diff --git a/src/Gateway/Bedrock/BedrockTextGateway.php b/src/Gateway/Bedrock/BedrockTextGateway.php
index dd0d05616..27ed9089a 100644
--- a/src/Gateway/Bedrock/BedrockTextGateway.php
+++ b/src/Gateway/Bedrock/BedrockTextGateway.php
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ protected function processTextStream(
         $currentReasoningText = '';
         $currentReasoningSignature = '';
         $currentReasoningRedacted = '';
+        $hasReasoningBlocks = false;
         $stopReason = 'stop';
 
         $emitTextStart = function () use (&$textId, $invocationId, $timestamp) {
@@ -301,21 +302,24 @@ protected function processTextStream(
                 if (isset($delta['text'])) {
                     $currentBlockType = 'text';
 
-                    if ($emittedEvent = $emitTextStart()) {
-                        yield $emittedEvent;
-                    }
+                    if ($delta['text'] !== '') {
+                        if ($emittedEvent = $emitTextStart()) {
+                            yield $emittedEvent;
+                        }
 
-                    $assistantText .= $delta['text'];
-                    $currentText .= $delta['text'];
+                        $assistantText .= $delta['text'];
+                        $currentText .= $delta['text'];
 
-                    yield (new TextDelta(
-                        (string) Str::uuid(),
-                        $textId,
-                        $delta['text'],
-                        $timestamp,
-                    ))->withInvocationId($invocationId);
-                } elseif (isset($delta['reasoningContent']['text'])) {
+                        yield (new TextDelta(
+                            (string) Str::uuid(),
+                            $textId,
+                            $delta['text'],
+                            $timestamp,
+                        ))->withInvocationId($invocationId);
+                    }
+                } elseif (isset($delta['reasoningContent']['text']) && $delta['reasoningContent']['text'] !== '') {
                     $currentBlockType = 'reasoning';
+                    $hasReasoningBlocks = true;
 
                     if ($emittedEvent = $emitReasoningStart()) {
                         yield $emittedEvent;
@@ -329,16 +333,18 @@ protected function processTextStream(
                         $delta['reasoningContent']['text'],
                         $timestamp,
                     ))->withInvocationId($invocationId);
-                } elseif (isset($delta['reasoningContent']['signature'])) {
+                } elseif (isset($delta['reasoningContent']['signature']) && $delta['reasoningContent']['signature'] !== '') {
                     $currentBlockType = 'reasoning';
+                    $hasReasoningBlocks = true;
 
                     if ($emittedEvent = $emitReasoningStart()) {
                         yield $emittedEvent;
                     }
 
                     $currentReasoningSignature .= $delta['reasoningContent']['signature'];
-                } elseif (isset($delta['reasoningContent']['redactedContent'])) {
+                } elseif (isset($delta['reasoningContent']['redactedContent']) && $delta['reasoningContent']['redactedContent'] !== '') {
                     $currentBlockType = 'reasoning';
+                    $hasReasoningBlocks = true;
 
                     if ($emittedEvent = $emitReasoningStart()) {
                         yield $emittedEvent;
@@ -363,12 +369,15 @@ protected function processTextStream(
                             ],
                         ];
                     } else {
+                        $reasoningText = ['text' => $currentReasoningText];
+
+                        if ($currentReasoningSignature !== '') {
+                            $reasoningText['signature'] = $currentReasoningSignature;
+                        }
+
                         $responseContent[$index] = [
                             'reasoningContent' => [
-                                'reasoningText' => [
-                                    'text' => $currentReasoningText,
-                                    'signature' => $currentReasoningSignature,
-                                ],
+                                'reasoningText' => $reasoningText,
                             ],
                         ];
                     }
@@ -383,14 +392,16 @@ protected function processTextStream(
                     $currentReasoningSignature = '';
                     $currentReasoningRedacted = '';
                     $reasoningId = '';
-                } elseif ($currentBlockType === 'text' && $textId !== '') {
+                } elseif ($currentBlockType === 'text') {
                     $responseContent[$index] = ['text' => $currentText];
 
