diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d3b7d8e..76ae7a6 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group 'com.docutools'
-version = '8.1.0'
+version = '8.2.0'
 
 java {
     toolchain {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/WordDocumentImpl.java b/src/main/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/WordDocumentImpl.java
index 3693b9a..fe82aae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/WordDocumentImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/WordDocumentImpl.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.apache.poi.xwpf.usermodel.IBodyElement;
 import org.apache.poi.xwpf.usermodel.XWPFDocument;
+import org.apache.poi.xwpf.usermodel.XWPFParagraph;
+import org.apache.poi.xwpf.usermodel.XWPFRun;
 
 public class WordDocumentImpl extends DocumentImpl {
   private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger();
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ protected Path generate() throws IOException {
       logger.debug("Retrieved all body elements, starting WordGenerator");
       WordGenerator.apply(resolver, bodyElements, options);
 
+      cleanLastEmptyPage(document);
+
       document.enforceUpdateFields();
 
       try (OutputStream os = Files.newOutputStream(file)) {
@@ -46,4 +50,32 @@ protected Path generate() throws IOException {
     return file;
   }
 
+  private void cleanLastEmptyPage(XWPFDocument document) {
+    List<IBodyElement> elements = document.getBodyElements();
+    int elementsToRemove = 0;
+    for (int i = elements.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+      IBodyElement element = elements.get(i);
+      if (element instanceof XWPFParagraph xwpfParagraph && isEmpty(xwpfParagraph)) {
+        elementsToRemove++;
+      } else {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    for (; elementsToRemove > 0; elementsToRemove--) {
+      document.removeBodyElement(elements.size() - 1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private boolean isEmpty(XWPFParagraph xwpfParagraph) {
+    return xwpfParagraph.isPageBreak() || (xwpfParagraph.getText().trim().isEmpty() && !hasPictures(xwpfParagraph));
+  }
+
+  private boolean hasPictures(XWPFParagraph paragraph) {
+    for (XWPFRun xwpfRun : paragraph.getRuns()) {
+      if (!xwpfRun.getEmbeddedPictures().isEmpty()) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/WordGeneratorTest.java b/src/test/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/WordGeneratorTest.java
index 0cbd0da..d736b3c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/WordGeneratorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/docutools/jocument/impl/word/WordGeneratorTest.java
@@ -607,4 +607,21 @@ void preservesLinebreaksInStrings() throws InterruptedException, IOException {
         assertThat(xwpfRun.getText(1), equalTo(" Socci Mignon "));
         assertThat(xwpfRun.getText(2), equalTo(" Ellworths"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void deletesEmptyPage() throws InterruptedException, IOException {
+        // Arrange
+        Template template = Template.fromClassPath("/templates/word/EmptyTemplate.docx")
+            .orElseThrow();
+        PlaceholderResolver resolver = new ReflectionResolver(SampleModelData.LINEBREAK_NAME_PERSON);
+
+        // Act
+        Document document = template.startGeneration(resolver);
+        document.blockUntilCompletion(60000L); // 1 minute
+
+        // Assert
+        assertThat(document.completed(), is(true));
+        xwpfDocument = TestUtils.getXWPFDocumentFromDocument(document);
+        assertThat(xwpfDocument.getBodyElements().size(), equalTo(0));
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/test/resources/templates/word/EmptyTemplate.docx b/src/test/resources/templates/word/EmptyTemplate.docx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0b404f
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