diff --git a/Lib/test/test_bz2.py b/Lib/test/test_bz2.py
index 72aea1bcab8..8a5ae55cd39 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_bz2.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_bz2.py
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ class BZ2DecompressorTest(BaseTest):
         bz2d = BZ2Decompressor()
         text = bz2d.decompress(self.DATA)
         self.assertRaises(EOFError, bz2d.decompress, "anything")
+        self.assertRaises(EOFError, bz2d.decompress, "")
 
     @bigmemtest(_4G, memuse=1.25)
     def testBigmem(self, size):