--- a/genshi/template/tests/text.py
+++ b/genshi/template/tests/text.py
@@ -37,26 +37,42 @@
         #if foo
           bar
         #end 'if foo'""")
-        self.assertEqual('', str(tmpl.generate()))
+        self.assertEqual('\n', str(tmpl.generate()))
 
     def test_latin1_encoded(self):
         text = u'$foo\xf6$bar'.encode('iso-8859-1')
         tmpl = TextTemplate(text, encoding='iso-8859-1')
         self.assertEqual(u'x\xf6y', unicode(tmpl.generate(foo='x', bar='y')))
 
-    # FIXME
-    #def test_empty_lines(self):
-    #    tmpl = TextTemplate("""Your items:
-    #
-    #    #for item in items
-    #      * ${item}
-    #
-    #    #end""")
-    #    self.assertEqual("""Your items:
-    #      * 0
-    #      * 1
-    #      * 2
-    #    """, tmpl.generate(items=range(3)).render('text'))
+    def test_empty_lines1(self):
+        tmpl = TextTemplate("""Your items:
+
+        #for item in items
+          * ${item}
+        #end""")
+        self.assertEqual("""Your items:
+
+          * 0
+          * 1
+          * 2
+""", tmpl.generate(items=range(3)).render('text'))
+
+    def test_empty_lines2(self):
+        tmpl = TextTemplate("""Your items:
+
+        #for item in items
+          * ${item}
+
+        #end""")
+        self.assertEqual("""Your items:
+
+          * 0
+
+          * 1
+
+          * 2
+
+""", tmpl.generate(items=range(3)).render('text'))
 
 
 def suite():