diff --git a/driver_test.go b/driver_test.go
index 6cd9675d9..46b8ca698 100644
--- a/driver_test.go
+++ b/driver_test.go
@@ -1054,22 +1054,36 @@ func TestLoadData(t *testing.T) {
 				dbt.Fatalf("rows count mismatch. Got %d, want 4", i)
 			}
 		}
+
+		dbt.db.Exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test")
+		dbt.mustExec("CREATE TABLE test (id INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, value TEXT NOT NULL) CHARACTER SET utf8")
+
+		// Local File
 		file, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "gotest")
 		defer os.Remove(file.Name())
 		if err != nil {
 			dbt.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		file.WriteString("1\ta string\n2\ta string containing a \\t\n3\ta string containing a \\n\n4\ta string containing both \\t\\n\n")
-		file.Close()
+		RegisterLocalFile(file.Name())
 
-		dbt.db.Exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test")
-		dbt.mustExec("CREATE TABLE test (id INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, value TEXT NOT NULL) CHARACTER SET utf8")
+		// Try first with empty file
+		dbt.mustExec(fmt.Sprintf("LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE %q INTO TABLE test", file.Name()))
+		var count int
+		err = dbt.db.QueryRow("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM test").Scan(&count)
+		if err != nil {
+			dbt.Fatal(err.Error())
+		}
+		if count != 0 {
+			dbt.Fatalf("unexpected row count: got %d, want 0", count)
+		}
 
-		// Local File
-		RegisterLocalFile(file.Name())
+		// Then fille File with data and try to load it
+		file.WriteString("1\ta string\n2\ta string containing a \\t\n3\ta string containing a \\n\n4\ta string containing both \\t\\n\n")
+		file.Close()
 		dbt.mustExec(fmt.Sprintf("LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE %q INTO TABLE test", file.Name()))
 		verifyLoadDataResult()
-		// negative test
+
+		// Try with non-existing file
 		_, err = dbt.db.Exec("LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE 'doesnotexist' INTO TABLE test")
 		if err == nil {
 			dbt.Fatal("load non-existent file didn't fail")
diff --git a/infile.go b/infile.go
index 547357cfa..4020f9192 100644
--- a/infile.go
+++ b/infile.go
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) handleInFileRequest(name string) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	// send content packets
-	if err == nil {
+	// if packetSize == 0, the Reader contains no data
+	if err == nil && packetSize > 0 {
 		data := make([]byte, 4+packetSize)
 		var n int
 		for err == nil {