diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/CHANGELOG.md
index a2ea66e8..45d3a7df 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [ipfs-unixfs-exporter-v8.0.3](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-unixfs/compare/ipfs-unixfs-exporter-v8.0.2...ipfs-unixfs-exporter-v8.0.3) (2022-08-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* handle empty files again ([4c1b9f6](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-unixfs/commit/4c1b9f666a77ffc2bc9f5fbaa6342257052d6e62))
+
 ## [ipfs-unixfs-exporter-v8.0.2](https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-unixfs/compare/ipfs-unixfs-exporter-v8.0.1...ipfs-unixfs-exporter-v8.0.2) (2022-08-17)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json
index 392ed371..c1c58af0 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ipfs-unixfs-exporter",
-  "version": "8.0.2",
+  "version": "8.0.3",
   "description": "JavaScript implementation of the UnixFs exporter used by IPFS",
   "license": "Apache-2.0 OR MIT",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-unixfs/tree/master/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter#readme",
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/file.js b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/file.js
index b852ff07..128fb0ac 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/file.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/src/resolvers/unixfs-v1/content/file.js
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ const fileContent = (cid, node, unixfs, path, resolve, depth, blockstore) => {
       length
     } = validateOffsetAndLength(fileSize, options.offset, options.length)
 
+    if (length === 0) {
+      return
+    }
+
     const queue = pushable({
       objectMode: true
     })
diff --git a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/exporter.spec.js b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/exporter.spec.js
index 290fd19d..e54cbcd4 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/exporter.spec.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-unixfs-exporter/test/exporter.spec.js
@@ -686,6 +686,14 @@ describe('exporter', () => {
     expect(data).to.deep.equal(bigFile)
   })
 
+  it('reads an empty file', async () => {
+    const data = await addAndReadTestFile({
+      file: new Uint8Array()
+    })
+
+    expect(data).to.have.property('byteLength', 0)
+  })
+
   it('returns an empty stream for dir', async () => {
     const imported = await first(importer([{
       path: 'empty'