--- /dev/null
+\version "2.14.0"
+
+\header {
+ texidoc = "
+RemoveEmptyStaves should keep the pre-existing value of
+@code{auto-knee-gap}. In this case, the cross-staff beam
+should be between the two staves.
+"
+}
+
+staffMusic = \new StaffGroup {
+ <<
+ \new Staff = "rh" {
+ \relative c' {
+ c1 \break
+ c1 \break
+ c8[ c c c
+ \change Staff = "lh"
+ g, g g g]
+ \change Staff = "rh"
+ c1
+ }
+ }
+ \new Staff = "lh" {
+ \relative c {
+ \clef bass
+ c1
+ R1
+ R1
+ R1
+ }
+ }
+ >>
+}
+
+\score {
+ \staffMusic
+}
+
+\layout {
+ ragged-right = ##t
+ \context {
+ \Staff
+ \override Beam #'auto-knee-gap = #4.5
+ \RemoveEmptyStaves
+ }
+}
+