diff --git a/src/harness/unittests/organizeImports.ts b/src/harness/unittests/organizeImports.ts
index ebd5a7925a2..b8ee6620f5e 100644
--- a/src/harness/unittests/organizeImports.ts
+++ b/src/harness/unittests/organizeImports.ts
@@ -243,6 +243,15 @@ D();
 import { F1, F2 } from "lib";
 import * as NS from "lib";
 import D from "lib";
+`,
+                },
+                libFile);
+
+            testOrganizeImports("Unused_Empty",
+                {
+                    path: "/test.ts",
+                    content: `
+import { } from "lib";
 `,
                 },
                 libFile);
diff --git a/src/services/organizeImports.ts b/src/services/organizeImports.ts
index 5109b050b6b..d8f80faa55a 100644
--- a/src/services/organizeImports.ts
+++ b/src/services/organizeImports.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,9 @@ namespace ts.OrganizeImports {
             : namedImports[0];
 
         const newNamedImports = sortedImportSpecifiers.length === 0
-            ? undefined
+            ? newDefaultImport
+                ? undefined
+                : createNamedImports(emptyArray)
             : namedImports.length === 0
                 ? createNamedImports(sortedImportSpecifiers)
                 : updateNamedImports(namedImports[0].importClause.namedBindings as NamedImports, sortedImportSpecifiers);
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/organizeImports/Unused_Empty.ts b/tests/baselines/reference/organizeImports/Unused_Empty.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..88a75aeff8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/organizeImports/Unused_Empty.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// ==ORIGINAL==
+
+import { } from "lib";
+
+// ==ORGANIZED==
+
+import { } from "lib";