diff --git a/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb b/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
index e1e0fc559..ac39a1ffa 100644
--- a/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module IssuesHelper
     s << '<div>'
     subject = h(issue.subject)
     if issue.is_private?
-      subject = subject + ' ' + content_tag('span', l(:field_is_private), :class => 'private') 
+      subject = subject + ' ' + content_tag('span', l(:field_is_private), :class => 'private')
     end
     s << content_tag('h3', subject)
     s << '</div>' * (ancestors.size + 1)
@@ -309,18 +309,22 @@ module IssuesHelper
     items = []
     %w(author status priority assigned_to category fixed_version).each do |attribute|
       unless issue.disabled_core_fields.include?(attribute+"_id")
+        attr_value = "#{issue.send attribute}"
+        next if attr_value.blank?
         if html
-          items << content_tag('strong', "#{l("field_#{attribute}")}: ") + (issue.send attribute)
+          items << content_tag('strong', "#{l("field_#{attribute}")}: ") + attr_value
         else
-          items << "#{l("field_#{attribute}")}: #{issue.send attribute}"
+          items << "#{l("field_#{attribute}")}: #{attr_value}"
         end
       end
     end
     issue.visible_custom_field_values(user).each do |value|
+      cf_value = show_value(value, false)
+      next if cf_value.blank?
       if html
-        items << content_tag('strong', "#{value.custom_field.name}: ") + show_value(value, false)
+        items << content_tag('strong', "#{value.custom_field.name}: ") + cf_value
       else
-        items << "#{value.custom_field.name}: #{show_value(value, false)}"
+        items << "#{value.custom_field.name}: #{cf_value}"
       end
     end
     items
diff --git a/test/unit/mailer_test.rb b/test/unit/mailer_test.rb
index da259beea..b5f34d516 100644
--- a/test/unit/mailer_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/mailer_test.rb
@@ -450,6 +450,26 @@ class MailerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     end
   end
 
+  def test_issue_should_send_email_notification_with_suppress_empty_fields
+    ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.clear
+    with_settings :notified_events => %w(issue_added) do
+      cf = IssueCustomField.generate!
+      issue = Issue.generate!
+
+      assert_not_equal 0, ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size
+
+      mail = last_email
+      assert_mail_body_match /^\* Author: /, mail
+      assert_mail_body_match /^\* Status: /, mail
+      assert_mail_body_match /^\* Priority: /, mail
+
+      assert_mail_body_no_match /^\* Assignee: /, mail
+      assert_mail_body_no_match /^\* Category: /, mail
+      assert_mail_body_no_match /^\* Target version: /, mail
+      assert_mail_body_no_match /^\* #{cf.name}: /, mail
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_version_file_added
     attachements = [ Attachment.find_by_container_type('Version') ]
     assert Mailer.deliver_attachments_added(attachements)