diff --git a/R/roxygen-examples.R b/R/roxygen-examples.R
index 646003621..a911043b1 100644
--- a/R/roxygen-examples.R
+++ b/R/roxygen-examples.R
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ style_roxygen_code_example <- function(example, transformers, base_indention) {
 style_roxygen_code_example_one <- function(example_one,
                                            transformers,
                                            base_indention) {
+  # Workaround for imperfect parsing of roxygen2 examples
+  example_one <- example_one[example_one != ""]
+
   bare <- parse_roxygen(example_one)
   one_dont <- split(bare$text, factor(cumsum(bare$text %in% dont_keywords())))
   unmasked <- map(one_dont, style_roxygen_code_example_segment,
diff --git a/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/17-two-no-non-comment-out.R b/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/17-two-no-non-comment-out.R
index 21f1dd477..b783e79b9 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/17-two-no-non-comment-out.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/17-two-no-non-comment-out.R
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #' }
 #' # before this comment is a left-over space
 #' another_function <- function() NULL
-#'
 
 #' @examples
 #'   my_fun <- function() {
diff --git a/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/26-empty-trailing-lines-in.R b/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/26-empty-trailing-lines-in.R
index 14b943318..5808ced9c 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/26-empty-trailing-lines-in.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/26-empty-trailing-lines-in.R
@@ -28,3 +28,13 @@ NULL
 #' @examples
 #' 2 + 1
 NULL
+
+
+
+#' this
+#'
+#' empty line after example
+#' @examples
+#' 2 + 1
+
+NULL
diff --git a/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/26-empty-trailing-lines-in_tree b/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/26-empty-trailing-lines-in_tree
index d0f5d92d7..8f9a397dc 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/26-empty-trailing-lines-in_tree
+++ b/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/26-empty-trailing-lines-in_tree
@@ -26,5 +26,12 @@ ROOT (token: short_text [lag_newlines/spaces] {pos_id})
  ¦--COMMENT: #' me [1/0] {25}                          
  ¦--COMMENT: #' @e [1/0] {26}                          
  ¦--COMMENT: #' 2  [1/0] {27}                          
- °--expr: NULL [1/0] {29}                              
-     °--NULL_CONST: NULL [0/0] {28}                    
+ ¦--expr: NULL [1/0] {29}                              
+ ¦   °--NULL_CONST: NULL [0/0] {28}                    
+ ¦--COMMENT: #' th [4/0] {30}                          
+ ¦--COMMENT: #' [1/0] {31}                             
+ ¦--COMMENT: #' em [1/0] {32}                          
+ ¦--COMMENT: #' @e [1/0] {33}                          
+ ¦--COMMENT: #' 2  [1/0] {34}                          
+ °--expr: NULL [2/0] {36}                              
+     °--NULL_CONST: NULL [0/0] {35}                    
diff --git a/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/26-empty-trailing-lines-out.R b/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/26-empty-trailing-lines-out.R
index e9f4c3d17..f85ff9e76 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/26-empty-trailing-lines-out.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/26-empty-trailing-lines-out.R
@@ -22,3 +22,12 @@ NULL
 #' @examples
 #' 2 + 1
 NULL
+
+
+
+#' this
+#'
+#' empty line after example
+#' @examples
+#' 2 + 1
+NULL
diff --git a/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/27-no-code-block-after-example-out.R b/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/27-no-code-block-after-example-out.R
index d82d10a2c..90eb3b168 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/27-no-code-block-after-example-out.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/roxygen-examples-complete/27-no-code-block-after-example-out.R
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #'
 #' @examples
 #' 1 + 1
-#'
 
 #' nolint start
 #' @examplesIf long_condition_line