :set_book, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
+
+  # GET /books
+  # GET /books.json
+  def index
+    @books = Book.all
+  end
+
+  # GET /books/1
+  # GET /books/1.json
+  def show
+  end
+
+  # GET /books/new
+  def new
+    @book = Book.new
+  end
+
+  # GET /books/1/edit
+  def edit
+  end
+
+  # POST /books
+  # POST /books.json
+  def create
+    @book = Book.new(book_params)
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      if @book.save
+        format.html { redirect_to @book, notice: 'Book was successfully created.' } # aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
+        format.json { render :show, status: :created, location: @book }
+      else
+        format.html { render :new }
+        format.json { render json: @book.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # PATCH/PUT /books/1
+  # PATCH/PUT /books/1.json
+  def update
+    respond_to do |format|
+      if @book.update(book_params)
+        format.html { redirect_to @book, notice: 'Book was successfully updated.' } # aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
+        format.json { render :show, status: :ok, location: @book }
+      else
+        format.html { render :edit }
+        format.json { render json: @book.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # DELETE /books/1
+  # DELETE /books/1.json
+  def destroy
+    @book.destroy
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html { redirect_to books_url, notice: 'Book was successfully destroyed.' } # aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
+      format.json { head :no_content }
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+    # Use callbacks to share common setup or constraints between actions.
+    def set_book
+      @book = Book.find(params[:id])
+    end
+
+    # Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the allow list through. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
+    def book_params
+      params.require(:book).permit(:name)
+    end
+end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/project/app/models/book.rb b/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/project/app/models/book.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f59496c789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/project/app/models/book.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class Book < ActiveRecord::Base
+  def someMethod
+    foo = bar = baz
+    Regexp.new(/\A<p>(.*)<\/p>\Z/m).match(full_document)[1] rescue full_document
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/project/app/models/shelf.rb b/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/project/app/models/shelf.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..219d6e50d22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/markdown_formatter/project/app/models/shelf.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Book class comment
+class Book < ActiveRecord::Base
+  def some_method
+    Regexp.new(%r{\A<p>(.*)</p>\Z}m).match(full_document)[1]
+  rescue StandardError
+    full_document
+  end
+end