diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/text/subrip/SubripParser.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/text/subrip/SubripParser.java
index 742ec542bf..bb70720ef7 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/text/subrip/SubripParser.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/text/subrip/SubripParser.java
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ public final class SubripParser implements SubtitleParser {
     String currentLine;
 
     while ((currentLine = reader.readLine()) != null) {
+      // Skip blank lines.
+      if (currentLine.length() == 0)
+        continue;
+
       // Parse the numeric counter as a sanity check.
       try {
         Integer.parseInt(currentLine);