diff --git a/laravel/str.php b/laravel/str.php
index dd6a12ac..9bdc9b1c 100644
--- a/laravel/str.php
+++ b/laravel/str.php
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ class Str {
 	 */
 	public static function words($value, $words = 100, $end = '...')
 	{
+		if (trim((string) $value) == '') return '';
+
 		preg_match('/^\s*+(?:\S++\s*+){1,'.$words.'}/', $value, $matches);
 
 		if (static::length($value) == static::length($matches[0]))