diff --git a/clickhouse_driver/columns/mapcolumn.py b/clickhouse_driver/columns/mapcolumn.py
index 30f69bdd..67536f4c 100644
--- a/clickhouse_driver/columns/mapcolumn.py
+++ b/clickhouse_driver/columns/mapcolumn.py
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ def write_state_prefix(self, buf):
         self.value_column.write_state_prefix(buf)
 
     def read_items(self, n_items, buf):
+        if not n_items:
+            return [{}]
+
         offsets = list(self.offset_column.read_items(n_items, buf))
         last_offset = offsets[-1]
         keys = self.key_column.read_data(last_offset, buf)
diff --git a/tests/columns/test_map.py b/tests/columns/test_map.py
index 504cc62e..f9eb9496 100644
--- a/tests/columns/test_map.py
+++ b/tests/columns/test_map.py
@@ -120,3 +120,16 @@ def test_decimal(self):
             )
             inserted = self.client.execute(query)
             self.assertEqual(inserted, data)
+
+    def test_only_empty_map(self):
+        columns = 'a Map(String, Map(String, Int32))'
+        with self.create_table(columns):
+            data = [
+                ({}, ),
+            ]
+            self.client.execute('INSERT INTO test (a) VALUES', data)
+            query = 'SELECT * FROM test'
+            inserted = self.emit_cli(query)
+            self.assertEqual(inserted, '{}\n')
+            inserted = self.client.execute(query)
+            self.assertEqual(inserted, data)