diff --git a/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/views/row/DataFieldRow.php b/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/views/row/DataFieldRow.php
index aca90ea..482f723 100644
--- a/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/views/row/DataFieldRow.php
+++ b/core/modules/rest/src/Plugin/views/row/DataFieldRow.php
@@ -148,12 +148,8 @@ public function render($row) {
 
       // Omit excluded fields from the rendered output.
       if (empty($field->options['exclude'])) {
-        if (!empty($field->options['hide_empty'])) { // hide if empty
-          if (!empty($value)) {
-            $output[$this->getFieldKeyAlias($id)] = $value;
-          }
-        } else { // show all fields
-            $output[$this->getFieldKeyAlias($id)] = $value;
+        if (empty($field->options['hide_empty']) || !empty($value)) {
+          $output[$this->getFieldKeyAlias($id)] = $value;
         }
       }
     }