diff --git a/prost-reflect-tests/src/text_format.rs b/prost-reflect-tests/src/text_format.rs
index 4257a0ee..0d2ca8cf 100644
--- a/prost-reflect-tests/src/text_format.rs
+++ b/prost-reflect-tests/src/text_format.rs
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ fn parse_aliased_enum() {
 
 #[test]
 fn parse_array() {
-    let value: ScalarArrays = from_text("double: [1.1, 2f] , float: 3 ; float: inf");
+    let value: ScalarArrays = from_text("double: [1.1, 2f] , float: 3 ; float: inf ; int32: [ ]");
     assert_eq!(
         value,
         ScalarArrays {
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ fn parse_complex_type() {
       my_enum: [DEFAULT, FOO]
       my_enum: [2, BAR]
       my_enum: NEG
+      my_enum: []
       optional_enum: FOO
     ",
     );
diff --git a/prost-reflect/src/dynamic/text_format/parse/mod.rs b/prost-reflect/src/dynamic/text_format/parse/mod.rs
index 5354224e..3281d5c9 100644
--- a/prost-reflect/src/dynamic/text_format/parse/mod.rs
+++ b/prost-reflect/src/dynamic/text_format/parse/mod.rs
@@ -250,7 +250,16 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             Some((Token::LeftBracket, _)) => {
                 let start = self.bump();
 
-                let mut result = vec![self.parse_value(kind)?.0];
+                let mut result = Vec::new();
+
+                // Check for empty list first
+                if let Some((Token::RightBracket, _)) = self.peek()? {
+                    let end = self.bump();
+                    return Ok((Value::List(result), join_span(start, end)));
+                }
+
+                result.push(self.parse_value(kind)?.0);
+
                 loop {
                     match self.peek()? {
                         Some((Token::Comma, _)) => {