diff --git a/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/sockjs/transport/session/AbstractSockJsSession.java b/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/sockjs/transport/session/AbstractSockJsSession.java
index cc950ea4870..666dc6d254b 100644
--- a/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/sockjs/transport/session/AbstractSockJsSession.java
+++ b/spring-websocket/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/socket/sockjs/transport/session/AbstractSockJsSession.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 package org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.transport.session;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
@@ -377,23 +378,33 @@ public abstract class AbstractSockJsSession implements SockJsSession {
 	}
 
 	public void delegateMessages(String... messages) throws SockJsMessageDeliveryException {
-		List<String> undelivered = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(messages));
-		for (String message : messages) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < messages.length; i++) {
 			try {
 				if (isClosed()) {
-					throw new SockJsMessageDeliveryException(this.id, undelivered, "Session closed");
-				}
-				else {
-					this.handler.handleMessage(this, new TextMessage(message));
-					undelivered.remove(0);
+					throw new SockJsMessageDeliveryException(this.id, getUndelivered(messages, i), "Session closed");
 				}
+				this.handler.handleMessage(this, new TextMessage(messages[i]));
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex) {
-				throw new SockJsMessageDeliveryException(this.id, undelivered, ex);
+				throw new SockJsMessageDeliveryException(this.id, getUndelivered(messages, i), ex);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	private static List<String> getUndelivered(String[] messages, int i) {
+		switch (messages.length - i) {
+			case 0:
+				return Collections.emptyList();
+			case 1:
+				return (messages[i].trim().isEmpty() ?
+						Collections.emptyList() : Collections.singletonList(messages[i]));
+			default:
+				return Arrays.stream(Arrays.copyOfRange(messages, i, messages.length))
+						.filter(message -> !message.trim().isEmpty())
+						.collect(Collectors.toList());
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Invoked when the underlying connection is closed.
 	 */
diff --git a/spring-websocket/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/socket/sockjs/transport/session/SockJsSessionTests.java b/spring-websocket/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/socket/sockjs/transport/session/SockJsSessionTests.java
index c65061c03da..dafe2e69cee 100644
--- a/spring-websocket/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/socket/sockjs/transport/session/SockJsSessionTests.java
+++ b/spring-websocket/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/socket/sockjs/transport/session/SockJsSessionTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2019 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.web.socket.CloseStatus;
 import org.springframework.web.socket.TextMessage;
-import org.springframework.web.socket.WebSocketHandler;
 import org.springframework.web.socket.handler.ExceptionWebSocketHandlerDecorator;
 import org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.SockJsMessageDeliveryException;
 import org.springframework.web.socket.sockjs.SockJsTransportFailureException;
@@ -48,9 +47,10 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions;
  */
 public class SockJsSessionTests extends AbstractSockJsSessionTests<TestSockJsSession> {
 
+
 	@Override
 	protected TestSockJsSession initSockJsSession() {
-		return new TestSockJsSession("1", this.sockJsConfig, this.webSocketHandler, Collections.<String, Object>emptyMap());
+		return new TestSockJsSession("1", this.sockJsConfig, this.webSocketHandler, Collections.emptyMap());
 	}
 
 
@@ -94,8 +94,10 @@ public class SockJsSessionTests extends AbstractSockJsSessionTests<TestSockJsSes
 
 	@Test
 	public void delegateMessages() throws Exception {
+
 		String msg1 = "message 1";
 		String msg2 = "message 2";
+
 		this.session.delegateMessages(msg1, msg2);
 
 		verify(this.webSocketHandler).handleMessage(this.session, new TextMessage(msg1));
@@ -105,24 +107,26 @@ public class SockJsSessionTests extends AbstractSockJsSessionTests<TestSockJsSes
 
 	@Test
 	public void delegateMessagesWithErrorAndConnectionClosing() throws Exception {
-		WebSocketHandler wsHandler = new ExceptionWebSocketHandlerDecorator(this.webSocketHandler);
-		TestSockJsSession sockJsSession = new TestSockJsSession(
-				"1", this.sockJsConfig, wsHandler, Collections.<String, Object>emptyMap());
+
+		TestSockJsSession session = new TestSockJsSession("1", this.sockJsConfig,
+				new ExceptionWebSocketHandlerDecorator(this.webSocketHandler), Collections.emptyMap());
 
