diff --git a/docs/config/setup/interfaces/mermaid.LayoutData.md b/docs/config/setup/interfaces/mermaid.LayoutData.md
index f45d5f0e7..f755c1c50 100644
--- a/docs/config/setup/interfaces/mermaid.LayoutData.md
+++ b/docs/config/setup/interfaces/mermaid.LayoutData.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.ts:117](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.ts#L117)
+[packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.ts:120](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.ts#L120)
 
 ---
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.ts:116](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.ts#L116)
+[packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.ts:119](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.ts#L119)
 
 ---
 
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.ts:115](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.ts#L115)
+[packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.ts:118](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/types.ts#L118)
diff --git a/docs/config/setup/modules/defaultConfig.md b/docs/config/setup/modules/defaultConfig.md
index 0a3e15855..18a3b6d87 100644
--- a/docs/config/setup/modules/defaultConfig.md
+++ b/docs/config/setup/modules/defaultConfig.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #### Defined in
 
-[packages/mermaid/src/defaultConfig.ts:266](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/defaultConfig.ts#L266)
+[packages/mermaid/src/defaultConfig.ts:269](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/defaultConfig.ts#L269)
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts
index 035a158e0..363a07d9c 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts
@@ -716,6 +716,7 @@ export interface ClassDiagramConfig extends BaseDiagramConfig {
    */
   diagramPadding?: number;
   htmlLabels?: boolean;
+  hideEmptyMembersBox?: boolean;
 }
 /**
  * The object containing configurations specific for entity relationship diagrams
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/defaultConfig.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/defaultConfig.ts
index 97f3e0bb1..302b4a61f 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/defaultConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/defaultConfig.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ const config: RequiredDeep<MermaidConfig> = {
       };
     },
   },
+  class: {
+    hideEmptyMembersBox: false,
+  },
   gantt: {
     ...defaultConfigJson.gantt,
     tickInterval: undefined,