diff --git a/features/events.feature b/features/events.feature
index e921aaa..107b072 100644
--- a/features/events.feature
+++ b/features/events.feature
@@ -51,3 +51,50 @@ Feature: suite events
       | AfterFeature   | 2 |
       | AfterSuite     | 1 |
 
+  Scenario: should not trigger events on empty feature
+    Given a feature "normal.feature" file:
+      """
+      Feature: empty
+
+        Scenario: one
+
+        Scenario: two
+      """
+    When I run feature suite
+    Then these events had to be fired for a number of times:
+      | BeforeSuite    | 1 |
+      | BeforeFeature  | 0 |
+      | BeforeScenario | 0 |
+      | BeforeStep     | 0 |
+      | AfterStep      | 0 |
+      | AfterScenario  | 0 |
+      | AfterFeature   | 0 |
+      | AfterSuite     | 1 |
+
+  Scenario: should not trigger events on empty scenarios
+    Given a feature "normal.feature" file:
+      """
+      Feature: half empty
+
+        Scenario: one
+
+        Scenario: two
+          Then passing step
+
+        Scenario Outline: three
+          Then passing step
+
+          Examples:
+            | a |
+            | 1 |
+      """
+    When I run feature suite
+    Then these events had to be fired for a number of times:
+      | BeforeSuite    | 1 |
+      | BeforeFeature  | 1 |
+      | BeforeScenario | 2 |
+      | BeforeStep     | 2 |
+      | AfterStep      | 2 |
+      | AfterScenario  | 2 |
+      | AfterFeature   | 1 |
+      | AfterSuite     | 1 |
diff --git a/fmt_pretty.go b/fmt_pretty.go
index 0a1f2f7..cdd18b4 100644
--- a/fmt_pretty.go
+++ b/fmt_pretty.go
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ func (f *pretty) Node(node interface{}) {
 		f.outline = nil
 		f.steps = len(t.Steps) + f.totalBgSteps
 		f.scenarioKeyword = false
+		if isEmptyScenario(t) {
+			f.printUndefinedScenario(t)
+		}
 	case *gherkin.ScenarioOutline:
 		f.outline = t
 		f.scenario = nil
@@ -100,6 +103,21 @@ func (f *pretty) Node(node interface{}) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (f *pretty) printUndefinedScenario(sc *gherkin.Scenario) {
+	if f.bgSteps > 0 {
+		f.commentPos = f.longestStep(f.feature.Background.Steps, f.length(f.feature.Background))
+		fmt.Fprintln(f.out, "\n"+s(f.indent)+whiteb(f.feature.Background.Keyword+": "+f.feature.Background.Name))
+
+		for _, step := range f.feature.Background.Steps {
+			f.bgSteps--
+			f.printStep(step, nil, colors.Cyan)
+		}
+	}
+	text := s(f.indent) + whiteb(f.scenario.Keyword+": ") + sc.Name
+	text += s(f.commentPos-f.length(f.scenario)+1) + f.line(sc.Location)
+	fmt.Fprintln(f.out, "\n"+text)
+}
+
 // Summary sumarize the feature formatter output
 func (f *pretty) Summary() {
 	// failed steps on background are not scenarios
@@ -284,6 +302,7 @@ func (f *pretty) printStepKind(res *stepResult) {
 	if f.outline != nil {
 		f.outlineSteps = append(f.outlineSteps, res)
 	}
+	var bgStep bool
 
