diff --git a/mutagen/flac.py b/mutagen/flac.py
index f3b6d87e..90186229 100644
--- a/mutagen/flac.py
+++ b/mutagen/flac.py
@@ -732,6 +732,13 @@ def __read_metadata_block(self, fileobj):
         if block.code == VCFLACDict.code:
             if self.tags is None:
                 self.tags = block
+            elif not self.tags:
+                # https://github.com/quodlibet/mutagen/issues/692
+                # Some files have an empty first VORBIS_COMMENT block
+                # followed by a populated one; prefer the populated block,
+                # as FFmpeg and the reference implementation do.
+                self.metadata_blocks.remove(self.tags)
+                self.tags = block
             else:
                 # https://github.com/quodlibet/mutagen/issues/377
                 # Something writes multiple and metaflac doesn't care
diff --git a/tests/test_flac.py b/tests/test_flac.py
index f305cef5..6721a0b1 100644
--- a/tests/test_flac.py
+++ b/tests/test_flac.py
@@ -339,6 +339,30 @@ def num_padding(f):
         self.assertEqual(num_padding(new), 1)
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(new.metadata_blocks[-1], Padding))
 
+    def test_empty_vorbiscomment_before_populated(self):
+        # https://github.com/quodlibet/mutagen/issues/692
+        # An empty VORBIS_COMMENT block before a populated one must not hide
+        # the tags in the populated block (FFmpeg and the reference
+        # implementation read the populated block in this case).
+        self.flac["title"] = [u"A Title"]
+        self.flac.save()
+
+        # inject an empty VORBIS_COMMENT block before the populated one
+        f = FLAC(self.NEW)
+        populated = f.tags
+        assert populated
+        f.metadata_blocks.insert(
+            f.metadata_blocks.index(populated), VCFLACDict())
+        f.save()
+
+        f = FLAC(self.NEW)
+        assert f.tags
+        assert f["title"] == [u"A Title"]
+        # the empty leading block is dropped, leaving a single comment block
+        vc_blocks = [b for b in f.metadata_blocks
+                     if b.code == VCFLACDict.code]
+        assert len(vc_blocks) == 1
+
     def test_increase_size_new_padding(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.flac.metadata_blocks[-1].length, 3060)
         value = u"foo" * 100