diff --git a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/transitionitem.cpp b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/transitionitem.cpp
index 7b5e1bb1995..a118fefda32 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/transitionitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/plugin_interface/transitionitem.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ const qreal SELECTION_DISTANCE = 10;
 
 static QString wrapText(const QString &text)
 {
+    if (text.isEmpty())
+        return QString();
+
     QString wrappedText = "[" + text.trimmed() + "]";
     return wrappedText;
 }