diff --git a/templates/kt3/standard_page.smarty b/templates/kt3/standard_page.smarty
index acf15ac..eea805c 100644
--- a/templates/kt3/standard_page.smarty
+++ b/templates/kt3/standard_page.smarty
@@ -90,10 +90,13 @@
 <div id="portletbar">
 
 {foreach item=oPortlet from=$page->portlets}
+{assign var=portlet_output value=$oPortlet->render() }
+{if $portlet_output}
 <div class="portlet">
 <h4>{$oPortlet->getTitle()}</h4>
-{$oPortlet->render()}
+{$portlet_output}
 </div>
+{/if}
 {/foreach}