diff --git a/api/krusty/no_list_items_test.go b/api/krusty/no_list_items_test.go
index b6cc58742..49092b0bd 100644
--- a/api/krusty/no_list_items_test.go
+++ b/api/krusty/no_list_items_test.go
@@ -211,4 +211,20 @@ spec:
     ports:
     - containerPort: 80
 `)
+}
+
+// Empty list should result in no resources
+func TestEmptyList(t *testing.T) {
+  th := kusttest_test.MakeHarness(t)
+  th.WriteK(".", `
+resources:
+- emptyList.yaml
+`)
+  th.WriteF("emptyList.yaml", `
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PodList
+items: []
+`)
+  m := th.Run(".", th.MakeDefaultOptions())
+  th.AssertActualEqualsExpected(m, "")
 }
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