diff --git a/packages/core/src/docs/data-model/rich-text-builder.ts b/packages/core/src/docs/data-model/rich-text-builder.ts
index b66975008a8..d03a6871826 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/docs/data-model/rich-text-builder.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/docs/data-model/rich-text-builder.ts
@@ -1656,6 +1656,8 @@ export class RichTextBuilder extends RichTextValue {
         } else {
             insertStyle = style instanceof TextStyleBuilder ? style.build() : style;
         }
+
+        if (!insertText) return this;
         const newBody: IDocumentBody = {
             dataStream: insertText,
             textRuns: insertStyle