diff --git a/src/actions/actions.ts b/src/actions/actions.ts
index 5b4ac4e9b76..04905f6ec26 100644
--- a/src/actions/actions.ts
+++ b/src/actions/actions.ts
@@ -2427,6 +2427,10 @@ class CommandDeleteToLineEnd extends BaseCommand {
   canBeRepeatedWithDot = true;
 
   public async exec(position: Position, vimState: VimState): Promise<VimState> {
+    if (position.isLineEnd()) {
+      return vimState;
+    }
+
     return await new DeleteOperator().run(vimState, position, position.getLineEnd().getLeft());
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/mode/normalModeTests/commands.test.ts b/test/mode/normalModeTests/commands.test.ts
index 4690f9f8e88..cdccb5e11b0 100644
--- a/test/mode/normalModeTests/commands.test.ts
+++ b/test/mode/normalModeTests/commands.test.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ suite("Mode Normal", () => {
       end: ['t|e'],
     });
 
+    newTest({
+      title: "Can handle 'D' on empty lines",
+      start: ['text', '|', 'text'],
+      keysPressed: 'D',
+      end: ['text', '|', 'text']
+    });
+
     newTest({
       title: "Can handle 'DD'",
       start: ['tex|t'],