diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/CodeBlock/index.js b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/CodeBlock/index.js
index 21f2a80755..27e305ad58 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/CodeBlock/index.js
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/CodeBlock/index.js
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ export default ({children, className: languageClassName, metastring}) => {
 
           <code ref={target} className={styles.codeBlockLines} style={style}>
             {tokens.map((line, i) => {
+              if (line.length === 1 && line[0].content === '') {
+                line[0].content = '\n'; // eslint-disable-line no-param-reassign
+              }
+
               const lineProps = getLineProps({line, key: i});
 
               if (highlightLines.includes(i + 1)) {
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/CodeBlock/index.js b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/CodeBlock/index.js
index 1dffcb8e9f..32cdd033c6 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/CodeBlock/index.js
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/CodeBlock/index.js
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ export default ({
 
           <code ref={target} className={styles.codeBlockLines} style={style}>
             {tokens.map((line, i) => {
+              if (line.length === 1 && line[0].content === '') {
+                line[0].content = '\n'; // eslint-disable-line no-param-reassign
+              }
+
               const lineProps = getLineProps({line, key: i});
 
               if (highlightLines.includes(i + 1)) {