diff --git a/src/context-menu-manager.coffee b/src/context-menu-manager.coffee
index c310c9c48..908e9fc8a 100644
--- a/src/context-menu-manager.coffee
+++ b/src/context-menu-manager.coffee
@@ -98,5 +98,6 @@ class ContextMenuManager
   showForEvent: (event) ->
     @activeElement = event.target
     menuTemplate = @combinedMenuTemplateForElement(event.target)
+    return unless menuTemplate?.length > 0
     @executeBuildHandlers(event, menuTemplate)
     remote.getCurrentWindow().emit('context-menu', menuTemplate)