diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d6bb9deff..44edc2ebe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- [#1970] FLA export - do not strip empty frames at the end of timeline
 
 ## [18.3.5] - 2023-02-12
 ### Added
@@ -2948,6 +2950,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 [alpha 9]: https://github.com/jindrapetrik/jpexs-decompiler/compare/alpha8...alpha9
 [alpha 8]: https://github.com/jindrapetrik/jpexs-decompiler/compare/alpha7...alpha8
 [alpha 7]: https://github.com/jindrapetrik/jpexs-decompiler/releases/tag/alpha7
+[#1970]: https://www.free-decompiler.com/flash/issues/1970
 [#1959]: https://www.free-decompiler.com/flash/issues/1959
 [#1960]: https://www.free-decompiler.com/flash/issues/1960
 [#1964]: https://www.free-decompiler.com/flash/issues/1964
diff --git a/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/xfl/XFLConverter.java b/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/xfl/XFLConverter.java
index 42cb014e4..8df2d7630 100644
--- a/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/xfl/XFLConverter.java
+++ b/libsrc/ffdec_lib/src/com/jpexs/decompiler/flash/xfl/XFLConverter.java
@@ -2469,7 +2469,8 @@ public class XFLConverter {
                 }
             }
         }
-        if (!lastElements.isEmpty()) {
+        if (!lastElements.isEmpty() || writer2.length() > 0)
+        {
             frame++;
             convertFrame(false, null, null, (frame - duration < 0 ? 0 : frame - duration), duration, "", lastElements, files, writer2);
         }