diff --git a/lodash.js b/lodash.js
index 33938375e..663c577bd 100644
--- a/lodash.js
+++ b/lodash.js
@@ -10173,8 +10173,8 @@
 
     /**
      * Checks if `value` is an empty object or collection. A value is considered
-     * empty if it's an `arguments` object, array, string, or jQuery-like collection
-     * with a length of `0` or has no own enumerable string keyed properties.
+     * empty if it's an `arguments` object, array, buffer, string, or jQuery-like
+     * collection with a length of `0` or has no own enumerable string keyed properties.
      *
      * @static
      * @memberOf _
@@ -10201,8 +10201,8 @@
      */
     function isEmpty(value) {
       if (isArrayLike(value) &&
-          (isArray(value) || isString(value) ||
-            isFunction(value.splice) || isArguments(value))) {
+          (isArray(value) || isString(value) || isFunction(value.splice) ||
+            isArguments(value) || isBuffer(value))) {
         return !value.length;
       }
       for (var key in value) {
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 0a6bf1f92..3185c08a6 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -8658,7 +8658,7 @@
     var args = arguments;
 
     QUnit.test('should return `true` for empty values', function(assert) {
-      assert.expect(8);
+      assert.expect(10);
 
       var expected = lodashStable.map(empties, alwaysTrue),
           actual = lodashStable.map(empties, _.isEmpty);
@@ -8672,6 +8672,14 @@
       assert.strictEqual(_.isEmpty(/x/), true);
       assert.strictEqual(_.isEmpty(symbol), true);
       assert.strictEqual(_.isEmpty(), true);
+
+      if (Buffer) {
+        assert.strictEqual(_.isEmpty(new Buffer(0)), true);
+        assert.strictEqual(_.isEmpty(new Buffer(1)), false);
+      }
+      else {
+        skipAssert(assert, 2);
+      }
     });
 
     QUnit.test('should return `false` for non-empty values', function(assert) {