3 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/BeforeFloat.java b/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/BeforeFloat.java
index 7cd8ec617..2db35a635 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/BeforeFloat.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/BeforeFloat.java
@@ -61,5 +61,8 @@ public class BeforeFloat extends BlockParent {
         return h;
     }
 
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return true; // before floats are not yet implemented
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/BodyRegion.java b/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/BodyRegion.java
index 672b6b66d..ceb28b043 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/BodyRegion.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/BodyRegion.java
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ public class BodyRegion extends RegionReference {
      * @return whether the main reference area has any child areas added to it
      */
     public boolean isEmpty() {
-        return mainReference == null || mainReference.isEmpty();
+        return (mainReference == null || mainReference.isEmpty())
+               && (footnote == null || footnote.isEmpty())
+               && (beforeFloat == null || beforeFloat.isEmpty());
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/Footnote.java b/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/Footnote.java
index edcff170c..928b39cf5 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/Footnote.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/fop/area/Footnote.java
@@ -75,5 +75,9 @@ public class Footnote extends BlockParent {
     public List getChildAreas() {
         return children;
     }
+
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return children == null || children.size() == 0;
+    }
 }