diff --git a/src/Document.php b/src/Document.php
index 2c8cf91..2d5fbc6 100644
--- a/src/Document.php
+++ b/src/Document.php
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ class Document {
 		$this->dirty = false;
 		$this->selectSyntaxHighlight();
 
+		// Add a row to empty files so it can be properly edited
+		if ($this->isEmpty())
+		{
+			$this->rows[] = Row::new($this, "", 0);
+		}
+
 		return $this;
 	}