diff --git a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/strip_transform.c b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/strip_transform.c
index 14875df9445..7b1ae1dd454 100644
--- a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/strip_transform.c
+++ b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/strip_transform.c
@@ -117,9 +117,10 @@ void SEQ_transform_translate_sequence(Scene *evil_scene, Sequence *seq, int delt
     return;
   }
 
-  /* Meta strips requires special handling: their content is to be translated, and then frame range
-   * of the meta is to be updated for the updated content. */
-  if (seq->type == SEQ_TYPE_META) {
+  /* Meta strips requires their content is to be translated, and then frame range of the meta is
+   * updated based on nested strips. Thiw won't work for empty metas, so they can be treated as
+   * normal strip. */
+  if (seq->type == SEQ_TYPE_META && !BLI_listbase_is_empty(&seq->seqbase)) {
     Sequence *seq_child;
     for (seq_child = seq->seqbase.first; seq_child; seq_child = seq_child->next) {
       SEQ_transform_translate_sequence(evil_scene, seq_child, delta);