diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceType.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceType.php
index 46a57190cf..601583b783 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceType.php
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface as Lega
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\EventListener\MergeCollectionListener;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\DataTransformer\ChoiceToValueTransformer;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\DataTransformer\ChoicesToValuesTransformer;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Util\FormUtil;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\Options;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
 
@@ -91,12 +90,12 @@ class ChoiceType extends AbstractType
                 $form = $event->getForm();
                 $data = $event->getData();
 
+                // Since the type always use mapper an empty array will not be
+                // considered as empty in Form::submit(), we need to evaluate
+                // empty data here so its value is submitted to sub forms
                 if (null === $data) {
                     $emptyData = $form->getConfig()->getEmptyData();
-
-                    if (false === FormUtil::isEmpty($emptyData) && array() !== $emptyData) {
-                        $data = is_callable($emptyData) ? call_user_func($emptyData, $form, $data) : $emptyData;
-                    }
+                    $data = $emptyData instanceof \Closure ? $emptyData($form, $data) : $emptyData;
                 }
 
                 // Convert the submitted data to a string, if scalar, before
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FileType.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FileType.php
index 7d84512d9b..321cbc0369 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FileType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/FileType.php
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ class FileType extends AbstractType
      */
     public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
     {
+        // Ensure that submitted data is always an uploaded file or an array of some
         $builder->addEventListener(FormEvents::PRE_SUBMIT, function (FormEvent $event) use ($options) {
             $form = $event->getForm();
             $requestHandler = $form->getConfig()->getRequestHandler();
-            $data = null;
 
             if ($options['multiple']) {
                 $data = array();
@@ -46,19 +46,16 @@ class FileType extends AbstractType
                     }
                 }
 
-                // submitted data for an input file (not required) without choosing any file
-                if (array(null) === $data || array() === $data) {
+                // Since the array is never considered empty in the view data format
+                // on submission, we need to evaluate the configured empty data here
+                if (array() === $data) {
                     $emptyData = $form->getConfig()->getEmptyData();
-
-                    $data = is_callable($emptyData) ? call_user_func($emptyData, $form, $data) : $emptyData;
+                    $data = $emptyData instanceof \Closure ? $emptyData($form, $data) : $emptyData;
                 }
 
                 $event->setData($data);
             } elseif (!$requestHandler->isFileUpload($event->getData())) {
-                $emptyData = $form->getConfig()->getEmptyData();
-
-                $data = is_callable($emptyData) ? call_user_func($emptyData, $form, $data) : $emptyData;
-                $event->setData($data);
+                $event->setData(null);
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceTypeTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceTypeTest.php
index 9b0983eac5..842136e14c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceTypeTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceTypeTest.php
@@ -690,6 +690,21 @@ class ChoiceTypeTest extends BaseTypeTest
         $this->assertSame('test', $form->getData());
     }
 
+    public function testSubmitSingleChoiceWithEmptyDataAndInitialData()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create(static::TESTED_TYPE, 'initial', array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => false,
+            'choices' => array('initial', 'test'),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+            'empty_data' => 'test',
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(null);
+
+        $this->assertSame('test', $form->getData());
+    }
+
     public function testSubmitMultipleChoiceWithEmptyData()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create(static::TESTED_TYPE, null, array(
@@ -705,6 +720,36 @@ class ChoiceTypeTest extends BaseTypeTest
         $this->assertSame(array('test'), $form->getData());
     }
 
+    public function testSubmitMultipleChoiceWithEmptyDataAndInitialEmptyArray()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create(static::TESTED_TYPE, array(), array(
+            'multiple' => true,
+            'expanded' => false,
+            'choices' => array('test'),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+            'empty_data' => array('test'),
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(null);
+
+        $this->assertSame(array('test'), $form->getData());
+    }
+
+    public function testSubmitMultipleChoiceWithEmptyDataAndInitialData()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create(static::TESTED_TYPE, array('initial'), array(
+            'multiple' => true,
+            'expanded' => false,
+            'choices' => array('initial', 'test'),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+            'empty_data' => array('test'),
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(null);
+
+        $this->assertSame(array('test'), $form->getData());
+    }
+
     public function testSubmitSingleChoiceExpandedWithEmptyData()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create(static::TESTED_TYPE, null, array(
@@ -720,6 +765,21 @@ class ChoiceTypeTest extends BaseTypeTest
         $this->assertSame('test', $form->getData());
     }
 
+    public function testSubmitSingleChoiceExpandedWithEmptyDataAndInitialData()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create(static::TESTED_TYPE, 'initial', array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => true,
+            'choices' => array('initial', 'test'),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+            'empty_data' => 'test',
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(null);
+
+        $this->assertSame('test', $form->getData());
+    }
+
     public function testSubmitMultipleChoiceExpandedWithEmptyData()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create(static::TESTED_TYPE, null, array(
@@ -735,6 +795,36 @@ class ChoiceTypeTest extends BaseTypeTest
         $this->assertSame(array('test'), $form->getData());
     }
 
+    public function testSubmitMultipleChoiceExpandedWithEmptyDataAndInitialEmptyArray()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create(static::TESTED_TYPE, array(), array(
+            'multiple' => true,
+            'expanded' => true,
+            'choices' => array('test'),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+            'empty_data' => array('test'),
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(null);
+
+        $this->assertSame(array('test'), $form->getData());
+    }
+
+    public function testSubmitMultipleChoiceExpandedWithEmptyDataAndInitialData()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create(static::TESTED_TYPE, array('init'), array(
+            'multiple' => true,
+            'expanded' => true,
+            'choices' => array('init', 'test'),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+            'empty_data' => array('test'),
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(null);
+
+        $this->assertSame(array('test'), $form->getData());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @group legacy
      */