 	// if has not printed background yet
 	switch {
@@ -292,9 +311,11 @@ func (f *pretty) printStepKind(res *stepResult) {
 		f.commentPos = f.longestStep(f.feature.Background.Steps, f.length(f.feature.Background))
 		fmt.Fprintln(f.out, "\n"+s(f.indent)+whiteb(f.feature.Background.Keyword+": "+f.feature.Background.Name))
 		f.bgSteps--
+		bgStep = true
 	// subsequent background steps
 	case f.bgSteps > 0:
 		f.bgSteps--
+		bgStep = true
 	// first step of scenario, print header and calculate comment position
 	case f.scenario != nil:
 		// print scenario keyword and value if first example
@@ -333,7 +354,9 @@ func (f *pretty) printStepKind(res *stepResult) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	f.printStep(res.step, res.def, res.typ.clr())
+	if !f.isBackgroundStep(res.step) || bgStep {
+		f.printStep(res.step, res.def, res.typ.clr())
+	}
 	if res.err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(f.out, s(f.indent*2)+redb(fmt.Sprintf("%+v", res.err)))
 	}
@@ -342,6 +365,19 @@ func (f *pretty) printStepKind(res *stepResult) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (f *pretty) isBackgroundStep(step *gherkin.Step) bool {
+	if f.feature.Background == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	for _, bstep := range f.feature.Background.Steps {
+		if bstep.Location.Line == step.Location.Line {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // print table with aligned table cells
 func (f *pretty) printTable(t *gherkin.DataTable, c colors.ColorFunc) {
 	var l = longest(t, c)
diff --git a/gherkin.go b/gherkin.go
index 4280eae..6a4e804 100644
--- a/gherkin.go
+++ b/gherkin.go
@@ -9,3 +9,28 @@ func examples(ex interface{}) (*gherkin.Examples, bool) {
 	t, ok := ex.(*gherkin.Examples)
 	return t, ok
 }
+
+// means there are no scenarios or they do not have steps
+func isEmptyFeature(ft *gherkin.Feature) bool {
+	for _, def := range ft.ScenarioDefinitions {
+		if !isEmptyScenario(def) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// means scenario dooes not have steps
+func isEmptyScenario(def interface{}) bool {
+	switch t := def.(type) {
+	case *gherkin.Scenario:
+		if len(t.Steps) > 0 {
+			return false
+		}
+	case *gherkin.ScenarioOutline:
+		if len(t.Steps) > 0 {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/suite.go b/suite.go
index 7435823..a3c75de 100644
--- a/suite.go
+++ b/suite.go
@@ -425,8 +425,10 @@ func (s *Suite) runOutline(outline *gherkin.ScenarioOutline, b *gherkin.Backgrou
 		groups := example.TableBody
 
 		for _, group := range groups {
-			for _, f := range s.beforeScenarioHandlers {
-				f(outline)
+			if !isEmptyScenario(outline) {
+				for _, f := range s.beforeScenarioHandlers {
+					f(outline)
+				}
 			}
 			var steps []*gherkin.Step
 			for _, outlineStep := range outline.Steps {
@@ -493,8 +495,10 @@ func (s *Suite) runOutline(outline *gherkin.ScenarioOutline, b *gherkin.Backgrou
 
 			err := s.runSteps(steps)
 
-			for _, f := range s.afterScenarioHandlers {
-				f(outline, err)
+			if !isEmptyScenario(outline) {
+				for _, f := range s.afterScenarioHandlers {
+					f(outline, err)
+				}
 			}
 
 			if s.shouldFail(err) {
@@ -521,8 +525,10 @@ func (s *Suite) shouldFail(err error) bool {
 }
 
 func (s *Suite) runFeature(f *feature) {
-	for _, fn := range s.beforeFeatureHandlers {
-		fn(f.Feature)
+	if !isEmptyFeature(f.Feature) {
+		for _, fn := range s.beforeFeatureHandlers {
+			fn(f.Feature)
+		}
 	}
 
 	s.fmt.Feature(f.Feature, f.Path, f.Content)
@@ -541,8 +547,10 @@ func (s *Suite) runFeature(f *feature) {
 	}
 
 	defer func() {
-		for _, fn := range s.afterFeatureHandlers {
-			fn(f.Feature)
+		if !isEmptyFeature(f.Feature) {
+			for _, fn := range s.afterFeatureHandlers {
+				fn(f.Feature)
+			}
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -567,6 +575,11 @@ func (s *Suite) runFeature(f *feature) {
 }
 
 func (s *Suite) runScenario(scenario *gherkin.Scenario, b *gherkin.Background) (err error) {
+	if isEmptyScenario(scenario) {
+		s.fmt.Node(scenario)
+		return ErrUndefined
+	}
+
 	// run before scenario handlers
 	for _, f := range s.beforeScenarioHandlers {
 		f(scenario)
@@ -704,9 +717,7 @@ func filterFeatures(tags string, collected map[string]*feature) (features []*fea
 		ft.ScenarioDefinitions = scenarios
 		applyTagFilter(tags, ft.Feature)
 
-		if len(ft.ScenarioDefinitions) > 0 {
-			features = append(features, ft)
-		}
+		features = append(features, ft)
 	}
 
 	sort.Sort(sortByOrderGiven(features))