diff --git a/__tests__/SignaturePad.test.tsx b/__tests__/SignaturePad.test.tsx
index 69fbc3f..f3cc453 100644
--- a/__tests__/SignaturePad.test.tsx
+++ b/__tests__/SignaturePad.test.tsx
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ describe('Component', () => {
             render(<SignaturePad ref={instance} redrawOnResize />);
 
             const signaturePad = instance.current as SignaturePad;
+
+            signaturePad.fromDataURL(signature);
+
             const spy = jest.spyOn(signaturePad.instance, 'toDataURL');
 
             scaleCanvas(768, 768);
@@ -233,6 +236,9 @@ describe('Component', () => {
             render(<SignaturePad ref={instance} redrawOnResize />);
 
             const signaturePad = instance.current as SignaturePad;
+
+            signaturePad.fromDataURL(signature);
+
             const spy = jest.spyOn(signaturePad.instance, 'toDataURL');
 
             signaturePad.handleResize();
@@ -240,6 +246,20 @@ describe('Component', () => {
             expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
         });
 
+        it('does not redraw a signature when the canvas is empty', () => {
+            const instance = React.createRef<SignaturePad>();
+
+            render(<SignaturePad ref={instance} redrawOnResize />);
+
+            const signaturePad = instance.current as SignaturePad;
+
+            expect(signaturePad.isEmpty()).toBeTruthy();
+
+            scaleCanvas(768, 768);
+
+            expect(signaturePad.isEmpty()).toBeTruthy();
+        });
+
         it('does not add the resize event listener on mount', () => {
             const spy = jest.spyOn(window, 'addEventListener');
             const instance = React.createRef<SignaturePad>();
diff --git a/src/SignaturePad.tsx b/src/SignaturePad.tsx
index d3392e6..08eccc3 100644
--- a/src/SignaturePad.tsx
+++ b/src/SignaturePad.tsx
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class SignaturePad extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
         let data;
 
-        if (this.props.redrawOnResize && this.signaturePad) {
+        if (this.props.redrawOnResize && this.signaturePad && !this.signaturePad.isEmpty()) {
             data = this.signaturePad.toDataURL();
         }