diff --git a/gjson.go b/gjson.go
index 3c63dc3..148c88e 100644
--- a/gjson.go
+++ b/gjson.go
@@ -1406,7 +1406,6 @@ func parseArray(c *parseContext, i int, path string) (int, bool) {
 		}
 		return false
 	}
-
 	for i < len(c.json)+1 {
 		if !rp.arrch {
 			pmatch = partidx == h
@@ -1608,10 +1607,17 @@ func parseArray(c *parseContext, i int, path string) (int, bool) {
 					c.calcd = true
 					return i + 1, true
 				}
-				if len(multires) > 0 && !c.value.Exists() {
-					c.value = Result{
-						Raw:  string(append(multires, ']')),
-						Type: JSON,
+				if !c.value.Exists() {
+					if len(multires) > 0 {
+						c.value = Result{
+							Raw:  string(append(multires, ']')),
+							Type: JSON,
+						}
+					} else if rp.query.all {
+						c.value = Result{
+							Raw:  "[]",
+							Type: JSON,
+						}
 					}
 				}
 				return i + 1, false
diff --git a/gjson_test.go b/gjson_test.go
index 68526cc..6f4dd7a 100644
--- a/gjson_test.go
+++ b/gjson_test.go
@@ -2233,3 +2233,8 @@ func TestFlattenRemoveNonExist(t *testing.T) {
 	raw := Get("[[1],[2,[[],[3]],[4,[5],[],[[[6]]]]]]", `@flatten:{"deep":true}`).Raw
 	assert(t, raw == "[1,2,3,4,5,6]")
 }
+
+func TestPipeEmptyArray(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := Get("[]", `#(hello)#`).Raw
+	assert(t, raw == "[]")
+}