diff --git a/lib/loader.js b/lib/loader.js
index b5ec35bd..da601753 100644
--- a/lib/loader.js
+++ b/lib/loader.js
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ function sassLoader(content) {
         addNormalizedDependency
     ));
 
+    // Skip empty files, otherwise it will stop webpack, see issue #21
+    if (options.data.trim() === "") {
+        callback(null, "");
+        return;
+    }
+
     // start the actual rendering
     asyncSassJobQueue.push(options, (err, result) => {
         if (err) {