diff --git a/include/msgpack/adaptor/cpp11/tuple.hpp b/include/msgpack/adaptor/cpp11/tuple.hpp
index e29a0e17..463c11a3 100644
--- a/include/msgpack/adaptor/cpp11/tuple.hpp
+++ b/include/msgpack/adaptor/cpp11/tuple.hpp
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ struct StdTuplePacker<Stream, Tuple, 1> {
     }
 };
 
+template <typename Stream, typename Tuple>
+struct StdTuplePacker<Stream, Tuple, 0> {
+    static void pack (
+        packer<Stream>&,
+        const Tuple&) {
+    }
+};
+
+
 template <typename Stream, typename... Args>
 const packer<Stream>& operator<< (
     packer<Stream>& o,
@@ -75,6 +84,14 @@ struct StdTupleConverter<Tuple, 1> {
     }
 };
 
+template <typename Tuple>
+struct StdTupleConverter<Tuple, 0> {
+    static void convert (
+        object const&,
+        Tuple&) {
+    }
+};
+
 template <typename... Args>
 object const& operator>> (
     object const& o,
@@ -105,6 +122,14 @@ struct StdTupleToObjectWithZone<Tuple, 1> {
     }
 };
 
+template <typename Tuple>
+struct StdTupleToObjectWithZone<Tuple, 0> {
+    static void convert (
+        object::with_zone&,
+        const Tuple&) {
+    }
+};
+
 template <typename... Args>
 inline void operator<< (
         object::with_zone& o,
diff --git a/include/msgpack/adaptor/detail/cpp11_msgpack_tuple.hpp b/include/msgpack/adaptor/detail/cpp11_msgpack_tuple.hpp
index 4dee4602..8b5aa607 100644
--- a/include/msgpack/adaptor/detail/cpp11_msgpack_tuple.hpp
+++ b/include/msgpack/adaptor/detail/cpp11_msgpack_tuple.hpp
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ struct MsgpackTuplePacker<Stream, Tuple, 1> {
     }
 };
 
+template <typename Stream, typename Tuple>
+struct MsgpackTuplePacker<Stream, Tuple, 0> {
+    static void pack (
+        packer<Stream>&,
+        const Tuple&) {
+    }
+};
+
 template <typename Stream, typename... Args>
 const packer<Stream>& operator<< (
     packer<Stream>& o,
@@ -139,6 +147,14 @@ struct MsgpackTupleConverter<Tuple, 1> {
     }
 };
 
+template <typename Tuple>
+struct MsgpackTupleConverter<Tuple, 0> {
+    static void convert (
+        object const&,
+        Tuple&) {
+    }
+};
+
 template <typename... Args>
 object const& operator>> (
     object const& o,
@@ -169,6 +185,14 @@ struct MsgpackTupleToObjectWithZone<Tuple, 1> {
     }
 };
 
+template <typename Tuple>
+struct MsgpackTupleToObjectWithZone<Tuple, 0> {
+    static void convert (
+        object::with_zone&,
+        const Tuple&) {
+    }
+};
+
 template <typename... Args>
 inline void operator<< (
         object::with_zone& o,
diff --git a/test/msgpack_container.cpp b/test/msgpack_container.cpp
index 5b8accf0..febef394 100644
--- a/test/msgpack_container.cpp
+++ b/test/msgpack_container.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,33 @@ TEST(MSGPACK_STL, simple_buffer_multiset)
   }
 }
 
+TEST(MSGPACK_TUPLE, simple_tuple)
+{
+    msgpack::sbuffer sbuf;
+    msgpack::type::tuple<bool, std::string, double> val1(true, "kzk", 12.3);
+    msgpack::pack(sbuf, val1);
+    msgpack::unpacked ret;
+    msgpack::unpack(ret, sbuf.data(), sbuf.size());
+    msgpack::type::tuple<bool, std::string, double> val2
+        = ret.get().as<msgpack::type::tuple<bool, std::string, double> >();
+    EXPECT_EQ(ret.get().via.array.size, 3);
+    EXPECT_EQ(val1.get<0>(), val2.get<0>());
+    EXPECT_EQ(val1.get<1>(), val2.get<1>());
+    EXPECT_EQ(val1.get<2>(), val2.get<2>());
+}
+
+TEST(MSGPACK_TUPLE, simple_tuple_empty)
+{
+    msgpack::sbuffer sbuf;
+    msgpack::type::tuple<> val1;
+    msgpack::pack(sbuf, val1);
+    msgpack::unpacked ret;
+    msgpack::unpack(ret, sbuf.data(), sbuf.size());
+    ret.get().as<msgpack::type::tuple<> >();
+    EXPECT_EQ(ret.get().via.array.size, 0);
+}
+
+
 // TR1
 
 #ifdef MSGPACK_HAS_STD_TR1_UNOURDERED_MAP
diff --git a/test/msgpack_cpp11.cpp b/test/msgpack_cpp11.cpp
index 26e033df..2d48043e 100644
--- a/test/msgpack_cpp11.cpp
+++ b/test/msgpack_cpp11.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@ TEST(MSGPACK_CPP11, simple_tuple)
     EXPECT_EQ(val1, val2);
 }
 
+TEST(MSGPACK_CPP11, simple_tuple_empty)
+{
+    msgpack::sbuffer sbuf;
+    std::tuple<> val1;
+    msgpack::pack(sbuf, val1);
+    msgpack::unpacked ret;
+    msgpack::unpack(ret, sbuf.data(), sbuf.size());
+    std::tuple<> val2 = ret.get().as<std::tuple<> >();
+    EXPECT_EQ(val1, val2);
+}
+
 TEST(MSGPACK_CPP11, simple_array)
 {
     for (unsigned int k = 0; k < kLoop; k++) {
diff --git a/test/object_with_zone.cpp b/test/object_with_zone.cpp
index 38182f0c..34349941 100644
--- a/test/object_with_zone.cpp
+++ b/test/object_with_zone.cpp
@@ -387,6 +387,15 @@ TEST(object_with_zone, msgpack_tuple)
     EXPECT_EQ(msgpack::type::get<0>(obj.as<test_t>()), 1);
 }
 
+TEST(object_with_zone, msgpack_tuple_empty)
+{
+    typedef msgpack::type::tuple<> test_t;
+    test_t v;
+    msgpack::zone z;
+    msgpack::object obj(v, z);
+    EXPECT_EQ(obj.via.array.size, 0);
+}
+
 // TR1
 
 #ifdef MSGPACK_HAS_STD_TR1_UNOURDERED_MAP
@@ -680,4 +689,13 @@ TEST(object_with_zone, tuple)
     EXPECT_EQ(obj.as<test_t>(), v);
 }
 
+TEST(object_with_zone, tuple_empty)
+{
+    typedef tuple<> test_t;
+    test_t v;
+    msgpack::zone z;
+    msgpack::object obj(v, z);
+    EXPECT_EQ(obj.as<test_t>(), v);
+}
+
 #endif