diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
index 7f6f6af148..b4d4c61931 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_conference/mod_conference.c
@@ -1593,6 +1593,11 @@ static void write_canvas_image_to_codec_group(conference_obj_t *conference, code
 		if (encode_status == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS || encode_status == SWITCH_STATUS_MORE_DATA) {
 
 			switch_assert((encode_status == SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS && frame->m) || !frame->m);
+
+			if (frame->datalen == 0) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			if (frame->timestamp) {
 				switch_set_flag(frame, SFF_RAW_RTP_PARSE_FRAME);
 			}
diff --git a/src/switch_core_media.c b/src/switch_core_media.c
index 6b86edfc00..c72c2a5183 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_media.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_media.c
@@ -10392,7 +10392,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_core_session_write_video_frame(switch_cor
 				switch_core_session_video_reinit(session);
 				frame->flags &= ~SFF_PICTURE_RESET;
 			}
-			
+
+			if (frame->datalen == 0) continue;
+
 			switch_set_flag(frame, SFF_RAW_RTP_PARSE_FRAME);
 			status = switch_core_session_write_encoded_video_frame(session, frame, flags, stream_id);
 		}