diff --git a/panels_mini/plugins/content_types/panels_mini.inc b/panels_mini/plugins/content_types/panels_mini.inc
index 2170111..d9a5124 100644
--- a/panels_mini/plugins/content_types/panels_mini.inc
+++ b/panels_mini/plugins/content_types/panels_mini.inc
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ function panels_mini_panels_mini_content_type_render($subtype, $conf, $panel_arg
   $block->content = panels_render_display($mini->display);
   $block->title = $mini->display->get_title();
 
+  // Hide mini panel if content is empty.
+  if (empty($block->content)) {
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
   if (user_access('administer mini panels')) {
     $block->admin_links = array(
       array(
diff --git a/plugins/display_renderers/panels_renderer_standard.class.php b/plugins/display_renderers/panels_renderer_standard.class.php
index f523374..d3f100a 100644
--- a/plugins/display_renderers/panels_renderer_standard.class.php
+++ b/plugins/display_renderers/panels_renderer_standard.class.php
@@ -396,8 +396,16 @@ class panels_renderer_standard {
       $theme = $this->plugins['layout']['theme'];
     }
 
-    $this->rendered['layout'] = theme($theme, array('css_id' => check_plain($this->display->css_id), 'content' => $this->rendered['regions'], 'settings' => $this->display->layout_settings, 'display' => $this->display, 'layout' => $this->plugins['layout'], 'renderer' => $this));
-    return $this->prefix . $this->rendered['layout'] . $this->suffix;
+    // Return rendered result if any region is not empty.
+    foreach ($this->rendered['regions'] as $region) {
+      if (is_string($region) && $region !== '') {
+        $this->rendered['layout'] = theme($theme, array('css_id' => check_plain($this->display->css_id), 'content' => $this->rendered['regions'], 'settings' => $this->display->layout_settings, 'display' => $this->display, 'layout' => $this->plugins['layout'], 'renderer' => $this));
+        return $this->prefix . $this->rendered['layout'] . $this->suffix;
+      }
+    }
+
+   // Return blank result.
+   return '';
   }
 
   /**