diff --git a/ohttp/src/err.rs b/ohttp/src/err.rs
index ec7741e..212b234 100644
--- a/ohttp/src/err.rs
+++ b/ohttp/src/err.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[cfg(feature = "stream")]
     #[error("writes are not supported after closing")]
     WriteAfterClose,
+    #[cfg(feature = "stream")]
+    #[error("read a zero-length chunk")]
+    ZeroLengthRead,
 }
 
 impl From<std::num::TryFromIntError> for Error {
diff --git a/ohttp/src/stream.rs b/ohttp/src/stream.rs
index 0c402ac..6b2b92c 100644
--- a/ohttp/src/stream.rs
+++ b/ohttp/src/stream.rs
@@ -422,7 +422,11 @@ impl ChunkReader {
                     };
                     output[..pt.len()].copy_from_slice(&pt);
                     *self = Self::length();
-                    Some(Poll::Ready(Ok(pt.len())))
+                    if pt.is_empty() {
+                        Some(ioerror(Error::ZeroLengthRead))
+                    } else {
+                        Some(Poll::Ready(Ok(pt.len())))
+                    }
                 } else {
                     buf.reserve_exact(*length);
                     buf.extend_from_slice(&output[..r]);
@@ -540,12 +544,10 @@ impl ChunkReader {
                 if last {
                     *self = Self::Done;
                 } else {
-                    *self = Self::length();
                     if pt.is_empty() {
-                        // We can't return zero length, as that means "end of stream".
-                        // So read the next chunk if this one was empty.
-                        continue;
+                        return ioerror(Error::ZeroLengthRead);
                     }
+                    *self = Self::length();
                 }
                 pt.len()
             };
@@ -814,18 +816,21 @@ impl<S: AsyncRead> AsyncRead for ClientResponse<S> {
 mod test {
     use std::{
         io::Result as IoResult,
-        pin::Pin,
+        pin::{pin, Pin},
         task::{Context, Poll},
     };
 
     use futures::{AsyncRead, AsyncReadExt, AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt};
     use log::trace;
     use pin_project::pin_project;
-    use sync_async::{Dribble, Pipe, SplitAt, Stutter, SyncRead, SyncResolve, Unadapt};
+    use sync_async::{
+        noop_context, Dribble, Pipe, SplitAt, Stutter, SyncRead, SyncResolve, Unadapt,
+    };
 
     use crate::{
+        stream::ChunkWriter,
         test::{init, make_config, REQUEST, RESPONSE},
-        ClientRequest, Server,
+        ClientRequest, Error, Server,
     };
 
     #[test]
@@ -1106,4 +1111,36 @@ mod test {
         let mut server_request = server.decapsulate_stream(&enc_request[..]);
         assert_eq!(server_request.sync_read_to_end(), LONG_REQUEST);
     }
+
+    /// Check that zero-length chunks are treated as invalid.
+    #[test]
+    fn dos_zero_length() {
+        init();
+        let server_config = make_config();
+        let server = Server::new(server_config).unwrap();
+        let encoded_config = server.config().encode().unwrap();
+        let client = ClientRequest::from_encoded_config(&encoded_config).unwrap();
+        let (request_read, request_write) = Pipe::new();
+        let mut client_request = client.encapsulate_stream(request_write).unwrap();
+
+        let pin = Pin::new(&mut client_request.writer);
+        let mut projection = pin.project();
+        let mut cx = noop_context();
+
+        // Write out a zero-length chunk before finalizing the request.
+        let f = ChunkWriter::flush(&mut projection, &mut cx);
+        assert!(f.is_ready());
+        assert!(projection.buf.is_empty());
+        ChunkWriter::write_chunk(&mut projection, &mut cx, &[], false).unwrap();
+        client_request.write_all(REQUEST).sync_resolve().unwrap();
+
+        let mut buf = Vec::new();
+        let mut server_request = server.decapsulate_stream(request_read);
+        let fut = server_request.read_to_end(&mut buf);
+        let err = pin!(fut).sync_resolve().unwrap_err();
+        assert!(matches!(
+            err.get_ref().unwrap().downcast_ref().unwrap(),
+            Error::ZeroLengthRead
+        ));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/sync-async/src/lib.rs b/sync-async/src/lib.rs
index f4a9826..efd3a0a 100644
--- a/sync-async/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sync-async/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ use futures::{
 };
 use pin_project::pin_project;
 
-fn noop_context() -> Context<'static> {
+#[must_use]
+pub fn noop_context() -> Context<'static> {
     use std::{
         ptr::null,
         task::{RawWaker, RawWakerVTable, Waker},