diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Element/FormField.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Element/FormField.php
index 432dc9c23b..f8a6a12863 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Element/FormField.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Element/FormField.php
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ private function writeDropDown(XMLWriter $xmlWriter, FormFieldElement $element)
         $xmlWriter->writeElementBlock('w:result', 'w:val', $value);
         $xmlWriter->writeElementBlock('w:default', 'w:val', $default);
         foreach ($entries as $entry) {
+            if ($entry == null || $entry == '') {
+                $entry = str_repeat(' ', self::FILLER_LENGTH);
+            }
             $xmlWriter->writeElementBlock('w:listEntry', 'w:val', $entry);
         }
         $xmlWriter->endElement();