diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
index 134b2dc..69ad92c 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 2.2.3
+
+* Fixed empty caption text still showing the caption widget.
+
 ## 2.2.2
 
 * Fix a disposed `VideoPlayerController` throwing an exception when being replaced in the `VideoPlayer`.
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
index 0d682c9..fe34375 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/lib/video_player.dart
@@ -946,11 +946,12 @@
   /// Creates a a new closed caption, designed to be used with
   /// [VideoPlayerValue.caption].
   ///
-  /// If [text] is null, nothing will be displayed.
+  /// If [text] is null or empty, nothing will be displayed.
   const ClosedCaption({Key? key, this.text, this.textStyle}) : super(key: key);
 
   /// The text that will be shown in the closed caption, or null if no caption
   /// should be shown.
+  /// If the text is empty the caption will not be shown.
   final String? text;
 
   /// Specifies how the text in the closed caption should look.
@@ -961,16 +962,17 @@
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final text = this.text;
+    if (text == null || text.isEmpty) {
+      return SizedBox.shrink();
+    }
+
     final TextStyle effectiveTextStyle = textStyle ??
         DefaultTextStyle.of(context).style.copyWith(
               fontSize: 36.0,
               color: Colors.white,
             );
 
-    if (text == null) {
-      return SizedBox.shrink();
-    }
-
     return Align(
       alignment: Alignment.bottomCenter,
       child: Padding(
@@ -982,7 +984,7 @@
           ),
           child: Padding(
             padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 2.0),
-            child: Text(text!, style: effectiveTextStyle),
+            child: Text(text, style: effectiveTextStyle),
           ),
         ),
       ),
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml b/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
index 2fa5d66..317d46d 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/pubspec.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   widgets on Android, iOS, and web.
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/plugins/tree/master/packages/video_player/video_player
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+video_player%22
-version: 2.2.2
+version: 2.2.3
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=2.12.0 <3.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/video_player/video_player/test/video_player_test.dart b/packages/video_player/video_player/test/video_player_test.dart
index 5fdc1fb..a929c68 100644
--- a/packages/video_player/video_player/test/video_player_test.dart
+++ b/packages/video_player/video_player/test/video_player_test.dart
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@
       expect(find.byType(Text), findsNothing);
     });
 
+    testWidgets('handles empty text', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+      await tester.pumpWidget(MaterialApp(home: ClosedCaption(text: '')));
+      expect(find.byType(Text), findsNothing);
+    });
+
     testWidgets('Passes text contrast ratio guidelines',
         (WidgetTester tester) async {
       final String text = 'foo';