diff --git a/src/pyink/lines.py b/src/pyink/lines.py
index 1e2d6457539..99948615e3c 100644
--- a/src/pyink/lines.py
+++ b/src/pyink/lines.py
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ def maybe_empty_lines(self, current_line: Line) -> LinesBlock:
             and self.previous_block.previous_block is None
             and len(self.previous_block.original_line.leaves) == 1
             and self.previous_block.original_line.is_triple_quoted_string
+            and not (current_line.is_class or current_line.is_def)
         ):
             before = 1