diff --git a/lib/phlex/sgml.rb b/lib/phlex/sgml.rb
index c4b0b7b7..6f325814 100644
--- a/lib/phlex/sgml.rb
+++ b/lib/phlex/sgml.rb
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def raw(content)
 			return if context.fragments && !context.in_target_fragment
 
 			context.buffer << content.to_s
-		when nil # do nothing
+		when nil, "" # do nothing
 		else
 			raise Phlex::ArgumentError.new("You passed an unsafe object to `raw`.")
 		end