diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/nstdio/http/ext/Buffers.java b/src/main/java/io/github/nstdio/http/ext/Buffers.java
index 2ce9ff3..7d42a23 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/nstdio/http/ext/Buffers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/nstdio/http/ext/Buffers.java
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ private Buffers() {
   }
 
   static ByteBuffer duplicate(ByteBuffer buf) {
+    if (buf.capacity() == 0) {
+      return buf;
+    }
+
     var dup = buf.asReadOnlyBuffer();
     return dup.hasRemaining() ? dup : dup.flip();
   }
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/github/nstdio/http/ext/BuffersTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/github/nstdio/http/ext/BuffersTest.kt
index df65bc0..07975e7 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/io/github/nstdio/http/ext/BuffersTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/github/nstdio/http/ext/BuffersTest.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package io.github.nstdio.http.ext
 
+import io.kotest.matchers.types.shouldBeSameInstanceAs
 import io.kotest.property.Arb
 import io.kotest.property.arbitrary.int
 import io.kotest.property.arbitrary.map
@@ -54,6 +55,18 @@ internal class BuffersTest {
     assertThat(actual.position()).isZero
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun shouldNotCreateNewBufferIfInputIsEmpty() {
+    //given
+    val buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(0)
+
+    //when
+    val actual = Buffers.duplicate(buffer)
+
+    //then
+    actual.shouldBeSameInstanceAs(buffer)   
+  }
+
   companion object {
     @JvmStatic
     fun listBuffersData(): Stream<List<ByteBuffer>> {