diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/BaseFormattingCommand.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/BaseFormattingCommand.cs
index bb6e6cb50aa..ffccf13f4e1 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/BaseFormattingCommand.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/BaseFormattingCommand.cs
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ private void ProcessObject(PSObject so)
             }
             else if (transition == GroupTransition.startNew)
             {
+                // Add newline before each group except first
+                WriteNewLineObject();
+
                 // double transition
                 PopGroup(); // exit the current one
                 PushGroup(so); // start a sibling group
@@ -273,6 +276,23 @@ private void ProcessObject(PSObject so)
             }
         }
 
+        private void WriteNewLineObject()
+        {
+            FormatEntryData fed = new FormatEntryData();
+            fed.outOfBand = true;
+
+            ComplexViewEntry cve = new ComplexViewEntry();
+            FormatEntry fe = new FormatEntry();
+            cve.formatValueList.Add(fe);
+
+            // Formating system writes newline before each object
+            // so no need to add newline here like:
+            //     fe.formatValueList.Add(new FormatNewLine());
+            fed.formatEntryInfo = cve;
+
+            this.WriteObject(fed);
+        }
+
         private bool ShouldProcessOutOfBand
         {
             get
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/BaseOutputtingCommand.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/BaseOutputtingCommand.cs
index 5025fc6c381..7fe2126d296 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/BaseOutputtingCommand.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/BaseOutputtingCommand.cs
@@ -476,8 +476,6 @@ private void ProcessGroupStart(FormatMessagesContextManager.OutputContext c)
 
             if (goc.Data.groupingEntry != null)
             {
-                _lo.WriteLine(string.Empty);
-
                 ComplexWriter writer = new ComplexWriter();
                 writer.Initialize(_lo, _lo.ColumnNumber);
                 writer.WriteObject(goc.Data.groupingEntry.formatValueList);
diff --git a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Format-Custom.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Format-Custom.Tests.ps1
index 75aece4546c..cfee43bf931 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Format-Custom.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Format-Custom.Tests.ps1
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ Describe "Format-Custom with expression based EntrySelectedBy in a CustomControl
         $ps.Streams.Error.Clear()
         $expectedOutput = @'
 
-
 Entry selected by property
 
 Name
@@ -424,7 +423,6 @@ testing
         $ps.Streams.Error.Clear()
         $expectedOutput = @'
 
-
 Entry selected by ScriptBlock
 
 Name