diff --git a/help.go b/help.go
index ba5f803176..6929a226ab 100644
--- a/help.go
+++ b/help.go
@@ -468,25 +468,28 @@ func nindent(spaces int, v string) string {
 }
 
 func wrap(input string, offset int, wrapAt int) string {
-	var sb strings.Builder
+	var ss []string
 
 	lines := strings.Split(input, "\n")
 
 	padding := strings.Repeat(" ", offset)
 
 	for i, line := range lines {
-		if i != 0 {
-			sb.WriteString(padding)
-		}
+		if line == "" {
+			ss = append(ss, line)
+		} else {
+			wrapped := wrapLine(line, offset, wrapAt, padding)
+			if i == 0 {
+				ss = append(ss, wrapped)
+			} else {
+				ss = append(ss, padding+wrapped)
 
-		sb.WriteString(wrapLine(line, offset, wrapAt, padding))
+			}
 
-		if i != len(lines)-1 {
-			sb.WriteString("\n")
 		}
 	}
 
-	return sb.String()
+	return strings.Join(ss, "\n")
 }
 
 func wrapLine(input string, offset int, wrapAt int, padding string) string {
diff --git a/help_test.go b/help_test.go
index 5a50586483..d7cdfa2d8f 100644
--- a/help_test.go
+++ b/help_test.go
@@ -1213,6 +1213,13 @@ func TestDefaultCompleteWithFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestWrap(t *testing.T) {
+	emptywrap := wrap("", 4, 16)
+	if emptywrap != "" {
+		t.Errorf("Wrapping empty line should return empty line. Got '%s'.", emptywrap)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestWrappedHelp(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Reset HelpPrinter after this test.
@@ -1276,7 +1283,7 @@ DESCRIPTION:
    App.Description string long
    enough that it should be
    wrapped in this test
-   
+
    with a newline
       and an indented line
 
@@ -1294,8 +1301,8 @@ COPYRIGHT:
    that it should be wrapped.
    Including newlines.
       And also indented lines.
-   
-   
+
+
    And then another long line.
    Blah blah blah does anybody
    ever read these things?