diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
index f7d867e159..7b271e5b66 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ var et2_htmlarea = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
             resize: false,
             height: this.options.height,
             width: this.options.width,
+            end_container_on_empty_block: true,
             mobile: {
                 theme: 'silver'
             },
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.ts
index 77a466ef6b..ccede69fa1 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ export class et2_htmlarea extends et2_editableWidget implements et2_IResizeable
 			resize: false,
 			height: this.options.height,
 			width: this.options.width,
+			end_container_on_empty_block: true,
 			mobile: {
 				theme: 'silver'
 			},