diff --git a/views_field_view_handler_field_view.inc b/views_field_view_handler_field_view.inc
index 3cd6a3f..3c22e18 100644
--- a/views_field_view_handler_field_view.inc
+++ b/views_field_view_handler_field_view.inc
@@ -356,10 +356,15 @@ class views_field_view_handler_field_view extends views_handler_field {
 
   function render($values) {
     $output = NULL;
-    // If it's not a field handler and there are no values
-    // Get the first result row from the view and use that.
-    if ($this->handler_type !== 'field' && !is_object($values)) {
-      $values = (empty($this->view->result)) ? (object) $values : reset($this->view->result);
+
+    // In case we got an empty result in a header or footer area, we will not
+    // render the view.
+    // The empty area allways passes $values == FALSE, so we are fine in the
+    // case we want to ender a view in the empty region.
+    // We do not touch $values here, as will never be touched by an area in the
+    // rest
+    if ($this->handler_type !== 'field' && $values === TRUE) {
+      return '';
     }
 
     static $running = array();
@@ -449,7 +454,9 @@ class views_field_view_handler_field_view extends views_handler_field {
       $output = t('Recursion, stop!');
     }
 
-    if (!empty($output)) {
+    // We only provide the output as field value to the field handler. In other
+    // cases the $values hasn't even been touched.
+    if ($this->handler_type == 'field' && !empty($output)) {
       // Add the rendered output back to the $values object
       // so it is available in $view->result objects.
       $values->{'views_field_view_' . $this->options['id']} = $output;