diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/epollcat/internal/ch/EpollAsyncSocketChannel.scala b/core/src/main/scala/epollcat/internal/ch/EpollAsyncSocketChannel.scala
index 901ac30..31f0049 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/epollcat/internal/ch/EpollAsyncSocketChannel.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/epollcat/internal/ch/EpollAsyncSocketChannel.scala
@@ -113,10 +113,11 @@ final class EpollAsyncSocketChannel private (
       unit: TimeUnit,
       attachment: A,
       handler: CompletionHandler[Integer, _ >: A]
-  ): Unit =
-    if (readReady) {
-      val position = dst.position()
-      val count = dst.remaining()
+  ): Unit = {
+    val position = dst.position()
+    val count = dst.remaining()
+    if (readReady && count > 0) {
+
       val hasArray = dst.hasArray()
       val buf = if (hasArray) dst.array() else new Array[Byte](count)
       val offset = if (hasArray) dst.arrayOffset() + position else 0
@@ -151,12 +152,15 @@ final class EpollAsyncSocketChannel private (
       }
 
       go(buf.at(offset), count, 0)
+    } else if (count == 0) {
+      handler.completed(0, attachment)
     } else {
       readCallback = () => {
         readCallback = null
         read(dst, timeout, unit, attachment, handler)
       }
     }
+  }
 
   @stub
   def connect(remote: SocketAddress): Future[Void] = ???
@@ -305,56 +309,58 @@ final class EpollAsyncSocketChannel private (
       unit: TimeUnit,
       attachment: A,
       handler: CompletionHandler[Integer, _ >: A]
-  ): Unit = if (outputShutdown)
-    handler.failed(new ClosedChannelException, attachment)
-  else if (writeReady) {
+  ): Unit = {
     val position = src.position()
     val count = src.remaining()
+    if (outputShutdown)
+      handler.failed(new ClosedChannelException, attachment)
+    else if (writeReady && count > 0) {
+      val hasArray = src.hasArray()
+      val buf =
+        if (hasArray) src.array()
+        else {
+          val buf = new Array[Byte](count)
+          src.get(buf)
+          buf
+        }
+      val offset = if (hasArray) src.arrayOffset() + position else 0
 
-    val hasArray = src.hasArray()
-    val buf =
-      if (hasArray) src.array()
-      else {
-        val buf = new Array[Byte](count)
-        src.get(buf)
-        buf
+      def completed(total: Int): Unit = {
+        src.position(position + total)
+        handler.completed(total, attachment)
       }
-    val offset = if (hasArray) src.arrayOffset() + position else 0
 
-    def completed(total: Int): Unit = {
-      src.position(position + total)
-      handler.completed(total, attachment)
-    }
+      @tailrec
+      def go(buf: Ptr[Byte], count: Int, total: Int): Unit = {
+        val wrote =
+          if (LinktimeInfo.isLinux)
+            posix.sys.socket.send(fd, buf, count.toULong, socket.MSG_NOSIGNAL).toInt
+          else
+            posix.unistd.write(fd, buf, count.toULong)
 
-    @tailrec
-    def go(buf: Ptr[Byte], count: Int, total: Int): Unit = {
-      val wrote =
-        if (LinktimeInfo.isLinux)
-          posix.sys.socket.send(fd, buf, count.toULong, socket.MSG_NOSIGNAL).toInt
-        else
-          posix.unistd.write(fd, buf, count.toULong)
-
-      if (wrote == -1) {
-        val e = errno.errno
-        if (e == posix.errno.EAGAIN || e == posix.errno.EWOULDBLOCK) {
-          writeReady = false
-          completed(total)
-        } else
-          handler.failed(new RuntimeException(s"write: $e"), attachment)
-      } else if (wrote < count)
-        go(buf + wrote.toLong, count - wrote, total + wrote)
-      else // wrote == count
-        completed(total + wrote)
-    }
+        if (wrote == -1) {
+          val e = errno.errno
+          if (e == posix.errno.EAGAIN || e == posix.errno.EWOULDBLOCK) {
+            writeReady = false
+            completed(total)
+          } else
+            handler.failed(new RuntimeException(s"write: $e"), attachment)
+        } else if (wrote < count)
+          go(buf + wrote.toLong, count - wrote, total + wrote)
+        else // wrote == count
+          completed(total + wrote)
+      }
 
-    go(buf.at(offset), count, 0)
-  } else {
-    writeCallback = () => {
-      writeCallback = null
-      write(src, timeout, unit, attachment, handler)
+      go(buf.at(offset), count, 0)
+    } else if (count == 0) {
+      handler.completed(0, attachment)
+    } else {
+      writeCallback = () => {
+        writeCallback = null
+        write(src, timeout, unit, attachment, handler)
+      }
     }
   }
-
   def getLocalAddress(): SocketAddress = SocketHelpers.getLocalAddress(fd)
 
   @stub
diff --git a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/epollcat/TcpSuite.scala b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/epollcat/TcpSuite.scala
index f14b8c4..82aeb27 100644
--- a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/epollcat/TcpSuite.scala
+++ b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/epollcat/TcpSuite.scala
@@ -154,6 +154,42 @@ class TcpSuite extends EpollcatSuite {
       }
   }
 
+  test("write is no-op when position == limit") {
+    IOServerSocketChannel
+      .open
+      .evalTap(_.bind(new InetSocketAddress("localhost", 0)))
+      .evalMap(_.localAddress)
+      .use { addr =>
+        IOSocketChannel.open.use { ch =>
+          for {
+            _ <- ch.connect(addr)
+            bb <- IO(ByteBuffer.allocate(1))
+            _ <- IO(bb.position(1))
+            wrote <- ch.write(bb)
+            _ <- IO(assertEquals(wrote, 0))
+          } yield ()
+        }
+      }
+  }
+
+  test("read is no-op when position == limit") {
+    IOServerSocketChannel
+      .open
+      .evalTap(_.bind(new InetSocketAddress("localhost", 0)))
+      .evalMap(_.localAddress)
+      .use { addr =>
+        IOSocketChannel.open.use { ch =>
+          for {
+            _ <- ch.connect(addr)
+            bb <- IO(ByteBuffer.allocate(1))
+            _ <- IO(bb.position(1))
+            read <- ch.read(bb)
+            _ <- IO(assertEquals(read, 0))
+          } yield ()
+        }
+      }
+  }
+
   test("options") {
     IOSocketChannel.open.use { ch =>
       ch.setOption(StandardSocketOptions.SO_REUSEADDR, java.lang.Boolean.TRUE) *>