diff --git a/vault/acl_test.go b/vault/acl_test.go
index 1a19f077f6..827bda355f 100644
--- a/vault/acl_test.go
+++ b/vault/acl_test.go
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ func TestACL_PolicyMerge(t *testing.T) {
 		{"deny/all", nil, map[string][]interface{}{"*": []interface{}{}, "test": []interface{}{}}},
 		{"deny/all1", nil, map[string][]interface{}{"*": []interface{}{}, "test": []interface{}{}}},
 		{"value/merge", map[string][]interface{}{"test": []interface{}{1, 2, 3, 4}}, map[string][]interface{}{"test": []interface{}{1, 2, 3, 4}}},
+		{"value/empty", map[string][]interface{}{"empty": []interface{}{}}, map[string][]interface{}{"empty": []interface{}{}}},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tcases {
@@ -528,6 +529,24 @@ path "value/merge" {
 		"test" = [3, 4]
 	}
 }
+path "value/empty" {
+	policy = "write"
+	allowed_parameters = {
+		"empty" = []
+	}
+	denied_parameters = {
+		"empty" = [1]
+	}
+}
+path "value/empty" {
+	policy = "write"
+	allowed_parameters = {
+		"empty" = [1]
+	}
+	denied_parameters = {
+		"empty" = []
+	}
+}
 `
 
 //allow operation testing