diff --git a/src/ORM/ResultSet.php b/src/ORM/ResultSet.php
index b161e946508..edd19901f58 100644
--- a/src/ORM/ResultSet.php
+++ b/src/ORM/ResultSet.php
@@ -410,11 +410,11 @@ protected function _groupResult($row) {
 				}
 
 				if (!$hasData) {
-					continue;
+					$results[$alias] = null;
 				}
 			}
 
-			if ($this->_hydrate && $assoc['canBeJoined']) {
+			if ($this->_hydrate && $results[$alias] !== null && $assoc['canBeJoined']) {
 				$entity = new $assoc['entityClass']($results[$alias], $options);
 				$entity->clean();
 				$results[$alias] = $entity;
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/ORM/Association/BelongsToTest.php b/tests/TestCase/ORM/Association/BelongsToTest.php
index 7274db33588..57becd34dc7 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/ORM/Association/BelongsToTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/ORM/Association/BelongsToTest.php
@@ -446,22 +446,4 @@ public function testAttachToBeforeFindExtraOptions() {
 		}]);
 	}
 
-/**
- * Test that eagerLoader leaves empty associations unpopulated.
- *
- * @return void
- */
-	public function testEagerLoaderLeavesEmptyAssocation() {
-		$this->loadFixtures('Article', 'Comment');
-		$comments = TableRegistry::get('Comments');
-		$comments->belongsTo('Articles');
-
-		// Clear the articles table so we can trigger an empty belongsTo
-		$articles = TableRegistry::get('Articles');
-		$articles->deleteAll([]);
-
-		$comment = $comments->get(1, ['contain' => ['Articles']]);
-		$this->assertNull($comment->article);
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/ORM/Association/HasOneTest.php b/tests/TestCase/ORM/Association/HasOneTest.php
index e9ad1b2a958..bb03ea1effe 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/ORM/Association/HasOneTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/ORM/Association/HasOneTest.php
@@ -29,20 +29,6 @@
  */
 class HasOneTest extends \Cake\TestSuite\TestCase {
 
-/**
- * Fixtures to use.
- *
- * @var array
- */
-	public $fixtures = ['core.article', 'core.comment'];
-
-/**
- * Don't autoload fixtures as most tests uses mocks.
- *
- * @var bool
- */
-	public $autoFixture = false;
-
 /**
  * Set up
  *
@@ -392,22 +378,4 @@ public function testAttachToBeforeFindExtraOptions() {
 		}]);
 	}
 
-/**
- * Test that eagerLoader leaves empty associations unpopulated.
- *
- * @return void
- */
-	public function testEagerLoaderLeavesEmptyAssocation() {
-		$this->loadFixtures('Article', 'Comment');
-		$articles = TableRegistry::get('Articles');
-		$articles->hasOne('Comments');
-
-		// Clear the comments table so we can trigger an empty hasOne.
-		$comments = TableRegistry::get('Comments');
-		$comments->deleteAll([]);
-
-		$article = $articles->get(1, ['contain' => ['Comments']]);
-		$this->assertNull($article->comment);
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/ORM/ResultSetTest.php b/tests/TestCase/ORM/ResultSetTest.php
index e31eb1c7df7..85df185ebe8 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/ORM/ResultSetTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/ORM/ResultSetTest.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 use Cake\ORM\Query;
 use Cake\ORM\ResultSet;
 use Cake\ORM\Table;
+use Cake\ORM\TableRegistry;
 use Cake\TestSuite\TestCase;
 
 /**
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
  */
 class ResultSetTest extends TestCase {
 
-	public $fixtures = ['core.article'];
+	public $fixtures = ['core.article', 'core.comment'];
 
 /**
  * setup
@@ -249,4 +250,56 @@ public function testDebugInfo() {
 		$this->assertSame($expected, $results->__debugInfo());
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Test that eagerLoader leaves empty associations unpopulated.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testBelongsToEagerLoaderLeavesEmptyAssocation() {
+		$comments = TableRegistry::get('Comments');
+		$comments->belongsTo('Articles');
+
+		// Clear the articles table so we can trigger an empty belongsTo
+		$this->table->deleteAll([]);
+
+		$comment = $comments->find()->where(['Comments.id' => 1])
+			->contain(['Articles'])
+			->hydrate(false)
+			->first();
+		$this->assertEquals(1, $comment['id']);
+		$this->assertNotEmpty($comment['comment']);
+		$this->assertNull($comment['article']);
+
+		$comment = $comments->get(1, ['contain' => ['Articles']]);
+		$this->assertNull($comment->article);
+		$this->assertEquals(1, $comment->id);
+		$this->assertNotEmpty($comment->comment);
+	}
+
+/**
+ * Test that eagerLoader leaves empty associations unpopulated.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testHasOneEagerLoaderLeavesEmptyAssocation() {
+		$this->table->hasOne('Comments');
+
+		// Clear the comments table so we can trigger an empty hasOne.
+		$comments = TableRegistry::get('Comments');
+		$comments->deleteAll([]);
+
+		$article = $this->table->get(1, ['contain' => ['Comments']]);
+		$this->assertNull($article->comment);
+		$this->assertEquals(1, $article->id);
+		$this->assertNotEmpty($article->title);
+
+		$article = $this->table->find()->where(['Articles.id' => 1])
+			->contain(['Comments'])
+			->hydrate(false)
+			->first();
+		$this->assertNull($article['comment']);
+		$this->assertEquals(1, $article['id']);
+		$this->assertNotEmpty($article['title']);
+	}
+
 }