diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Tar/TarArchive.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Tar/TarArchive.cs
index 961c1f6e..2ac7ce44 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Tar/TarArchive.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/Tar/TarArchive.cs
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Archives.Tar
         {
             try
             {
-                TarHeader tar = new TarHeader(new ArchiveEncoding());
-                tar.Read(new BinaryReader(stream));
-                return tar.Name.Length > 0 && Enum.IsDefined(typeof(EntryType), tar.EntryType);
+                TarHeader tarHeader = new TarHeader(new ArchiveEncoding());
+                bool readSucceeded = tarHeader.Read(new BinaryReader(stream));
+                bool isEmptyArchive = tarHeader.Name.Length == 0 && tarHeader.Size == 0 && Enum.IsDefined(typeof(EntryType), tarHeader.EntryType);
+                return readSucceeded || isEmptyArchive;
             }
             catch
             {
diff --git a/tests/SharpCompress.Test/Tar/TarArchiveTests.cs b/tests/SharpCompress.Test/Tar/TarArchiveTests.cs
index 4e677abb..bf6946e9 100644
--- a/tests/SharpCompress.Test/Tar/TarArchiveTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SharpCompress.Test/Tar/TarArchiveTests.cs
@@ -155,5 +155,16 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Test.Tar
                 Assert.True(archive.Type == ArchiveType.Tar);
             }
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Tar_Empty_Archive()
+        {
+            string archiveFullPath = Path.Combine(TEST_ARCHIVES_PATH, "Tar.Empty.tar");
+            using (Stream stream = File.OpenRead(archiveFullPath))
+            using (IArchive archive = ArchiveFactory.Open(stream))
+            {
+                Assert.True(archive.Type == ArchiveType.Tar);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TestArchives/Archives/Tar.Empty.tar b/tests/TestArchives/Archives/Tar.Empty.tar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9df64990
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