diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_asn1parse.data b/tests/suites/test_suite_asn1parse.data
index c5d9136..e917241 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_asn1parse.data
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_asn1parse.data
@@ -164,8 +164,7 @@
 get_boolean:"020101":0:MBEDTLS_ERR_ASN1_UNEXPECTED_TAG
 
 Empty INTEGER
-depends_on:SUPPORT_NEGATIVE_INTEGERS
-get_integer:"0200":"":MBEDTLS_ERR_ASN1_INVALID_LENGTH
+empty_integer:"0200"
 
 INTEGER 0
 get_integer:"020100":"0":0
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_asn1parse.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_asn1parse.function
index 0497631..f794db7 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_asn1parse.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_asn1parse.function
@@ -251,6 +251,41 @@
 /* END_CASE */
 
 /* BEGIN_CASE */
+void empty_integer( const data_t *input )
+{
+    unsigned char *p;
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C)
+    mbedtls_mpi actual_mpi;
+#endif
+    int val;
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C)
+    mbedtls_mpi_init( & actual_mpi );
+#endif
+
+    /* An INTEGER with no content is not valid. */
+    p = input->x;
+    TEST_EQUAL( mbedtls_asn1_get_int( &p, input->x + input->len, &val ),
+                MBEDTLS_ERR_ASN1_INVALID_LENGTH );
+
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C)
+    /* INTEGERs are sometimes abused as bitstrings, so the library accepts
+     * an INTEGER with empty content and gives it the value 0. */
+    p = input->x;
+    TEST_EQUAL( mbedtls_asn1_get_mpi( &p, input->x + input->len, &actual_mpi ),
+                0 );
+    TEST_EQUAL( mbedtls_mpi_cmp_int( &actual_mpi, 0 ), 0 );
+#endif
+
+exit:
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_BIGNUM_C)
+    mbedtls_mpi_free( &actual_mpi );
+#endif
+    /*empty cleanup in some configurations*/ ;
+}
+/* END_CASE */
+
+/* BEGIN_CASE */
 void get_integer( const data_t *input,
                   const char *expected_hex, int expected_result )
 {