diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 08cff05..5756f9d 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -150,6 +150,36 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
             'test/fixtures/css2.css'
           ]
         }
+      },
+      create_empty_files_option_one: {
+        options: {
+          createEmptyFiles: true
+        },
+        files: {
+          'tmp/create_empty_files_option_one.js': [
+            'test/fixtures/not_available.js'
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      create_empty_files_option_two: {
+        options: {
+          createEmptyFiles: false
+        },
+        files: {
+          'tmp/create_empty_files_option_two.js': [
+            'test/fixtures/not_available.js'
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      create_empty_files_option_three: {
+        options: {
+          createEmptyFiles: false
+        },
+        files: {
+          'tmp/create_empty_files_option_three.js': [
+            'test/fixtures/empty.js'
+          ]
+        }
       }
     },
 
diff --git a/tasks/concat.js b/tasks/concat.js
index 81fd862..ca3a0b5 100644
--- a/tasks/concat.js
+++ b/tasks/concat.js
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
       process: false,
       sourceMap: false,
       sourceMapName: undefined,
-      sourceMapStyle: 'embed'
+      sourceMapStyle: 'embed',
+      createEmptyFiles: true
     });
 
     // Normalize boolean options that accept options objects.
@@ -110,11 +111,15 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
         src += sourceMapHelper.url();
       }
 
-      // Write the destination file.
-      grunt.file.write(f.dest, src);
+      if (!options.createEmptyFiles && /^\s*$/.test(src)) {
+        grunt.verbose.write('No content available.');
+      } else {
+        // Write the destination file.
+        grunt.file.write(f.dest, src);
 
-      // Print a success message.
-      grunt.verbose.write('File ' + chalk.cyan(f.dest) + ' created.');
+        // Print a success message.
+        grunt.verbose.write('File ' + chalk.cyan(f.dest) + ' created.');
+      }
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/test/concat_test.js b/test/concat_test.js
index 3de58d6..b8391ba 100644
--- a/test/concat_test.js
+++ b/test/concat_test.js
@@ -105,6 +105,21 @@ exports.concat = {
     expected = getNormalizedFile('test/expected/sourcemap_css.css.map');
     test.equal(actual, expected, 'should output the css map.');
 
+    test.done();
+  },
+  create_empty_files_option: function(test) {
+    test.expect(3);
+
+    var actual = getNormalizedFile('tmp/create_empty_files_option_one.js');
+    var expected = '';
+    test.equal(actual, expected, 'should create empty file.');
+
+    actual = grunt.file.exists('tmp/create_empty_files_option_two.js');
+    test.ok(!actual, 'should not create file.');
+
+    actual = grunt.file.exists('tmp/create_empty_files_option_three.js');
+    test.ok(!actual, 'should not create file.');
+
     test.done();
   }
 };
diff --git a/test/fixtures/empty.js b/test/fixtures/empty.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6f99d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/empty.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+   
+ 
+