diff --git a/.changeset/clean-wolves-turn.md b/.changeset/clean-wolves-turn.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a44c1c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clean-wolves-turn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': patch
+---
+
+fix: Render newlines as spaces in class diagrams
diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram.spec.js
index bd2a96b34..6cea402f8 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram.spec.js
@@ -524,5 +524,18 @@ describe('Class diagram', () => {
       `,
       {}
     );
+    it('should handle an empty class body with empty braces', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        ` classDiagram
+        class FooBase~T~ {}
+    class Bar {
+        +Zip
+        +Zap()
+    }
+    FooBase <|-- Ba
+        `,
+        { flowchart: { defaultRenderer: 'elk' } }
+      );
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/docs/config/faq.md b/docs/config/faq.md
index db775e438..6d27b658e 100644
--- a/docs/config/faq.md
+++ b/docs/config/faq.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 # Frequently Asked Questions
 
-1. [How to add title to flowchart?](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues/556#issuecomment-363182217)
+1. [How to add title to flowchart?](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues/1433#issuecomment-1991554712)
 2. [How to specify custom CSS file?](https://github.com/mermaidjs/mermaid.cli/pull/24#issuecomment-373402785)
 3. [How to fix tooltip misplacement issue?](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues/542#issuecomment-3343564621)
 4. [How to specify gantt diagram xAxis format?](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues/269#issuecomment-373229136)
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classDiagram.spec.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classDiagram.spec.ts
index 7c88f2e41..aa5e514e0 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classDiagram.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classDiagram.spec.ts
@@ -1070,6 +1070,14 @@ describe('given a class diagram with members and methods ', function () {
 
       parser.parse(str);
     });
+    it('should handle an empty class body with {}', function () {
+      const str = 'classDiagram\nclass EmptyClass {}';
+      parser.parse(str);
+      const actual = parser.yy.getClass('EmptyClass');
+      expect(actual.label).toBe('EmptyClass');
+      expect(actual.members.length).toBe(0);
+      expect(actual.methods.length).toBe(0);
+    });
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/parser/classDiagram.jison b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/parser/classDiagram.jison
index 0f971c8b9..9a1f991a7 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/parser/classDiagram.jison
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/parser/classDiagram.jison
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ classStatement
     : classIdentifier
     | classIdentifier STYLE_SEPARATOR alphaNumToken      {yy.setCssClass($1, $3);}
     | classIdentifier STRUCT_START members STRUCT_STOP   {yy.addMembers($1,$3);}
+    | classIdentifier STRUCT_START STRUCT_STOP           {}
     | classIdentifier STYLE_SEPARATOR alphaNumToken STRUCT_START members STRUCT_STOP {yy.setCssClass($1, $3);yy.addMembers($1,$5);}
     ;
 
@@ -301,8 +302,15 @@ classIdentifier
     | CLASS className classLabel                         {$$=$2; yy.addClass($2);yy.setClassLabel($2, $3);}
     ;
 
+
+emptyBody
+    :
+    | SPACE emptyBody
+    | NEWLINE emptyBody
+    ;
+
 annotationStatement
-    :ANNOTATION_START alphaNumToken ANNOTATION_END className  { yy.addAnnotation($4,$2); }
+    : ANNOTATION_START alphaNumToken ANNOTATION_END className  { yy.addAnnotation($4,$2); }
     ;
 
 members
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/config/faq.md b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/config/faq.md
index 6d1261fc1..4acf0c3d3 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/config/faq.md
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/config/faq.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Frequently Asked Questions
 
-1. [How to add title to flowchart?](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues/556#issuecomment-363182217)
+1. [How to add title to flowchart?](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues/1433#issuecomment-1991554712)
 1. [How to specify custom CSS file?](https://github.com/mermaidjs/mermaid.cli/pull/24#issuecomment-373402785)
 1. [How to fix tooltip misplacement issue?](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues/542#issuecomment-3343564621)
 1. [How to specify gantt diagram xAxis format?](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues/269#issuecomment-373229136)