1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/java/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/nano/CodedInputByteBufferNano.java b/java/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/nano/CodedInputByteBufferNano.java
index c5fea5a..df7fee0 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/nano/CodedInputByteBufferNano.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/nano/CodedInputByteBufferNano.java
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ public final class CodedInputByteBufferNano {
       System.arraycopy(buffer, bufferPos, result, 0, size);
       bufferPos += size;
       return result;
+    } else if (size == 0) {
+      return WireFormatNano.EMPTY_BYTES;
     } else {
       // Slow path:  Build a byte array first then copy it.
       return readRawBytes(size);