diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/graph/data.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/graph/data.rs
index 362f988f0..0e69e0240 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/graph/data.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/graph/data.rs
@@ -136,9 +136,17 @@ pub(super) fn apply_data(g: &mut GraphSpec, p: &Value) -> bool {
     changed
 }
 
-/// Drop rows with neither a value nor a label; a label-only row stays, its values blank.
+/// Drop rows with neither a value nor a label; a label-only row stays, its values blank. Each kept row keeps its own
+/// width, so a dropped row wider than the rest adds no blank series.
 fn drop_empty_rows(g: &mut GraphSpec) {
-    let mut cells = g.cells();
+    let blank: std::collections::HashSet<[usize; 2]> = g.blanks.iter().copied().collect();
+    let mut cells: Vec<Vec<Option<f64>>> = g
+        .rows
+        .iter()
+        .take(vectorcraft_doc::MAX_GRAPH_CATEGORIES)
+        .enumerate()
+        .map(|(c, r)| r.iter().take(vectorcraft_doc::MAX_GRAPH_SERIES).enumerate().map(|(s, v)| (!blank.contains(&[c, s])).then_some(*v)).collect())
+        .collect();
     let keep: Vec<bool> = (0..cells.len())
         .map(|c| cells.get(c).is_some_and(|r| r.iter().any(Option::is_some)) || g.categories.get(c).is_some_and(|l| !l.is_empty()))
         .collect();
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests/variables.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests/variables.rs
index fb252d854..07ac4aed0 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests/variables.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests/variables.rs
@@ -1647,7 +1647,8 @@ fn graph_variable_applies_csv_as_set_data() {
     s.execute("variable.makeGraphDynamic", &json!({})).unwrap();
     let name = s.execute("variable.list", &json!({})).unwrap()["variables"][0]["name"].as_str().unwrap().to_string();
     let spec = |s: &Session, g: u64| s.doc().unwrap().doc.node(NodeId(g)).unwrap().extras().graph.as_deref().unwrap().clone();
-    for (row, csv) in [("One", ",a\nQ1,10\nQ2,5"), ("Blank", ",a\nQ1,10\n,\nQ2,5")] {
+    // A dropped empty row wider than the others (`,,`) adds no blank series, so the right axis keeps nothing.
+    for (row, csv) in [("Wide", ",a\nQ1,10\n,,\nQ2,5"), ("One", ",a\nQ1,10\nQ2,5"), ("Blank", ",a\nQ1,10\n,\nQ2,5")] {
         s.execute("dataset.new", &json!({"name": row, "values": {name.clone(): csv}})).unwrap();
         s.execute("dataset.select", &json!({"name": row})).unwrap();
         s.execute("graph.setData", &json!({"id": other, "csv": csv})).unwrap();
@@ -1655,6 +1656,8 @@ fn graph_variable_applies_csv_as_set_data() {
         assert_eq!(merged.right_series, set.right_series, "{row}");
         assert_eq!(merged.categories, set.categories, "{row}");
         assert_eq!(merged.cells(), set.cells(), "{row}");
+        assert!(merged.right_series.is_empty(), "{row}");
+        assert_eq!(merged.cells(), [[Some(10.0)], [Some(5.0)]], "{row}");
     }
     assert!(spec(&s, id).right_series.is_empty());
     assert_eq!(spec(&s, id).categories, ["Q1", "Q2"]);