diff --git a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/SQLQuerySuite.scala b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/SQLQuerySuite.scala
index f2562c33e2a6e..93c91d3fcb727 100644
--- a/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/SQLQuerySuite.scala
+++ b/sql/hive/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/execution/SQLQuerySuite.scala
@@ -2172,4 +2172,21 @@ class SQLQuerySuite extends QueryTest with SQLTestUtils with TestHiveSingleton {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  test("SPARK-19809 NullPointerException on zero-size ORC file") {
+    Seq("native", "hive").foreach { orcImpl =>
+      withSQLConf(SQLConf.ORC_IMPLEMENTATION.key -> orcImpl) {
+        withTempPath { dir =>
+          withTable("spark_19809") {
+            sql(s"CREATE TABLE spark_19809(a int) STORED AS ORC LOCATION '$dir'")
+            Files.touch(new File(s"${dir.getCanonicalPath}", "zero.orc"))
+
+            withSQLConf(HiveUtils.CONVERT_METASTORE_ORC.key -> "true") { // default since 2.3.0
+              checkAnswer(sql("SELECT * FROM spark_19809"), Seq.empty)
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }