diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c216a92..ce78a4d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 4.8.1
+
+* Emit empty line comments as empty lines.
+
 ## 4.8.0
 
 * Add `Expression.operatorSubtract`
diff --git a/lib/src/emitter.dart b/lib/src/emitter.dart
index 591b992..249ed0e 100644
--- a/lib/src/emitter.dart
+++ b/lib/src/emitter.dart
@@ -479,7 +479,9 @@ class DartEmitter extends Object
     output ??= StringBuffer();
 
     if (spec.comments.isNotEmpty) {
-      spec.comments.map((line) => '// $line').forEach(output.writeln);
+      spec.comments
+          .map((line) => line.isEmpty ? '' : '// $line')
+          .forEach(output.writeln);
       output.writeln();
     }
 
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 0d26965..93f7da1 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: code_builder
-version: 4.8.0
+version: 4.8.1
 description: >-
   A fluent, builder-based library for generating valid Dart code
 repository: https://github.com/dart-lang/code_builder
diff --git a/test/specs/library_test.dart b/test/specs/library_test.dart
index 3c5502e..822188b 100644
--- a/test/specs/library_test.dart
+++ b/test/specs/library_test.dart
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void main() {
         ),
         equalsDart(r'''
           // Generated by foo!
-          //
+
           // Avoid editing by hand.
 
           class Foo { }