diff --git a/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js b/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js
index febd89d6f532..8f321385e71c 100644
--- a/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js
+++ b/src/lib/substituteVariantsAtRules.js
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ const defaultVariantGenerators = (config) => ({
   last: generatePseudoClassVariant('last-child', 'last'),
   odd: generatePseudoClassVariant('nth-child(odd)', 'odd'),
   even: generatePseudoClassVariant('nth-child(even)', 'even'),
+  empty: generatePseudoClassVariant('empty'),
 })
 
 function prependStackableVariants(atRule, variants, stackableVariants) {