-                    yield (new TextEnd(
-                        (string) Str::uuid(),
-                        $textId,
-                        $timestamp,
-                    ))->withInvocationId($invocationId);
+                    if ($textId !== '') {
+                        yield (new TextEnd(
+                            (string) Str::uuid(),
+                            $textId,
+                            $timestamp,
+                        ))->withInvocationId($invocationId);
+                    }
 
                     $currentText = '';
                     $textId = '';
@@ -457,6 +468,15 @@ protected function processTextStream(
             $finishReason = FinishReason::Stop;
         }
 
+        $providerContentBlocks = array_values($responseContent);
+
+        if (! $hasReasoningBlocks) {
+            $providerContentBlocks = array_values(array_filter(
+                $providerContentBlocks,
+                fn (array $block) => ! isset($block['text']) || $block['text'] !== '',
+            ));
+        }
+
         return new StepResponse(
             text: $assistantText,
             toolCalls: $toolCalls,
@@ -464,7 +484,7 @@ protected function processTextStream(
             usage: $totalUsage,
             meta: new Meta($provider->name(), $model),
             structured: $structuredOutput !== null ? $this->decodeStructuredOutput($structuredOutput) : null,
-            providerContentBlocks: array_values($responseContent),
+            providerContentBlocks: $providerContentBlocks,
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Streaming/Events/TextDelta.php b/src/Streaming/Events/TextDelta.php
index 476b03a12..60f0ece97 100644
--- a/src/Streaming/Events/TextDelta.php
+++ b/src/Streaming/Events/TextDelta.php
@@ -17,14 +17,22 @@ public function __construct(
 
     /**
      * Combine the text deltas in the given collection of events into a single string.
+     *
+     * Deltas from a multi-step generation carry a distinct message ID per step,
+     * and each step's text is a self-contained utterance (typically narration
+     * around a tool call). Steps are therefore joined with a blank line instead
+     * of being run together mid-sentence.
      */
     public static function combine(Collection|array $events): string
     {
         $events = is_array($events) ? new Collection($events) : $events;
 
         return $events->whereInstanceOf(TextDelta::class)
-            ->map(fn (TextDelta $event) => $event->delta)
-            ->join('');
+            ->groupBy(fn (TextDelta $event) => $event->messageId)
+            ->map(fn (Collection $deltas) => $deltas->map(fn (TextDelta $event) => $event->delta)->join(''))
+            ->filter(fn (string $text) => trim($text) !== '')
+            ->values()
+            ->join("\n\n");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Providers/Bedrock/StreamingTest.php b/tests/Feature/Providers/Bedrock/StreamingTest.php
index dd5fa6ac0..4246bb2f4 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Providers/Bedrock/StreamingTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Providers/Bedrock/StreamingTest.php
@@ -120,6 +120,181 @@
             ->and($assistantTurn['content'][1]['toolUse']['name'])->toBe('FixedNumberGenerator');
     });
 
