diff --git a/lofty/src/util/text.rs b/lofty/src/util/text.rs
index f1fd7e201..f7be94ebe 100644
--- a/lofty/src/util/text.rs
+++ b/lofty/src/util/text.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ const EMPTY_DECODED_TEXT: DecodeTextResult = DecodeTextResult {
 	bom: [0, 0],
 };
 
+const EMPTY_DECODED_TEXT_TERMINATED: DecodeTextResult = DecodeTextResult {
+	content: String::new(),
+	bytes_read: 1,
+	bom: [0, 0],
+};
+
 /// Specify how to decode the provided text
 ///
 /// By default, this will:
@@ -131,7 +137,7 @@ where
 		let (bytes, terminator_len) = read_to_terminator(reader, options.encoding);
 
 		if bytes.is_empty() {
-			return Ok(EMPTY_DECODED_TEXT);
+			return Ok(EMPTY_DECODED_TEXT_TERMINATED);
 		}
 
 		bytes_read = bytes.len() + terminator_len;
@@ -402,6 +408,19 @@ mod tests {
 		)
 		.unwrap();
 
+		let empty_text_fragment = super::decode_text(
+			&mut Cursor::new(&[
+				0x00, 0x48, 0x65, 0x6C, 0x6C, 0x6F, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+				0x00, 0x02,
+			]),
+			TextDecodeOptions::new()
+				.encoding(TextEncoding::UTF8)
+				.terminated(true),
+		)
+		.unwrap();
+		assert_eq!(empty_text_fragment.content, "");
+		assert_eq!(empty_text_fragment.bytes_read, 1);
+
 		assert_eq!(utf8_decode.content, TEST_STRING.to_string());
 	}