diff --git a/packages/quill/src/modules/history.ts b/packages/quill/src/modules/history.ts
index 73cf47ada6..eb1c99eedd 100644
--- a/packages/quill/src/modules/history.ts
+++ b/packages/quill/src/modules/history.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class History extends Module<HistoryOptions> {
     let undoDelta = changeDelta.invert(oldDelta);
     let undoRange = this.currentRange;
     const timestamp = Date.now();
+    if (undoDelta.length() === 0) return;
     if (
       // @ts-expect-error Fix me later
       this.lastRecorded + this.options.delay > timestamp &&
@@ -120,10 +121,10 @@ class History extends Module<HistoryOptions> {
         undoDelta = undoDelta.compose(item.delta);
         undoRange = item.range;
       }
+      if (undoDelta.length() === 0) return;
     } else {
       this.lastRecorded = timestamp;
     }
-    if (undoDelta.length() === 0) return;
     this.stack.undo.push({ delta: undoDelta, range: undoRange });
     // @ts-expect-error Fix me later
     if (this.stack.undo.length > this.options.maxStack) {
diff --git a/packages/quill/test/unit/modules/history.spec.ts b/packages/quill/test/unit/modules/history.spec.ts
index d8ab3e8652..146cc762b5 100644
--- a/packages/quill/test/unit/modules/history.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/quill/test/unit/modules/history.spec.ts
@@ -210,6 +210,40 @@ describe('History', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    test('correctly ignores empty changes', async () => {
+      const { quill } = setup();
+      quill.updateContents(
+        new Delta().retain(12).insert('es'),
+        Quill.sources.USER,
+      );
+      quill.history.lastRecorded = 0;
+      quill.updateContents(
+        new Delta().retain(14).insert('!'),
+        Quill.sources.USER,
+      );
+      // @ts-expect-error
+      await sleep((quill.history.options.delay as number) * 1.25);
+
+      // empty change
+      quill.deleteText({
+        index: 2,
+        length: 0,
+      });
+
+      quill.updateContents(
+        new Delta().retain(15).insert('!'),
+        Quill.sources.USER,
+      );
+      expect(quill.getContents()).toEqual(
+        new Delta().insert('The lazy foxes!!\n'),
+      );
+
+      quill.history.undo();
+      expect(quill.getContents()).toEqual(
+        new Delta().insert('The lazy foxes!\n'),
+      );
+    });
+
     test('ignore remote changes', () => {
       const { quill } = setup();
       // @ts-expect-error