diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 806e1413..93dadfbf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.0.4] - 2023-04-08
+
+- Fixed unwanted removal of empty rules
+
 ## [4.0.3] - 2023-03-04
 
 - Fixed a bug releated to overriden properties
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7d399112..85bf8486 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function postcssRTLCSS (options: PluginOptions = {}): Plugin {
             clean(css);
         }
     });
-};
+}
 
 postcssRTLCSS.postcss = true;
 
diff --git a/src/utilities/clean.ts b/src/utilities/clean.ts
index c0a8b7c1..6fa80d12 100644
--- a/src/utilities/clean.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/clean.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ export const clean = (css: Container): void => {
             !!(node as Container).nodes
         ) {
             if (!ruleHasChildren(node as Container)) {
-                node.remove();
+                if (mode === Mode.diff) {
+                    node.remove();
+                }
             } else {
                 const prev = node.prev();
                 if (prev) {
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/empty-rules.test.ts.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/empty-rules.test.ts.snap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87c70312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/empty-rules.test.ts.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`[[Mode: combined]] Empty Rules Tests:  Basic 1`] = `
+".test1 {}
+
+.test2, .test3 {}
+
+[dir="ltr"] .test4 {
+    text-align: left;
+}
+
+[dir="rtl"] .test4 {
+    text-align: right;
+}
+
+.test5 {
+    color: red;
+}
+
+[dir="ltr"] .test5 {
+    padding-left: 20px;
+}
+
+[dir="rtl"] .test5 {
+    padding-right: 20px;
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`[[Mode: diff]] Empty Rules Tests:  Basic 1`] = `
+".test4 {
+    text-align: right;
+}
+
+.test5 {
+    padding-left: 0;
+    padding-right: 20px;
+}"
+`;
+
+exports[`[[Mode: override]] Empty Rules Tests:  Basic 1`] = `
+".test1 {}
+
+.test2, .test3 {}
+
+.test4 {
+    text-align: left;
+}
+
+[dir="rtl"] .test4 {
+    text-align: right;
+}
+
+.test5 {
+    color: red;
+    padding-left: 20px;
+}
+
+[dir="rtl"] .test5 {
+    padding-left: 0;
+    padding-right: 20px;
+}"
+`;
diff --git a/tests/css/empty-rules.css b/tests/css/empty-rules.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1648b52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/css/empty-rules.css
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+.test1 {}
+
+.test2, .test3 {}
+
+.test4 {
+    text-align: left;
+}
+
+.test5 {
+    color: red;
+    padding-left: 20px;
+}
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diff --git a/tests/empty-rules.test.ts b/tests/empty-rules.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a62a4342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/empty-rules.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import postcss from 'postcss';
+import postcssRTLCSS from '../src';
+import { PluginOptions } from '../src/@types';
+import { readCSSFile, runTests } from './utils';
+
+runTests({}, (pluginOptions: PluginOptions): void => {
+    describe(`[[Mode: ${pluginOptions.mode}]] Empty Rules Tests: `, () => {
+        let input = '';
+  
+        beforeEach(async (): Promise<void> => {
+            input = input || await readCSSFile('empty-rules.css');
+        });
+
+        it('Basic', (): void => {
+            const options: PluginOptions = { ...pluginOptions };
+            const output = postcss([postcssRTLCSS(options)]).process(input);
+            expect(output.css).toMatchSnapshot();
+            expect(output.warnings()).toHaveLength(0);
+          });
+    });
+});
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