+    test('streaming does not round-trip an empty text block on follow-up tool step', function () {
+        $mock = new MockHandler([
+            new Result(['stream' => [
+                $this->contentBlockStart(0),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(0, ['text' => '']),
+                $this->contentBlockStop(0),
+                $this->contentBlockStart(1, ['toolUse' => ['toolUseId' => 't1', 'name' => 'FixedNumberGenerator']]),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(1, ['toolUse' => ['input' => '{}']]),
+                $this->contentBlockStop(1),
+                $this->messageStop('tool_use'),
+            ]]),
+            new Result(['stream' => [
+                $this->contentBlockStart(0),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(0, ['text' => 'Done']),
+                $this->contentBlockStop(0),
+                $this->messageStop('end_turn'),
+            ]]),
+        ]);
+
+        $gateway = $this->gatewayWithClient($this->bedrockClient($mock));
+
+        iterator_to_array(
+            (new TextGenerationLoop($gateway))->stream(
+                'inv-1',
+                $this->bedrockProvider(),
+                'anthropic.claude-sonnet-5',
+                null,
+                tools: [new FixedNumberGenerator],
+            ),
+            preserve_keys: false,
+        );
+
+        $assistantTurn = $mock->getLastCommand()->toArray()['messages'][0];
+
+        expect($assistantTurn['content'])->toHaveCount(1)
+            ->and($assistantTurn['content'][0])->toHaveKey('toolUse');
+    });
+
+    test('streaming preserves empty text blocks between reasoning blocks on follow-up tool step', function () {
+        $mock = new MockHandler([
+            new Result(['stream' => [
+                $this->contentBlockStart(0),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(0, ['reasoningContent' => ['text' => 'I should call the tool']]),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(0, ['reasoningContent' => ['signature' => 'sig-1']]),
+                $this->contentBlockStop(0),
+                $this->contentBlockStart(1),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(1, ['text' => '']),
+                $this->contentBlockStop(1),
+                $this->contentBlockStart(2),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(2, ['reasoningContent' => ['text' => 'I need the result']]),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(2, ['reasoningContent' => ['signature' => 'sig-2']]),
+                $this->contentBlockStop(2),
+                $this->contentBlockStart(3, ['toolUse' => ['toolUseId' => 't1', 'name' => 'FixedNumberGenerator']]),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(3, ['toolUse' => ['input' => '{}']]),
+                $this->contentBlockStop(3),
+                $this->messageStop('tool_use'),
+            ]]),
+            new Result(['stream' => [
+                $this->contentBlockStart(0),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(0, ['text' => 'Done']),
+                $this->contentBlockStop(0),
+                $this->messageStop('end_turn'),
+            ]]),
+        ]);
+
+        $gateway = $this->gatewayWithClient($this->bedrockClient($mock));
+
+        iterator_to_array(
+            (new TextGenerationLoop($gateway))->stream(
+                'inv-1',
+                $this->bedrockProvider(),
+                'anthropic.claude-sonnet-5',
+                null,
+                tools: [new FixedNumberGenerator],
+            ),
+            preserve_keys: false,
+        );
+
+        $assistantTurn = $mock->getLastCommand()->toArray()['messages'][0];
+
+        expect($assistantTurn['content'])->toHaveCount(4)
+            ->and($assistantTurn['content'][0])->toBe([
+                'reasoningContent' => ['reasoningText' => ['text' => 'I should call the tool', 'signature' => 'sig-1']],
+            ])
+            ->and($assistantTurn['content'][1])->toBe(['text' => ''])
+            ->and($assistantTurn['content'][2])->toBe([
+                'reasoningContent' => ['reasoningText' => ['text' => 'I need the result', 'signature' => 'sig-2']],
+            ])
+            ->and($assistantTurn['content'][3]['toolUse']['toolUseId'])->toBe('t1')
+            ->and($assistantTurn['content'][3]['toolUse']['name'])->toBe('FixedNumberGenerator');
+    });
+
+    test('streaming does not round-trip an empty reasoning block on follow-up tool step', function (array $delta) {
+        $mock = new MockHandler([
+            new Result(['stream' => [
+                $this->contentBlockStart(0),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(0, $delta),
+                $this->contentBlockStop(0),
+                $this->contentBlockStart(1, ['toolUse' => ['toolUseId' => 't1', 'name' => 'FixedNumberGenerator']]),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(1, ['toolUse' => ['input' => '{}']]),
+                $this->contentBlockStop(1),
+                $this->messageStop('tool_use'),
+            ]]),
+            new Result(['stream' => [
+                $this->contentBlockStart(0),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(0, ['text' => 'Done']),
