diff --git a/cursorless-talon/src/modifiers/modifiers.py b/cursorless-talon/src/modifiers/modifiers.py
index 9d275d4d11..7d0e53a1a8 100644
--- a/cursorless-talon/src/modifiers/modifiers.py
+++ b/cursorless-talon/src/modifiers/modifiers.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
     "just": "toRawSelection",
     "leading": "leading",
     "trailing": "trailing",
+    "content": "keepContentFilter",
+    "empty": "keepEmptyFilter",
 }
 
 mod.list(
diff --git a/src/processTargets/getModifierStage.ts b/src/processTargets/getModifierStage.ts
index a2ea266f4c..627bee9203 100644
--- a/src/processTargets/getModifierStage.ts
+++ b/src/processTargets/getModifierStage.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import {
   Modifier,
 } from "../typings/targetDescriptor.types";
 import CascadingStage from "./modifiers/CascadingStage";
+import {
+  KeepContentFilterStage,
+  KeepEmptyFilterStage,
+} from "./modifiers/FilterStages";
 import { HeadStage, TailStage } from "./modifiers/HeadTailStage";
 import {
   ExcludeInteriorStage,
@@ -65,6 +69,10 @@ export default (modifier: Modifier): ModifierStage => {
       return new OrdinalScopeStage(modifier);
     case "relativeScope":
       return new RelativeScopeStage(modifier);
+    case "keepContentFilter":
+      return new KeepContentFilterStage(modifier);
+    case "keepEmptyFilter":
+      return new KeepEmptyFilterStage(modifier);
     case "cascading":
       return new CascadingStage(modifier);
     case "modifyIfUntyped":
diff --git a/src/processTargets/modifiers/FilterStages.ts b/src/processTargets/modifiers/FilterStages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05ed788342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/processTargets/modifiers/FilterStages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import type { Target } from "../../typings/target.types";
+import type {
+  KeepContentFilterModifier,
+  KeepEmptyFilterModifier,
+} from "../../typings/targetDescriptor.types";
+import type { ProcessedTargetsContext } from "../../typings/Types";
+import type { ModifierStage } from "../PipelineStages.types";
+
+export class KeepContentFilterStage implements ModifierStage {
+  constructor(private modifier: KeepContentFilterModifier) {}
+
+  run(context: ProcessedTargetsContext, target: Target): Target[] {
+    return target.contentText.trim() !== "" ? [target] : [];
+  }
+}
+
+export class KeepEmptyFilterStage implements ModifierStage {
+  constructor(private modifier: KeepEmptyFilterModifier) {}
+
+  run(context: ProcessedTargetsContext, target: Target): Target[] {
+    return target.contentText.trim() === "" ? [target] : [];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/processTargets/modifiers/scopeTypeStages/LineStage.ts b/src/processTargets/modifiers/scopeTypeStages/LineStage.ts
index 990c3576e3..2947c6ded0 100644
--- a/src/processTargets/modifiers/scopeTypeStages/LineStage.ts
+++ b/src/processTargets/modifiers/scopeTypeStages/LineStage.ts
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ export default class implements ModifierStage {
     const targets: LineTarget[] = [];
 
     for (let i = startLine; i <= endLine; ++i) {
-      const line = editor.document.lineAt(i);
-      if (!line.isEmptyOrWhitespace) {
-        targets.push(
-          createLineTarget(target.editor, target.isReversed, line.range)
-        );
-      }
+      targets.push(
+        createLineTarget(
+          target.editor,
+          target.isReversed,
+          editor.document.lineAt(i).range
+        )
+      );
     }
 
