diff --git a/lib/csvlib.class.php b/lib/csvlib.class.php
index be19b377b37..5e2e94b81ba 100644
--- a/lib/csvlib.class.php
+++ b/lib/csvlib.class.php
@@ -110,7 +110,15 @@ class csv_import_reader {
         // str_getcsv doesn't iterate through the csv data properly. It has
         // problems with line returns.
         while ($fgetdata = fgetcsv($fp, 0, $csv_delimiter, $enclosure)) {
-            $columns[] = $fgetdata;
+            // Check to see if we have an empty line.
+            if (count($fgetdata) == 1) {
+                if ($fgetdata[0] !== null) {
+                    // The element has data. Add it to the array.
+                    $columns[] = $fgetdata;
+                }
+            } else {
+                $columns[] = $fgetdata;
+            }
         }
         $col_count = 0;
 
diff --git a/lib/tests/csvclass_test.php b/lib/tests/csvclass_test.php
index e990dfd5037..4ab71c0e5fb 100644
--- a/lib/tests/csvclass_test.php
+++ b/lib/tests/csvclass_test.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class csvclass_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
     var $teststring = '';
     var $teststring2 = '';
     var $teststring3 = '';
+    var $teststring4 = '';
 
     protected function setUp(){
 
@@ -64,6 +65,16 @@ class csvclass_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
     $this->teststring2 = 'fullname,"description of things",beer
 "Fred Flint","<p>Find the stone inside the box</p>",Asahi,"A fourth column"
 "Sarah Smith","<p>How are the people next door?</p>,Yebisu,"Forget the next"
+';
+
+    $this->teststring4 = 'fullname,"description of things",beer
+"Douglas Dirk","<p>I am fine, thankyou.</p>",Becks
+
+"Addelyn Francis","<p>Thanks for the cake</p>",Becks
+"Josh Frankson","<p>Everything is fine</p>",Asahi
+
+
+"Heath Forscyth","<p>We are going to make you lose your mind</p>",Fosters
 ';
     }
 
@@ -126,5 +137,12 @@ class csvclass_testcase extends advanced_testcase {
         $contentcount = $csvimport->load_csv_content($tabdata, 'utf-8', 'tab');
         // This should import four rows including the headings.
         $this->assertEquals($contentcount, 4);
+
+        // Testing for empty lines.
+        $iid = csv_import_reader::get_new_iid('blanklines');
+        $csvimport = new csv_import_reader($iid, 'blanklines');
+        $contentcount = $csvimport->load_csv_content($this->teststring4, 'utf-8', 'comma');
+        // Five lines including the headings should be imported.
+        $this->assertEquals($contentcount, 5);
     }
 }