diff --git a/lib/DAV/Xml/Element/Response.php b/lib/DAV/Xml/Element/Response.php
index 434d27d401..79f06a09bf 100644
--- a/lib/DAV/Xml/Element/Response.php
+++ b/lib/DAV/Xml/Element/Response.php
@@ -186,8 +186,21 @@ public static function xmlDeserialize(Reader $reader)
 
                 return [];
             }
+
+            if (!$reader->read()) {
+                $reader->next();
+
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            if (Reader::END_ELEMENT === $reader->nodeType) {
+                $reader->next();
+
+                return [];
+            }
+
             $values = [];
-            $reader->read();
+
             do {
                 if (Reader::ELEMENT === $reader->nodeType) {
                     $clark = $reader->getClark();
@@ -199,9 +212,12 @@ public static function xmlDeserialize(Reader $reader)
                         $values[$clark] = $reader->parseCurrentElement()['value'];
                     }
                 } else {
-                    $reader->read();
+                    if (!$reader->read()) {
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
             } while (Reader::END_ELEMENT !== $reader->nodeType);
+
             $reader->read();
 
             return $values;
diff --git a/tests/Sabre/DAV/Xml/Element/ResponseTest.php b/tests/Sabre/DAV/Xml/Element/ResponseTest.php
index 9e198088d0..080dc7de23 100644
--- a/tests/Sabre/DAV/Xml/Element/ResponseTest.php
+++ b/tests/Sabre/DAV/Xml/Element/ResponseTest.php
@@ -301,4 +301,35 @@ public function testDeserializeComplexPropertyEmpty()
             $result['value']
         );
     }
+
+    public function testDeserializeNoProperties()
+    {
+        $xml = '<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<d:response xmlns:d="DAV:">
+  <d:href>/uri</d:href>
+  <d:propstat>
+    <d:prop></d:prop>
+    <d:status>HTTP/1.1 200 OK</d:status>
+  </d:propstat>  
+  <d:propstat>
+    <d:prop>
+        <d:foo />
+    </d:prop>
+    <d:status>HTTP/1.1 404 OK</d:status>
+  </d:propstat>
+</d:response>
+';
+
+        $result = $this->parse($xml, [
+            '{DAV:}response' => Response::class,
+        ]);
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            new Response('/uri', [
+                '404' => [
+                    '{DAV:}foo' => null,
+                ],
+            ]),
+            $result['value']
+        );
+    }
 }