diff --git a/yapf/__init__.py b/yapf/__init__.py
index cf4be9379..088ee614d 100644
--- a/yapf/__init__.py
+++ b/yapf/__init__.py
@@ -54,6 +54,22 @@ def _removeBOM(source):
   return source
 
 
+def filterEmptyTuples(source):
+  comment_start = False
+  quote_str = '\'\'\''
+  reformatted_source = []
+  for code_val in source:
+    if not comment_start and quote_str in code_val:
+      reformatted_source.append(code_val)
+      comment_start = True
+    elif comment_start and quote_str in code_val:
+      comment_start = False
+      reformatted_source.append(code_val)
+    elif code_val != '':
+      reformatted_source.append(code_val)
+  return reformatted_source
+
+
 def main(argv):
   """Main program.
 
@@ -108,6 +124,8 @@ def main(argv):
 
     source = [line.rstrip() for line in original_source]
     source[0] = _removeBOM(source[0])
+    # filter all the tuples with empty space
+    source = filterEmptyTuples(source)
 
     try:
       reformatted_source, _ = yapf_api.FormatCode(
diff --git a/yapf/yapflib/reformatter.py b/yapf/yapflib/reformatter.py
index ff0952543..62374283b 100644
--- a/yapf/yapflib/reformatter.py
+++ b/yapf/yapflib/reformatter.py
@@ -398,12 +398,19 @@ def _AlignTrailingComments(final_lines):
 def _FormatFinalLines(final_lines):
   """Compose the final output from the finalized lines."""
   formatted_code = []
+  comment_start = False
+  quote_str = '\'\'\''
   for line in final_lines:
     formatted_line = []
     for tok in line.tokens:
       if not tok.is_pseudo:
-        formatted_line.append(tok.formatted_whitespace_prefix)
-        formatted_line.append(tok.value)
+        if not comment_start and tok.value.startswith(quote_str):
+          comment_start = True
+          formatted_line.append(tok.formatted_whitespace_prefix)
+          formatted_line.append(tok.value)
+        else:
+          formatted_line.append(re.sub('\n+','\n',tok.formatted_whitespace_prefix))
+          formatted_line.append(tok.value)
       elif (not tok.next_token.whitespace_prefix.startswith('\n') and
             not tok.next_token.whitespace_prefix.startswith(' ')):
         if (tok.previous_token.value == ':' or
diff --git a/yapftests/reformatter_basic_test.py b/yapftests/reformatter_basic_test.py
index 74b1ba405..b266dd44c 100644
--- a/yapftests/reformatter_basic_test.py
+++ b/yapftests/reformatter_basic_test.py
@@ -3339,6 +3339,27 @@ def testParenthesizedContextManagers(self):
     llines = yapf_test_helper.ParseAndUnwrap(unformatted_code)
     self.assertCodeEqual(expected, reformatter.Reformat(llines))
 
+  def testExtraBlankLine(self):
+    unformatted_code = textwrap.dedent("""\
+    '''
+    Comment section started
+    '''
+    if True:
+    
+    
+      print(2)
+      """)
+    expected = textwrap.dedent("""\
+    '''
+    Comment section started
+    '''
+    if True:
+        print(2)
+      """)
+
+    llines = yapf_test_helper.ParseAndUnwrap(unformatted_code)
+    self.assertCodeEqual(expected, reformatter.Reformat(llines))
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   unittest.main()