diff --git a/lib/EioHandle.php b/lib/EioHandle.php
index 8a97cd4..ddd07ec 100644
--- a/lib/EioHandle.php
+++ b/lib/EioHandle.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class EioHandle implements Handle {
             ));
         } else {
             $this->position += \strlen($result);
-            $deferred->resolve($result);
+            $deferred->resolve(\strlen($result) ? $result : null);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/HandleTest.php b/test/HandleTest.php
index d1e259b..adf8c83 100644
--- a/test/HandleTest.php
+++ b/test/HandleTest.php
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ abstract class HandleTest extends TestCase {
                 $this->assertSame($position, $handle->tell());
             }
 
+            $this->assertNull(yield $handle->read());
             $this->assertSame(yield File\get(__FILE__), $contents);
 
             yield $handle->close();