diff --git a/inception/inception-js-api/src/main/ts/src/util/ViewportTracker.ts b/inception/inception-js-api/src/main/ts/src/util/ViewportTracker.ts
index 0a7d3434ada..9701f78d998 100644
--- a/inception/inception-js-api/src/main/ts/src/util/ViewportTracker.ts
+++ b/inception/inception-js-api/src/main/ts/src/util/ViewportTracker.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ export class ViewportTracker {
       return false
     }
 
+    if (!element.textContent) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     return style.display === 'block' || style.display === 'flex' || style.display === 'grid' ||
       style.display === 'table-row'