diff --git a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
index 4060a5ab3639a190ce54338d0852bec6ee8ee802..4ec03f23d22460b4386e409538f94fe8a70eca47 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
@@ -1224,6 +1224,13 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
 
     SECTION("errors")
     {
+        SECTION("empty byte vector")
+        {
+            CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>()), json::parse_error&);
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>()),
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 1: unexpected end of input");
+        }
+
         SECTION("too short byte vector")
         {
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x18})), json::parse_error&);
diff --git a/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp b/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp
index 374349931b3619e578631f1a2e7230d1b2d311ec..ff90f353cc6e6482501faf961106d8f73bcbcce5 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp
@@ -1014,6 +1014,13 @@ TEST_CASE("MessagePack")
 
     SECTION("errors")
     {
+        SECTION("empty byte vector")
+        {
+            CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>()), json::parse_error&);
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>()),
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 1: unexpected end of input");
+        }
+
         SECTION("too short byte vector")
         {
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xcc})), json::parse_error&);