diff --git a/assert/assertions.go b/assert/assertions.go
index 899e9f4..831db83 100644
--- a/assert/assertions.go
+++ b/assert/assertions.go
@@ -362,6 +362,9 @@ func isEmpty(object interface{}) bool {
 		}
 	case reflect.Ptr:
 		{
+			if objValue.IsNil() {
+				return true
+			}
 			switch object.(type) {
 			case *time.Time:
 				return object.(*time.Time).IsZero()
diff --git a/assert/assertions_test.go b/assert/assertions_test.go
index e7d3ad1..46dc3fb 100644
--- a/assert/assertions_test.go
+++ b/assert/assertions_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"math"
+	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
 	"testing"
@@ -580,6 +581,9 @@ func TestEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	mockT := new(testing.T)
 	chWithValue := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	chWithValue <- struct{}{}
+	var ti *time.Time
+	var s *string
+	var f *os.File
 
 	True(t, Empty(mockT, ""), "Empty string is empty")
 	True(t, Empty(mockT, nil), "Nil is empty")
@@ -587,6 +591,9 @@ func TestEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	True(t, Empty(mockT, 0), "Zero int value is empty")
 	True(t, Empty(mockT, false), "False value is empty")
 	True(t, Empty(mockT, make(chan struct{})), "Channel without values is empty")
+	True(t, Empty(mockT, s), "Nil string pointer is empty")
+	True(t, Empty(mockT, f), "Nil os.File pointer is empty")
+	True(t, Empty(mockT, ti), "Nil time.Time pointer is empty")
 
 	False(t, Empty(mockT, "something"), "Non Empty string is not empty")
 	False(t, Empty(mockT, errors.New("something")), "Non nil object is not empty")