 		String msg1 = "message 1";
 		String msg2 = "message 2";
 		String msg3 = "message 3";
 
-		willThrow(new IOException()).given(this.webSocketHandler).handleMessage(sockJsSession, new TextMessage(msg2));
+		willThrow(new IOException()).given(this.webSocketHandler).handleMessage(session, new TextMessage(msg2));
 
-		sockJsSession.delegateConnectionEstablished();
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(SockJsMessageDeliveryException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
-				sockJsSession.delegateMessages(msg1, msg2, msg3))
-			.satisfies(ex -> assertThat(ex.getUndeliveredMessages()).containsExactly(msg3));
-		verify(this.webSocketHandler).afterConnectionEstablished(sockJsSession);
-		verify(this.webSocketHandler).handleMessage(sockJsSession, new TextMessage(msg1));
-		verify(this.webSocketHandler).handleMessage(sockJsSession, new TextMessage(msg2));
-		verify(this.webSocketHandler).afterConnectionClosed(sockJsSession, CloseStatus.SERVER_ERROR);
+		session.delegateConnectionEstablished();
+
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(SockJsMessageDeliveryException.class)
+				.isThrownBy(() -> session.delegateMessages(msg1, msg2, msg3))
+				.satisfies(ex -> assertThat(ex.getUndeliveredMessages()).containsExactly(msg3));
+
+		verify(this.webSocketHandler).afterConnectionEstablished(session);
+		verify(this.webSocketHandler).handleMessage(session, new TextMessage(msg1));
+		verify(this.webSocketHandler).handleMessage(session, new TextMessage(msg2));
+		verify(this.webSocketHandler).afterConnectionClosed(session, CloseStatus.SERVER_ERROR);
 		verifyNoMoreInteractions(this.webSocketHandler);
 	}
 
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@ public class SockJsSessionTests extends AbstractSockJsSessionTests<TestSockJsSes
 		assertThat(this.session.getCloseStatus().getCode()).isEqualTo(3000);
 
 		this.session.close(CloseStatus.SERVER_ERROR);
-		assertThat(this.session.getCloseStatus().getCode()).as("Close should be ignored if already closed").isEqualTo(3000);
+		assertThat(this.session.getCloseStatus().getCode()).as("Should ignore close if already closed").isEqualTo(3000);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -219,7 +223,7 @@ public class SockJsSessionTests extends AbstractSockJsSessionTests<TestSockJsSes
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void writeFrame() throws Exception {
+	public void writeFrame() {
 		this.session.writeFrame(SockJsFrame.openFrame());
 
 		assertThat(this.session.getSockJsFramesWritten().size()).isEqualTo(1);
@@ -238,7 +242,7 @@ public class SockJsSessionTests extends AbstractSockJsSessionTests<TestSockJsSes
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void sendHeartbeat() throws Exception {
+	public void sendHeartbeat() {
 		this.session.setActive(true);
 		this.session.sendHeartbeat();
 
@@ -250,7 +254,7 @@ public class SockJsSessionTests extends AbstractSockJsSessionTests<TestSockJsSes
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void scheduleHeartbeatNotActive() throws Exception {
+	public void scheduleHeartbeatNotActive() {
 		this.session.setActive(false);
 		this.session.scheduleHeartbeat();
 
@@ -258,7 +262,7 @@ public class SockJsSessionTests extends AbstractSockJsSessionTests<TestSockJsSes
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void sendHeartbeatWhenDisabled() throws Exception {
+	public void sendHeartbeatWhenDisabled() {
 		this.session.disableHeartbeat();
 		this.session.setActive(true);
 		this.session.sendHeartbeat();
@@ -267,7 +271,7 @@ public class SockJsSessionTests extends AbstractSockJsSessionTests<TestSockJsSes
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void scheduleAndCancelHeartbeat() throws Exception {
+	public void scheduleAndCancelHeartbeat() {
 		ScheduledFuture<?> task = mock(ScheduledFuture.class);
 		willReturn(task).given(this.taskScheduler).schedule(any(Runnable.class), any(Date.class));