diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index ec55c19b46..d1700a978f 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -1156,7 +1156,9 @@ var ReadStream = fs.ReadStream = function(path, options) {
   }
 
   if (this.fd !== null) {
-    this._read();
+    process.nextTick(function () {
+      self._read();
+    });
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/simple/test-fs-empty-readStream.js b/test/simple/test-fs-empty-readStream.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9b378fea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/simple/test-fs-empty-readStream.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+// "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+// without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+// distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit
+// persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the
+// following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+// MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN
+// NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+// DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+// USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+var common = require('../common');
+var assert = require('assert');
+var path = require('path');
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+var emptyFile = path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'empty.txt');
+
+fs.open(emptyFile, 'r', function (error, fd) {
+  assert.ifError(error);
+
+  var read = fs.createReadStream(emptyFile, { 'fd': fd });
+
+  read.once('data', function () {
+    throw new Error("data event should not emit");
+  });
+
+  var readEmit = false;
+  read.once('end', function () {
+    readEmit = true;
+  });
+
+  setTimeout(function () {
+    assert.equal(readEmit, true);
+  }, 50);
+});
+
+fs.open(emptyFile, 'r', function (error, fd) {
+  assert.ifError(error);
+
+  var read = fs.createReadStream(emptyFile, { 'fd': fd });
+  read.pause();
+
+  read.once('data', function () {
+    throw new Error("data event should not emit");
+  });
+
+  var readEmit = false;
+  read.once('end', function () {
+    readEmit = true;
+  });
+
+  setTimeout(function () {
+    assert.equal(readEmit, false);
+  }, 50);
+});