diff --git a/query.go b/query.go
index 862e842a..835829cc 100644
--- a/query.go
+++ b/query.go
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ func (rows *Rows) nextColumn() (*ValueReader, bool) {
 		return nil, false
 	}
 
+	if rows.vr.Len() > 0 {
+		rows.mr.readBytes(rows.vr.Len())
+	}
+
 	fd := &rows.fields[rows.columnIdx]
 	rows.columnIdx++
 	size := rows.mr.readInt32()
diff --git a/query_test.go b/query_test.go
index e8e6db19..1484fa32 100644
--- a/query_test.go
+++ b/query_test.go
@@ -786,3 +786,23 @@ func TestQueryRowCoreStringSlice(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ensureConnValid(t, conn)
 }
+
+func TestReadingValueAfterEmptyArray(t *testing.T) {
+	conn := mustConnect(t, *defaultConnConfig)
+	defer closeConn(t, conn)
+
+	var a []string
+	var b int32
+	err := conn.QueryRow("select '{}'::text[], 42::integer").Scan(&a, &b)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("conn.QueryRow failed: ", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(a) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 'a' to have length 0, but it was: ", len(a))
+	}
+
+	if b != 42 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 'b' to 42, but it was: ", b)
+	}
+}