diff --git a/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/BlobLocatorTest.java b/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/BlobLocatorTest.java
index fb2ff5951c63..cb0d51d9722c 100644
--- a/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/BlobLocatorTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/BlobLocatorTest.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public boolean appliesTo(Dialect dialect) {
 	public void testBoundedBlobLocatorAccess() throws Throwable {
 		byte[] original = buildRecursively( BLOB_SIZE, true );
 		byte[] changed = buildRecursively( BLOB_SIZE, false );
+		byte[] empty = new byte[] {};
 
 		Session s = openSession();
 		s.beginTransaction();
@@ -121,11 +122,21 @@ public void testBoundedBlobLocatorAccess() throws Throwable {
 		s.getTransaction().commit();
 		s.close();
 
+		// test empty blob
 		s = openSession();
 		s.beginTransaction();
 		entity = ( LobHolder ) s.get( LobHolder.class, entity.getId() );
 		assertEquals( BLOB_SIZE, entity.getBlobLocator().length() );
 		assertEquals( changed, extractData( entity.getBlobLocator() ) );
+		entity.setBlobLocator( s.getLobHelper().createBlob( empty ) );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.beginTransaction();
+		entity = ( LobHolder ) s.get( LobHolder.class, entity.getId() );
+		assertEquals( empty.length, entity.getBlobLocator().length() );
+		assertEquals( empty, extractData( entity.getBlobLocator() ) );
 		s.delete( entity );
 		s.getTransaction().commit();
 		s.close();
diff --git a/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/ClobLocatorTest.java b/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/ClobLocatorTest.java
index 3a0962bb78cb..a0e01a6263f7 100644
--- a/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/ClobLocatorTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/ClobLocatorTest.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.hibernate.testing.junit.functional.DatabaseSpecificFunctionalTestCase;
 import org.hibernate.testing.junit.functional.FunctionalTestClassTestSuite;
 import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.DataHelper;
+import org.hibernate.util.StringHelper;
 
 /**
  * Tests lazy materialization of data mapped by
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ public boolean appliesTo(Dialect dialect) {
 	public void testBoundedClobLocatorAccess() throws Throwable {
 		String original = buildRecursively( CLOB_SIZE, 'x' );
 		String changed = buildRecursively( CLOB_SIZE, 'y' );
+		String empty = "";
 
 		Session s = openSession();
 		s.beginTransaction();
@@ -118,11 +120,21 @@ public void testBoundedClobLocatorAccess() throws Throwable {
 		s.getTransaction().commit();
 		s.close();
 
+		// test empty clob
 		s = openSession();
 		s.beginTransaction();
 		entity = ( LobHolder ) s.get( LobHolder.class, entity.getId() );
 		assertEquals( CLOB_SIZE, entity.getClobLocator().length() );
 		assertEquals( changed, extractData( entity.getClobLocator() ) );
+		entity.setClobLocator( s.getLobHelper().createClob( empty ) );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.beginTransaction();
+		entity = ( LobHolder ) s.get( LobHolder.class, entity.getId() );
+		assertEquals( empty.length(), entity.getClobLocator().length() );
+		assertEquals( empty, extractData( entity.getClobLocator() ) );
 		s.delete( entity );
 		s.getTransaction().commit();
 		s.close();
diff --git a/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/LongByteArrayTest.java b/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/LongByteArrayTest.java
index 22c1ffa4d860..fb01b4308a43 100644
--- a/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/LongByteArrayTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/LongByteArrayTest.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public LongByteArrayTest(String name) {
 	public void testBoundedLongByteArrayAccess() {
 		byte[] original = buildRecursively( ARRAY_SIZE, true );
 		byte[] changed = buildRecursively( ARRAY_SIZE, false );
+		byte[] empty = new byte[] {};
 
 		Session s = openSession();
 		s.beginTransaction();
@@ -83,6 +84,15 @@ public void testBoundedLongByteArrayAccess() {
 		s.beginTransaction();
 		entity = ( LongByteArrayHolder ) s.get( LongByteArrayHolder.class, entity.getId() );
 		assertNull( entity.getLongByteArray() );
+		entity.setLongByteArray( empty );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.beginTransaction();
+		entity = ( LongByteArrayHolder ) s.get( LongByteArrayHolder.class, entity.getId() );
+		assertEquals( empty.length, entity.getLongByteArray().length );
+		assertEquals( empty, entity.getLongByteArray() );
 		s.delete( entity );
 		s.getTransaction().commit();
 		s.close();
diff --git a/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/LongStringTest.java b/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/LongStringTest.java
index 6167139afb3c..ab37e3f965ce 100644
--- a/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/LongStringTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/LongStringTest.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public LongStringTest(String name) {
 	public void testBoundedLongStringAccess() {
 		String original = buildRecursively( LONG_STRING_SIZE, 'x' );
 		String changed = buildRecursively( LONG_STRING_SIZE, 'y' );
+		String empty = "";
 
 		Session s = openSession();
 		s.beginTransaction();
@@ -81,6 +82,15 @@ public void testBoundedLongStringAccess() {
 		s.beginTransaction();
 		entity = ( LongStringHolder ) s.get( LongStringHolder.class, entity.getId() );
 		assertNull( entity.getLongString() );
+		entity.setLongString( empty );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.beginTransaction();
+		entity = ( LongStringHolder ) s.get( LongStringHolder.class, entity.getId() );
+		assertEquals( empty.length(), entity.getLongString().length() );
+		assertEquals( empty, entity.getLongString() );
 		s.delete( entity );
 		s.getTransaction().commit();
 		s.close();
diff --git a/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/SerializableTypeTest.java b/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/SerializableTypeTest.java
index dcdbf1f9ce86..8e7e450fb05f 100644
--- a/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/SerializableTypeTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/lob/SerializableTypeTest.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public String getCacheConcurrencyStrategy() {
 	public void testNewSerializableType() {
 		final String initialPayloadText = "Initial payload";
 		final String changedPayloadText = "Changed payload";
+		final String empty = "";
 
 		Session s = openSession();
 		s.beginTransaction();
@@ -72,6 +73,15 @@ public void testNewSerializableType() {
 		s.beginTransaction();
 		holder = ( SerializableHolder ) s.get( SerializableHolder.class, holder.getId() );
 		assertNull( holder.getSerialData() );
+		holder.setSerialData( new SerializableData( empty ) );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+
+		s = openSession();
+		s.beginTransaction();
+		holder = ( SerializableHolder ) s.get( SerializableHolder.class, holder.getId() );
+		serialData = ( SerializableData ) holder.getSerialData();
+		assertEquals( empty, serialData.getPayload() );
 		s.delete( holder );
 		s.getTransaction().commit();
 		s.close();