diff --git a/src/unpacker.rs b/src/unpacker.rs
index 3c94c4d..62bd01f 100644
--- a/src/unpacker.rs
+++ b/src/unpacker.rs
@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ impl Unpacker {
             }
         };
 
+        // Handle empty packed array (empty object case)
+        if packed_array.is_empty() {
+            let empty_obj = json!({});
+            self.add_to_dict(&empty_obj.to_string());
+            return Ok(empty_obj);
+        }
+
         let type_value = &packed_array[0];
         let type_id = match type_value.as_i64() {
             Some(i) => i,
diff --git a/tests/test_packer.rs b/tests/test_packer.rs
index 0c5d96b..52f075f 100644
--- a/tests/test_packer.rs
+++ b/tests/test_packer.rs
@@ -814,3 +814,47 @@ fn it_doesnot_pack_very_large_nonscalars() {
     let unpacked: Value = unpacker.unpack(&packed).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(unpacked, input);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn it_packs_empty_objects() {
+    // This test matches the exact bug report scenario
+    let mut packer = Packer::new();
+    let options = PackOptions::new();
+    let packed = packer.pack(&json!({}), &options).unwrap();
+
+    // The packed value should be [0]
+    assert_eq!(packed, json!([0]));
+
+    // This should not panic - it was panicking before the fix
+    let mut unpacker = Unpacker::new();
+    let unpacked: Result<Value, _> = unpacker.unpack(&packed);
+
+    // Verify unpacking succeeds and returns the original empty object
+    assert!(unpacked.is_ok());
+    assert_eq!(unpacked.unwrap(), json!({}));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn it_packs_empty_objects_inside_arrays() {
+    let mut packer = Packer::new();
+    let mut unpacker = Unpacker::new();
+
+    let options = PackOptions::new();
+    let packed = packer.pack(&json!([{}, {}]), &options).unwrap();
+    // The second empty object is memoized and becomes index 3
+    assert_eq!(packed, json!([TYPE_ARRAY, [], 3, 0]));
+    let unpacked: Value = unpacker.unpack(&packed).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(unpacked, json!([{}, {}]));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn it_packs_empty_objects_nested() {
+    let mut packer = Packer::new();
+    let mut unpacker = Unpacker::new();
+
+    let options = PackOptions::new();
+    let packed = packer.pack(&json!({"foo": {}}), &options).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(packed, json!(["foo", [], 0]));
+    let unpacked: Value = unpacker.unpack(&packed).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(unpacked, json!({"foo": {}}));
+}