diff --git a/src/renderer/components/watch-video-description/watch-video-description.js b/src/renderer/components/watch-video-description/watch-video-description.js
index e7a2eccbc..f028e8c26 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/watch-video-description/watch-video-description.js
+++ b/src/renderer/components/watch-video-description/watch-video-description.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import Vue from 'vue'
 import FtCard from '../ft-card/ft-card.vue'
 import FtTimestampCatcher from '../ft-timestamp-catcher/ft-timestamp-catcher.vue'
 import autolinker from 'autolinker'
+import $ from 'jquery'
 
 export default Vue.extend({
   name: 'WatchVideoDescription',
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     } else {
       this.shownDescription = autolinker.link(this.description)
     }
+
+    if (/^\s*$/.test(this.shownDescription)) {
+      $('.videoDescription')[0].style.display = 'none'
+    }
   },
   methods: {
     onTimestamp: function(timestamp) {