diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/attributedstring/AttributedString.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/attributedstring/AttributedString.cpp
index 5a85cb28d7e..67d2e78258a 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/attributedstring/AttributedString.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/attributedstring/AttributedString.cpp
@@ -34,11 +34,21 @@ bool Fragment::operator!=(const Fragment &rhs) const {
 
 void AttributedString::appendFragment(const Fragment &fragment) {
   ensureUnsealed();
+
+  if (fragment.string.empty()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   fragments_.push_back(fragment);
 }
 
 void AttributedString::prependFragment(const Fragment &fragment) {
   ensureUnsealed();
+
+  if (fragment.string.empty()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   fragments_.insert(fragments_.begin(), fragment);
 }
 
@@ -72,6 +82,10 @@ std::string AttributedString::getString() const {
   return string;
 }
 
+bool AttributedString::isEmpty() const {
+  return fragments_.empty();
+}
+
 bool AttributedString::operator==(const AttributedString &rhs) const {
   return fragments_ == rhs.fragments_;
 }
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/attributedstring/AttributedString.h b/ReactCommon/fabric/attributedstring/AttributedString.h
index 2178e62f820..6fc1abc2533 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/attributedstring/AttributedString.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/attributedstring/AttributedString.h
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ class AttributedString : public Sealable, public DebugStringConvertible {
    */
   std::string getString() const;
 
+  /*
+   * Returns `true` if the string is empty (has no any fragments).
+   */
+  bool isEmpty() const;
+
   bool operator==(const AttributedString &rhs) const;
   bool operator!=(const AttributedString &rhs) const;
 
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/text/paragraph/ParagraphShadowNode.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/text/paragraph/ParagraphShadowNode.cpp
index 13d80f4e9ac..028652ca5cb 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/text/paragraph/ParagraphShadowNode.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/text/paragraph/ParagraphShadowNode.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ void ParagraphShadowNode::updateLocalDataIfNeeded() {
 
 Size ParagraphShadowNode::measure(LayoutConstraints layoutConstraints) const {
   AttributedString attributedString = getAttributedString();
+
+  if (attributedString.isEmpty()) {
+    return {0, 0};
+  }
+
   const ParagraphAttributes paragraphAttributes =
       getProps()->paragraphAttributes;