diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/links/terminalExternalLinkProviderAdapter.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/links/terminalExternalLinkProviderAdapter.ts
index aa8f0f670af3b96c322332c9362c5c5ed44fff89..40478f7f7f99154bf008d8cf0468f09e9d84d500 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/links/terminalExternalLinkProviderAdapter.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/links/terminalExternalLinkProviderAdapter.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ export class TerminalExternalLinkProviderAdapter extends TerminalBaseLinkProvide
 		}
 
 		const lineContent = getXtermLineContent(this._xterm.buffer.active, startLine, endLine, this._xterm.cols);
+		if (lineContent.trim().length === 0) {
+			return [];
+		}
+
 		const externalLinks = await this._externalLinkProvider.provideLinks(this._instance, lineContent);
 		if (!externalLinks) {
 			return [];