diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
index 0d44ee9fc843..66952232a815 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
@@ -8021,7 +8021,7 @@ public Result append(Append mutate, long nonceGroup, long nonce) throws IOExcept
       this.metricsRegion.updateAppend();
     }
     if (isFlushSize(this.addAndGetGlobalMemstoreSize(size))) requestFlush();
-    return mutate.isReturnResults() ? Result.create(allKVs) : null;
+    return mutate.isReturnResults() ? Result.create(allKVs) : Result.EMPTY_RESULT;
   }
 
   private void preWALAppend(WALKey walKey, WALEdit walEdits) throws IOException {
@@ -8261,7 +8261,7 @@ private Result doIncrement(Increment increment, long nonceGroup, long nonce) thr
 
     // Request a cache flush.  Do it outside update lock.
     if (isFlushSize(this.addAndGetGlobalMemstoreSize(accumulatedResultSize))) requestFlush();
-    return increment.isReturnResults() ? Result.create(allKVs) : null;
+    return increment.isReturnResults() ? Result.create(allKVs) : Result.EMPTY_RESULT;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestFromClientSide.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestFromClientSide.java
index 2e436c69f00f..5a0cd8a8f5ba 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestFromClientSide.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestFromClientSide.java
@@ -4763,6 +4763,30 @@ public void testRowMutation() throws Exception {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testBatchAppendWithReturnResultFalse() throws Exception {
+    LOG.info("Starting testBatchAppendWithReturnResultFalse");
+    final TableName TABLENAME = TableName.valueOf("testBatchAppend");
+    Table table = TEST_UTIL.createTable(TABLENAME, FAMILY);
+    Append append1 = new Append(Bytes.toBytes("row1"));
+    append1.setReturnResults(false);
+    append1.add(FAMILY, Bytes.toBytes("f1"), Bytes.toBytes("value1"));
+    Append append2 = new Append(Bytes.toBytes("row1"));
+    append2.setReturnResults(false);
+    append2.add(FAMILY, Bytes.toBytes("f1"), Bytes.toBytes("value2"));
+    List<Append> appends = new ArrayList<>();
+    appends.add(append1);
+    appends.add(append2);
+    Object[] results = new Object[2];
+    table.batch(appends, results);
+    assertTrue(results.length == 2);
+    for(Object r : results) {
+      Result result = (Result)r;
+      assertTrue(result.isEmpty());
+    }
+    table.close();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testAppend() throws Exception {
     LOG.info("Starting testAppend");
@@ -4778,7 +4802,7 @@ public void testAppend() throws Exception {
     a.add(FAMILY, QUALIFIERS[0], v1);
     a.add(FAMILY, QUALIFIERS[1], v2);
     a.setReturnResults(false);
-    assertNullResult(t.append(a));
+    assertEmptyResult(t.append(a));
 
     a = new Append(ROW);
     a.add(FAMILY, QUALIFIERS[0], v2);
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestIncrementsFromClientSide.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestIncrementsFromClientSide.java
index cd59c44c79ed..0a7b4b9a73c0 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestIncrementsFromClientSide.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestIncrementsFromClientSide.java
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
@@ -187,6 +190,30 @@ public void testIncrementingInvalidValue() throws Exception {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testBatchIncrementsWithReturnResultFalse() throws Exception {
+    LOG.info("Starting testBatchIncrementsWithReturnResultFalse");
+    final TableName TABLENAME = TableName.valueOf("testBatchAppend");
+    Table table = TEST_UTIL.createTable(TABLENAME, FAMILY);
+    Increment inc1 = new Increment(Bytes.toBytes("row2"));
+    inc1.setReturnResults(false);
+    inc1.addColumn(FAMILY, Bytes.toBytes("f1"), 1);
+    Increment inc2 = new Increment(Bytes.toBytes("row2"));
+    inc2.setReturnResults(false);
+    inc2.addColumn(FAMILY, Bytes.toBytes("f1"), 1);
+    List<Increment> incs = new ArrayList<>();
+    incs.add(inc1);
+    incs.add(inc2);
+    Object[] results = new Object[2];
+    table.batch(incs, results);
+    assertTrue(results.length == 2);
+    for(Object r : results) {
+      Result result = (Result)r;
+      assertTrue(result.isEmpty());
+    }
+    table.close();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testIncrementInvalidArguments() throws Exception {
     LOG.info("Starting " + this.name.getMethodName());
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestAtomicOperation.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestAtomicOperation.java
index cc5f5fcc388f..f2b12f1903e9 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestAtomicOperation.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestAtomicOperation.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import static org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility.fam2;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ public void testAppend() throws IOException {
     a.setReturnResults(false);
     a.add(fam1, qual1, Bytes.toBytes(v1));
     a.add(fam1, qual2, Bytes.toBytes(v2));
-    assertNull(region.append(a, HConstants.NO_NONCE, HConstants.NO_NONCE));
+    assertTrue(region.append(a, HConstants.NO_NONCE, HConstants.NO_NONCE).isEmpty());
     a = new Append(row);
     a.add(fam1, qual1, Bytes.toBytes(v2));
     a.add(fam1, qual2, Bytes.toBytes(v1));
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ public void testAppendWithMultipleFamilies() throws IOException {
     a.setReturnResults(false);
     a.add(fam1, qual1, Bytes.toBytes(v1));
     a.add(fam2, qual2, Bytes.toBytes(v2));
-    assertNull(region.append(a, HConstants.NO_NONCE, HConstants.NO_NONCE));
+    assertTrue(region.append(a, HConstants.NO_NONCE, HConstants.NO_NONCE).isEmpty());
 
     a = new Append(row);
     a.add(fam2, qual2, Bytes.toBytes(v1));
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/TestDurability.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/TestDurability.java
index ba159cea1a01..aa3aa049ce2a 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/TestDurability.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/TestDurability.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.wal;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ public void testIncrementWithReturnResultsSetToFalse() throws Exception {
     inc1.setReturnResults(false);
     inc1.addColumn(FAMILY, col1, 1);
     Result res = region.increment(inc1);
-    assertNull(res);
+    assertTrue(res.isEmpty());
   }
 
   private Put newPut(Durability durability) {