diff --git a/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/expressions.js b/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/expressions.js
index 12ab9f195b..c644a0fde4 100644
--- a/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/expressions.js
+++ b/packages/babel-generator/src/generators/expressions.js
@@ -59,9 +59,12 @@ export function ConditionalExpression(node: Object) {
   this.print(node.alternate, node);
 }
 
-export function NewExpression(node: Object) {
+export function NewExpression(node: Object, parent: Object) {
   this.push("new ");
   this.print(node.callee, node);
+  if (node.arguments.length === 0 && this.format.compact &&
+      !t.isCallExpression(parent, { callee: node }) && !t.isMemberExpression(parent)) return;
+
   this.push("(");
   this.printList(node.arguments, node);
   this.push(")");
diff --git a/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/compact/new-expression/actual.js b/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/compact/new-expression/actual.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae661bc5d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/compact/new-expression/actual.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+new X();
+new Y()();
+new F().z;
diff --git a/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/compact/new-expression/expected.js b/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/compact/new-expression/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4491231de6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-generator/test/fixtures/compact/new-expression/expected.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+new X;new Y()();new F().z;