diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/MaxValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/MaxValidatorTest.php
index f86b5109d8..3ee95eeb69 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/MaxValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/MaxValidatorTest.php
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ class MaxValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->validator->validate(null, new Max(array('limit' => 10)));
     }
 
+    public function testEmptyStringIsValid()
+    {
+        $this->context->expects($this->never())
+            ->method('addViolation');
+
+        $this->validator->validate('', new Max(array('limit' => 10)));
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dataProvider getValidValues
      */
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/MinValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/MinValidatorTest.php
index fb103ce983..f760190b2d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/MinValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/MinValidatorTest.php
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ class MinValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->validator->validate(null, new Min(array('limit' => 10)));
     }
 
+    public function testEmptyStringIsValid()
+    {
+        $this->context->expects($this->never())
+            ->method('addViolation');
+
+        $this->validator->validate('', new Min(array('limit' => 10)));
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dataProvider getValidValues
      */