diff --git a/apis/fluentbit/v1alpha2/plugins/input/tail_types.go b/apis/fluentbit/v1alpha2/plugins/input/tail_types.go
index 6ca911470..d974d75d0 100644
--- a/apis/fluentbit/v1alpha2/plugins/input/tail_types.go
+++ b/apis/fluentbit/v1alpha2/plugins/input/tail_types.go
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ type Tail struct {
 	// Specifies if the input plugin should be paused (stop ingesting new data) when the storage.max_chunks_up value is reached.
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum:=on;off
 	PauseOnChunksOverlimit string `json:"pauseOnChunksOverlimit,omitempty"`
+	//Skips empty lines in the log file from any further processing or output.
+	SkipEmptyLines *bool `json:"skipEmptyLines,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (_ *Tail) Name() string {
@@ -191,5 +193,8 @@ func (t *Tail) Params(_ plugins.SecretLoader) (*params.KVs, error) {
 	if t.PauseOnChunksOverlimit != "" {
 		kvs.Insert("storage.pause_on_chunks_overlimit", t.PauseOnChunksOverlimit)
 	}
+	if t.SkipEmptyLines != nil {
+		kvs.Insert("Skip_Empty_Lines", fmt.Sprint(*t.SkipEmptyLines))
+	}
 	return kvs, nil
 }
diff --git a/apis/fluentbit/v1alpha2/plugins/input/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/fluentbit/v1alpha2/plugins/input/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 0f7b7f388..399a574b1 100644
--- a/apis/fluentbit/v1alpha2/plugins/input/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/fluentbit/v1alpha2/plugins/input/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -487,6 +487,11 @@ func (in *Tail) DeepCopyInto(out *Tail) {
 		*out = new(bool)
 		**out = **in
 	}
+	if in.SkipEmptyLines != nil {
+		in, out := &in.SkipEmptyLines, &out.SkipEmptyLines
+		*out = new(bool)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new Tail.
diff --git a/charts/fluent-operator/charts/fluent-bit-crds/crds/fluentbit.fluent.io_clusterinputs.yaml b/charts/fluent-operator/charts/fluent-bit-crds/crds/fluentbit.fluent.io_clusterinputs.yaml
index cdbaaaee3..aacf75b01 100644
--- a/charts/fluent-operator/charts/fluent-bit-crds/crds/fluentbit.fluent.io_clusterinputs.yaml
+++ b/charts/fluent-operator/charts/fluent-bit-crds/crds/fluentbit.fluent.io_clusterinputs.yaml
@@ -809,6 +809,10 @@ spec:
                       a file once is rotated in case some pending data is flushed.
                     format: int64
                     type: integer
+                  skipEmptyLines:
+                    description: Skips empty lines in the log file from any further
+                      processing or output.
+                    type: boolean
                   skipLongLines:
                     description: |-
                       When a monitored file reach it buffer capacity due to a very long line (Buffer_Max_Size),
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/fluentbit.fluent.io_clusterinputs.yaml b/config/crd/bases/fluentbit.fluent.io_clusterinputs.yaml
index cdbaaaee3..aacf75b01 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/fluentbit.fluent.io_clusterinputs.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/fluentbit.fluent.io_clusterinputs.yaml
@@ -809,6 +809,10 @@ spec:
                       a file once is rotated in case some pending data is flushed.
                     format: int64
                     type: integer
+                  skipEmptyLines:
+                    description: Skips empty lines in the log file from any further
+                      processing or output.
+                    type: boolean
                   skipLongLines:
                     description: |-
                       When a monitored file reach it buffer capacity due to a very long line (Buffer_Max_Size),
diff --git a/docs/plugins/fluentbit/input/tail.md b/docs/plugins/fluentbit/input/tail.md
index 41f7cf0f7..3e024d94b 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/fluentbit/input/tail.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/fluentbit/input/tail.md
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ The Tail input plugin allows to monitor one or several text files. <br /> It has
 | multilineParser | This will help to reassembly multiline messages originally split by Docker or CRI Specify one or Multiline Parser definition to apply to the content. | string |
 | storageType | Specify the buffering mechanism to use. It can be memory or filesystem | string |
 | pauseOnChunksOverlimit | Specifies if the input plugin should be paused (stop ingesting new data) when the storage.max_chunks_up value is reached. | string |
+| skipEmptyLines | Skips empty lines in the log file from any further processing or output. | *bool |
diff --git a/manifests/setup/fluent-operator-crd.yaml b/manifests/setup/fluent-operator-crd.yaml
index c29cd154d..00e34885f 100644
--- a/manifests/setup/fluent-operator-crd.yaml
+++ b/manifests/setup/fluent-operator-crd.yaml
@@ -2922,6 +2922,10 @@ spec:
                       a file once is rotated in case some pending data is flushed.
                     format: int64
                     type: integer
+                  skipEmptyLines:
+                    description: Skips empty lines in the log file from any further
+                      processing or output.
+                    type: boolean
                   skipLongLines:
                     description: |-
                       When a monitored file reach it buffer capacity due to a very long line (Buffer_Max_Size),
diff --git a/manifests/setup/setup.yaml b/manifests/setup/setup.yaml
index 023bea4eb..138a029ca 100644
--- a/manifests/setup/setup.yaml
+++ b/manifests/setup/setup.yaml
@@ -2922,6 +2922,10 @@ spec:
                       a file once is rotated in case some pending data is flushed.
                     format: int64
                     type: integer
+                  skipEmptyLines:
+                    description: Skips empty lines in the log file from any further
+                      processing or output.
+                    type: boolean
                   skipLongLines:
                     description: |-
                       When a monitored file reach it buffer capacity due to a very long line (Buffer_Max_Size),