     if (targets.length === 0) {
diff --git a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearContent.yml b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearContent.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa8f242437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearContent.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+languageId: markdown
+command:
+  spokenForm: clear content
+  version: 3
+  targets:
+    - type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - {type: keepContentFilter}
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: true
+  action: {name: clearAndSetSelection}
+initialState:
+  documentContents: |-
+
+    a
+     
+    b
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 0}
+    - anchor: {line: 1, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 1, character: 1}
+    - anchor: {line: 2, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 2, character: 1}
+    - anchor: {line: 3, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 3, character: 1}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: |2
+
+
+     
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 1, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 1, character: 0}
+    - anchor: {line: 3, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 3, character: 0}
+fullTargets: [{type: primitive, mark: {type: cursor}, modifiers: [{type: keepContentFilter}]}]
diff --git a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearEmpty.yml b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearEmpty.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f81eb57ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearEmpty.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+languageId: markdown
+command:
+  spokenForm: clear empty
+  version: 3
+  targets:
+    - type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - {type: keepEmptyFilter}
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: true
+  action: {name: clearAndSetSelection}
+initialState:
+  documentContents: |-
+
+    a
+     
+    b
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 0}
+    - anchor: {line: 1, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 1, character: 1}
+    - anchor: {line: 2, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 2, character: 1}
+    - anchor: {line: 3, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 3, character: 1}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: |-
+
+    a
+
+    b
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 0}
+    - anchor: {line: 2, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 2, character: 0}
+fullTargets: [{type: primitive, mark: {type: cursor}, modifiers: [{type: keepEmptyFilter}]}]
diff --git a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/takeEveryLine.yml b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/takeEveryLine.yml
index 585c54df09..28878f942c 100644
--- a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/takeEveryLine.yml
+++ b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/takeEveryLine.yml
@@ -30,12 +30,18 @@ finalState:
     d   e
     f   g
   selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 0}
     - anchor: {line: 1, character: 0}
       active: {line: 1, character: 1}
+    - anchor: {line: 2, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 2, character: 0}
     - anchor: {line: 3, character: 0}
       active: {line: 3, character: 5}
     - anchor: {line: 4, character: 0}
       active: {line: 4, character: 5}
     - anchor: {line: 5, character: 0}
       active: {line: 5, character: 5}
+    - anchor: {line: 6, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 6, character: 0}
 fullTargets: [{type: primitive, mark: {type: cursor}, modifiers: [{type: everyScope, scopeType: line}]}]
diff --git a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/takeEveryLine2.yml b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/takeEveryLine2.yml
index 5d10dca7b6..d2c21eca89 100644
--- a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/takeEveryLine2.yml
+++ b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/takeEveryLine2.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ finalState:
   selections:
     - anchor: {line: 1, character: 1}
       active: {line: 1, character: 0}
+    - anchor: {line: 2, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 2, character: 0}
     - anchor: {line: 3, character: 5}
       active: {line: 3, character: 0}
     - anchor: {line: 4, character: 5}
diff --git a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/takeEveryLine3.yml b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/takeEveryLine3.yml
index e68d3bb074..e7bf1df1b5 100644
--- a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/takeEveryLine3.yml
+++ b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/takeEveryLine3.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ finalState:
   selections:
     - anchor: {line: 1, character: 0}
       active: {line: 1, character: 1}
+    - anchor: {line: 2, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 2, character: 0}
     - anchor: {line: 3, character: 0}
       active: {line: 3, character: 5}
     - anchor: {line: 4, character: 0}
diff --git a/src/typings/targetDescriptor.types.ts b/src/typings/targetDescriptor.types.ts
index c4720f4904..cc687f1f83 100644
--- a/src/typings/targetDescriptor.types.ts
+++ b/src/typings/targetDescriptor.types.ts
@@ -238,6 +238,14 @@ export interface TrailingModifier {
   type: "trailing";
 }
 
+export interface KeepContentFilterModifier {
+  type: "keepContentFilter";
+}
+
+export interface KeepEmptyFilterModifier {
+  type: "keepEmptyFilter";
+}
+
 export type Position = "before" | "after" | "start" | "end";
 
 export interface PositionModifier {
@@ -310,7 +318,9 @@ export type Modifier =
   | RawSelectionModifier
   | ModifyIfUntypedModifier
   | CascadingModifier
-  | RangeModifier;
+  | RangeModifier
+  | KeepContentFilterModifier
+  | KeepEmptyFilterModifier;
 
 export interface PartialRangeTargetDescriptor {
   type: "range";