diff --git a/zerver/webhooks/bitbucket2/fixtures/push_without_changes.json b/zerver/webhooks/bitbucket2/fixtures/push_without_changes.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee6f2aae2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zerver/webhooks/bitbucket2/fixtures/push_without_changes.json
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+{
+    "push":{
+        "changes":[
+
+        ]
+    },
+    "actor":{
+        "username":"eeshangarg",
+        "type":"user",
+        "display_name":"eeshangarg",
+        "uuid":"{a161e482-30e8-47ef-b6ab-c4e4cfaa0dce}",
+        "links":{
+            "self":{
+                "href":"https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/users/eeshangarg"
+            },
+            "html":{
+                "href":"https://bitbucket.org/eeshangarg/"
+            },
+            "avatar":{
+                "href":"https://bitbucket.org/account/eeshangarg/avatar/32/"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "repository":{
+        "scm":"git",
+        "website":"",
+        "name":"test-repo",
+        "links":{
+            "self":{
+                "href":"https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/webhooktest/test-repo"
+            },
+            "html":{
+                "href":"https://bitbucket.org/webhooktest/test-repo"
+            },
+            "avatar":{
+                "href":"https://bitbucket.org/webhooktest/test-repo/avatar/32/"
+            }
+        },
+        "project":{
+            "links":{
+                "self":{
+                    "href":"https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/teams/webhooktest/projects/TES"
+                },
+                "html":{
+                    "href":"https://bitbucket.org/account/user/webhooktest/projects/TES"
+                },
+                "avatar":{
+                    "href":"https://bitbucket.org/account/user/webhooktest/projects/TES/avatar/32"
+                }
+            },
+            "type":"project",
+            "uuid":"{c9b1f7ee-1949-4f6e-ba2b-6333fdbe6bf6}",
+            "key":"TES",
+            "name":"test-project"
+        },
+        "full_name":"webhooktest/test-repo",
+        "owner":{
+            "username":"webhooktest",
+            "type":"team",
+            "display_name":"webhooktest",
+            "uuid":"{31358906-183f-4b53-b83c-f70ba0ca5d3c}",
+            "links":{
+                "self":{
+                    "href":"https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/teams/webhooktest"
+                },
+                "html":{
+                    "href":"https://bitbucket.org/webhooktest/"
+                },
+                "avatar":{
+                    "href":"https://bitbucket.org/account/webhooktest/avatar/32/"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "type":"repository",
+        "is_private":true,
+        "uuid":"{79e5af61-a749-45c5-be24-ba1cba7b662e}"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/zerver/webhooks/bitbucket2/tests.py b/zerver/webhooks/bitbucket2/tests.py
index 20e6413f94..3e87691b37 100644
--- a/zerver/webhooks/bitbucket2/tests.py
+++ b/zerver/webhooks/bitbucket2/tests.py
@@ -273,3 +273,11 @@ class Bitbucket2HookTests(WebhookTestCase):
         result = self.client_post(self.url, payload, content_type="application/json")
         self.assertFalse(check_send_stream_message_mock.called)
         self.assert_json_success(result)
+
+    @patch('zerver.webhooks.bitbucket2.view.check_send_stream_message')
+    def test_bitbucket2_on_push_without_changes_ignore(self, check_send_stream_message_mock):
+        # type: (MagicMock) -> None
+        payload = self.get_body('push_without_changes')
+        result = self.client_post(self.url, payload, content_type="application/json")
+        self.assertFalse(check_send_stream_message_mock.called)
+        self.assert_json_success(result)
diff --git a/zerver/webhooks/bitbucket2/view.py b/zerver/webhooks/bitbucket2/view.py
index f3f0ef3119..1387d29399 100644
--- a/zerver/webhooks/bitbucket2/view.py
+++ b/zerver/webhooks/bitbucket2/view.py
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ def api_bitbucket2_webhook(request, user_profile, payload=REQ(argument_type='bod
         check_send_stream_message(user_profile, request.client,
                                   stream, subject, body)
     else:
+        # ignore push events with no changes
+        if not payload['push']['changes']:
+            return json_success()
         branch = get_branch_name_for_push_event(payload)
         if branch and branches:
             if branches.find(branch) == -1: