diff --git a/Tests/test_image_rotate.py b/Tests/test_image_rotate.py
index e90b9a592..70523a698 100644
--- a/Tests/test_image_rotate.py
+++ b/Tests/test_image_rotate.py
@@ -15,13 +15,19 @@ class TestImageRotate(PillowTestCase):
                 self.assertEqual(out.size, im.size)
             else:
                 self.assertNotEqual(out.size, im.size)
-        for mode in "1", "P", "L", "RGB", "I", "F":
+                
+        for mode in ("1", "P", "L", "RGB", "I", "F"):
             im = hopper(mode)
             rotate(im, mode, 45)
-        for angle in 0, 90, 180, 270:
+
+        for angle in (0, 90, 180, 270):
             im = Image.open('Tests/images/test-card.png')
             rotate(im, im.mode, angle)
 
+        for angle in (0, 45, 90, 180, 270):
+            im = Image.new('RGB',(0,0))
+            rotate(im, im.mode, angle)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()