diff --git a/sources/Text/FormattedStrings/FormattingCommandsSequence.uc b/sources/Text/FormattedStrings/FormattingCommandsSequence.uc
index 6d2a23e..e269e63 100644
--- a/sources/Text/FormattedStrings/FormattingCommandsSequence.uc
+++ b/sources/Text/FormattedStrings/FormattingCommandsSequence.uc
@@ -244,8 +244,9 @@ private final function BuildSelf()
         currentContents[currentContents.length] = nextCharacter;
         characterCounter += 1;
     }
-    //  Only put in empty command if there is nothing else
-    if (currentContents.length > 0 || commandSequence.length == 0)
+    //  Only put in empty command if it is push command or there is nothing else
+    if (    currentCommand.type == FST_StackPush
+        ||  currentContents.length > 0 || commandSequence.length == 0)
     {
         currentCommand.contents = currentContents;
         commandSequence[commandSequence.length] = currentCommand;
diff --git a/sources/Text/Tests/TEST_FormattedStrings.uc b/sources/Text/Tests/TEST_FormattedStrings.uc
index 4b3569e..bfd69f4 100644
--- a/sources/Text/Tests/TEST_FormattedStrings.uc
+++ b/sources/Text/Tests/TEST_FormattedStrings.uc
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ protected static function Test_Errors()
     SubTest_ErrorBadColor();
     SubTest_ErrorBadShortColorTag();
     SubTest_ErrorBadGradientPoint();
+    SubTest_ErrorBadGradientPointEmptyBlock();
     SubTest_AllErrors();
 }
 
@@ -511,6 +512,18 @@ protected static function SubTest_ErrorBadGradientPoint()
     TEST_ExpectTrue(errors[2].cause.ToString() == "3c");
 }
 
+protected static function SubTest_ErrorBadGradientPointEmptyBlock()
+{
+    local array<FormattingErrorsReport.FormattedStringError> errors;
+    Issue("Bad gradient point with empty text block is not reported.");
+    errors = class'FormattingStringParser'.static.ParseFormatted(
+        P("{$red$red}"),, true);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(errors.length == 1);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(errors[0].type == FSE_BadGradientPoint);
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(errors[0].cause.ToString() == "$red}");
+    TEST_ExpectTrue(errors[0].count == 0);
+}
+
 protected static function SubTest_AllErrors()
 {
     local int   i;