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@@ -5605,6 +5605,8 @@ def hist(self, x, bins=10, range=None, normed=False, weights=None,
 
         # basic input validation
         flat = np.ravel(x)
+        if len(flat) == 0:
+            return [], [], cbook.silent_list('No Patches')
 
         # Massage 'x' for processing.
         # NOTE: Be sure any changes here is also done below to 'weights'
 
@@ -1005,6 +1005,9 @@ def test_hist_log():
     ax.hist(data, fill=False, log=True)
 
 
+def test_hist_empty():
+    ax.hist([])
+
 @image_comparison(baseline_images=['hist_steplog'], remove_text=True)
 def test_hist_steplog():
     np.random.seed(0)