diff --git a/src/vs/editor/browser/widget/diffEditor/components/diffEditorViewZones/diffEditorViewZones.ts b/src/vs/editor/browser/widget/diffEditor/components/diffEditorViewZones/diffEditorViewZones.ts
index cfbad5b68b3..3b1b222de0d 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/browser/widget/diffEditor/components/diffEditorViewZones/diffEditorViewZones.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/browser/widget/diffEditor/components/diffEditorViewZones/diffEditorViewZones.ts
@@ -633,7 +633,10 @@ export function allowsTrueInlineDiffRendering(mapping: DetailedLineRangeMapping)
 	if (!mapping.innerChanges) {
 		return false;
 	}
-	return mapping.innerChanges.every(c => rangeIsSingleLine(c.modifiedRange) && rangeIsSingleLine(c.originalRange));
+	return mapping.innerChanges.every(c =>
+		(rangeIsSingleLine(c.modifiedRange) && rangeIsSingleLine(c.originalRange))
+		|| c.originalRange.equalsRange(new Range(1, 1, 1, 1))
+	);
 }
 
 function rangeIsSingleLine(range: Range): boolean {