+                $this->contentBlockStop(0),
+                $this->messageStop('end_turn'),
+            ]]),
+        ]);
+
+        $gateway = $this->gatewayWithClient($this->bedrockClient($mock));
+
+        iterator_to_array(
+            (new TextGenerationLoop($gateway))->stream(
+                'inv-1',
+                $this->bedrockProvider(),
+                'anthropic.claude-sonnet-5',
+                null,
+                tools: [new FixedNumberGenerator],
+            ),
+            preserve_keys: false,
+        );
+
+        $assistantTurn = $mock->getLastCommand()->toArray()['messages'][0];
+
+        expect($assistantTurn['content'])->toHaveCount(1)
+            ->and($assistantTurn['content'][0])->toHaveKey('toolUse');
+    })->with([
+        'text' => [['reasoningContent' => ['text' => '']]],
+        'signature' => [['reasoningContent' => ['signature' => '']]],
+        'redacted content' => [['reasoningContent' => ['redactedContent' => '']]],
+    ]);
+
+    test('streaming omits an empty reasoning signature on follow-up tool step', function () {
+        $mock = new MockHandler([
+            new Result(['stream' => [
+                $this->contentBlockStart(0),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(0, ['reasoningContent' => ['text' => 'I should call the tool']]),
+                $this->contentBlockStop(0),
+                $this->contentBlockStart(1, ['toolUse' => ['toolUseId' => 't1', 'name' => 'FixedNumberGenerator']]),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(1, ['toolUse' => ['input' => '{}']]),
+                $this->contentBlockStop(1),
+                $this->messageStop('tool_use'),
+            ]]),
+            new Result(['stream' => [
+                $this->contentBlockStart(0),
+                $this->contentBlockDelta(0, ['text' => 'Done']),
+                $this->contentBlockStop(0),
+                $this->messageStop('end_turn'),
+            ]]),
+        ]);
+
+        $gateway = $this->gatewayWithClient($this->bedrockClient($mock));
+
+        iterator_to_array(
+            (new TextGenerationLoop($gateway))->stream(
+                'inv-1',
+                $this->bedrockProvider(),
+                'openai.gpt-oss-120b-1:0',
+                null,
+                tools: [new FixedNumberGenerator],
+            ),
+            preserve_keys: false,
+        );
+
+        $assistantTurn = $mock->getLastCommand()->toArray()['messages'][0];
+
+        expect($assistantTurn['content'][0])->toBe([
+            'reasoningContent' => [
+                'reasoningText' => ['text' => 'I should call the tool'],
+            ],
+        ]);
+    });
+
     test('streaming round-trips redacted reasoning block', function () {
         $mock = new MockHandler([
             new Result(['stream' => [
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Streaming/TextDeltaTest.php b/tests/Unit/Streaming/TextDeltaTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44679e101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Streaming/TextDeltaTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+
+use Laravel\Ai\Responses\Data;
+use Laravel\Ai\Streaming\Events\StreamStart;
+use Laravel\Ai\Streaming\Events\TextDelta;
+use Laravel\Ai\Streaming\Events\ToolCall;
+use Laravel\Ai\Streaming\Events\ToolResult;
+
+function textDelta(string $messageId, string $delta): TextDelta
+{
+    return new TextDelta(uniqid(), $messageId, $delta, time());
+}
+
+test('combine joins deltas of a single message without separators', function () {
+    $events = [
+        textDelta('message-1', 'Hello'),
+        textDelta('message-1', ' there'),
+        textDelta('message-1', '!'),
+    ];
+
+    expect(TextDelta::combine($events))->toBe('Hello there!');
+});
+
+test('combine separates text from different messages with a blank line', function () {
+    $events = [
+        textDelta('message-1', 'Let me look that up.'),
+        new ToolCall(uniqid(), new Data\ToolCall('call-1', 'get_weather', ['city' => 'Copenhagen']), time()),
+        new ToolResult(uniqid(), new Data\ToolResult('call-1', 'get_weather', ['city' => 'Copenhagen'], '12°C'), true, null, time()),
+        textDelta('message-2', 'It is '),
+        textDelta('message-2', '12°C in Copenhagen.'),
+    ];
+
+    expect(TextDelta::combine($events))->toBe("Let me look that up.\n\nIt is 12°C in Copenhagen.");
+});
+
+test('combine drops whitespace-only messages', function () {
+    $events = [
+        textDelta('message-1', 'First.'),
+        textDelta('message-2', "\n"),
+        textDelta('message-3', 'Second.'),
+    ];
+
+    expect(TextDelta::combine($events))->toBe("First.\n\nSecond.");
+});
+
+test('combine ignores events that are not text deltas', function () {
+    $events = [
+        new StreamStart(uniqid(), 'fake', 'fake-model', time()),
+        textDelta('message-1', 'Only text.'),
+    ];
+
+    expect(TextDelta::combine($events))->toBe('Only text.');
+});
+
+test('combine returns an empty string when there are no text deltas', function () {
+    expect(TextDelta::combine([]))->toBe('');
+});