diff --git a/lisp/org-element.el b/lisp/org-element.el
index f787fb1f7..389acf825 100644
--- a/lisp/org-element.el
+++ b/lisp/org-element.el
@@ -2382,7 +2382,9 @@ Assume point is at the beginning of the fixed-width area."
 (defun org-element-fixed-width-interpreter (fixed-width _)
   "Interpret FIXED-WIDTH element as Org syntax."
   (let ((value (org-element-property :value fixed-width)))
-    (and value (replace-regexp-in-string "^" ": " value))))
+    (and value
+         (if (string-empty-p value) ":\n"
+           (replace-regexp-in-string "^" ": " value)))))
 
 
 ;;;; Horizontal Rule
diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-org-element.el b/testing/lisp/test-org-element.el
index 2d67cc871..43f1d860f 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-org-element.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-org-element.el
@@ -3099,7 +3099,7 @@ CLOCK: [2012-01-01 sun. 00:01]--[2012-01-01 sun. 00:02] =>  0:01"))))
   (should
    (equal (org-element-fixed-width-interpreter
 	   '(fixed-width (:value "")) nil)
-	  ""))
+	  ":\n"))
   ;; Handle nil value.
   (should-not
    (org-element-fixed-width-interpreter