+diff --git a/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/TextItemBase.php b/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/TextItemBase.php
+index e70fadacb1..1de5597a98 100644
+--- a/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/TextItemBase.php
++++ b/core/modules/text/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/TextItemBase.php
+@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ public function applyDefaultValue($notify = TRUE) {
+ public function isEmpty() {
+ $value = $this->get('value')->getValue();
+- return $value === NULL || $value === '';
++ $format = $this->get('format')->getValue();
++ return ($value === NULL || $value === '') && ($format === NULL || $format === '');
