diff --git a/lib/gitlab/inline_diff.rb b/lib/gitlab/inline_diff.rb
index 44cf49b4047..89c8e0680c3 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/inline_diff.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/inline_diff.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ module Gitlab
           second_line = diff_arr[index+2]
           max_length = [first_line.size, second_line.size].max
 
+          # Skip inline diff if empty line was replaced with content
+          next if first_line == "-\n"
+
           first_the_same_symbols = 0
           (0..max_length + 1).each do |i|
             first_the_same_symbols = i - 1
@@ -20,10 +23,19 @@ module Gitlab
               break
             end
           end
+
           first_token = first_line[0..first_the_same_symbols][1..-1]
           start = first_token + START
-          diff_arr[index+1].sub!(first_token, first_token => start)
-          diff_arr[index+2].sub!(first_token, first_token => start)
+
+          if first_token.empty?
+            # In case if we remove string of spaces in commit
+            diff_arr[index+1].sub!("-", "-" => "-#{START}")
+            diff_arr[index+2].sub!("+", "+" => "+#{START}")
+          else
+            diff_arr[index+1].sub!(first_token, first_token => start)
+            diff_arr[index+2].sub!(first_token, first_token => start)
+          end
+
           last_the_same_symbols = 0
           (1..max_length + 1).each do |i|
             last_the_same_symbols = -i