--- content.module	2006-11-19 01:36:50.000000000 +0100
+++ content.new.module	2006-12-22 16:15:20.000000000 +0100
@@ -906,18 +906,28 @@
  */
 function theme_field(&$node, &$field, &$items, $teaser, $page) {
   $output = '';
+  $show = false;

-  $output .= '<div class="field field-type-'. strtr($field['type'], '_', '-') .' field-'. strtr($field['field_name'], '_', '-') .'">';
-
-  $output .= '<h3 class="field-label">'. $field['widget']['label'] .'</h3>';
-
-  $output .= '<div class="field-items">';
   foreach ($items as $item) {
-    $output .= '<div class="field-item">'. $item['view'] .'</div>';
+    if (preg_match('/[^[:space:]]/', $item['view']) > 0) {
+      $show = true;
+      break;
+    }
   }
-  $output .= '</div>';

-  $output .= '</div>';
+  if ($show) {
+    $output .= '<div class="field field-type-'. strtr($field['type'], '_', '-') .' field-'. strtr($field['field_name'], '_', '-') .'">';
+
+    $output .= '<h3 class="field-label">'. $field['widget']['label'] .'</h3>';
+
+    $output .= '<div class="field-items">';
+    foreach ($items as $item) {
+      $output .= '<div class="field-item">'. $item['view'] .'</div>';
+    }
+    $output .= '</div>';
+
+    $output .= '</div>';
+  }

   return $output;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}