diff --git a/imageio/imageio-tga/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/tga/TGAExtensions.java b/imageio/imageio-tga/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/tga/TGAExtensions.java
index 0b3048c9..00f79780 100644
--- a/imageio/imageio-tga/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/tga/TGAExtensions.java
+++ b/imageio/imageio-tga/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/tga/TGAExtensions.java
@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@ final class TGAExtensions {
     TGAExtensions() {
     }
 
-    static TGAExtensions read(final ImageInputStream stream) throws IOException {
-        int extSize = stream.readUnsignedShort();
-
+    static TGAExtensions read(final ImageInputStream stream, final int extSize) throws IOException {
         // Should always be 495 for version 2.0, no newer version exists.
         // NOTE: Known AutoDesk 3ds Max issue, extension area size field is 494, but still good.
         if (extSize < EXT_AREA_SIZE - 1) {
diff --git a/imageio/imageio-tga/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/tga/TGAImageReader.java b/imageio/imageio-tga/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/tga/TGAImageReader.java
index 5ccdefad..7dc9fc64 100755
--- a/imageio/imageio-tga/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/tga/TGAImageReader.java
+++ b/imageio/imageio-tga/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/tga/TGAImageReader.java
@@ -411,7 +411,8 @@ final class TGAImageReader extends ImageReaderBase {
             if (Arrays.equals(magic, TGA.MAGIC)) {
                 if (extOffset > 0) {
                     imageInput.seek(extOffset);
-                    extensions = TGAExtensions.read(imageInput);
+                    int extSize = imageInput.readUnsignedShort();
+                    extensions = extSize == 0 ? null : TGAExtensions.read(imageInput, extSize);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/imageio/imageio-tga/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/tga/TGAImageReaderTest.java b/imageio/imageio-tga/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/tga/TGAImageReaderTest.java
index e7e6cecf..71156380 100755
--- a/imageio/imageio-tga/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/tga/TGAImageReaderTest.java
+++ b/imageio/imageio-tga/src/test/java/com/twelvemonkeys/imageio/plugins/tga/TGAImageReaderTest.java
@@ -91,12 +91,13 @@ public class TGAImageReaderTest extends ImageReaderAbstractTest<TGAImageReader>
                 new TestData(getClassLoaderResource("/tga/XING_T24.TGA"), new Dimension(240, 164)), // Uncompressed 24 bit BGR top/down
                 new TestData(getClassLoaderResource("/tga/XING_T32.TGA"), new Dimension(240, 164)), // Uncompressed 32 bit BGRA top/down
 
-                new TestData(getClassLoaderResource("/tga/autodesk-3dsmax-extsize494.tga"), new Dimension(440, 200)),  // RLE compressed 32 bit BGRA bottom/up
+                new TestData(getClassLoaderResource("/tga/autodesk-3dsmax-extsize494.tga"), new Dimension(440, 200)),  // RLE compressed 32 bit BGRA bottom/up, with extension area size 494
 
                 new TestData(getClassLoaderResource("/tga/monochrome16_top_left.tga"), new Dimension(64, 64)),  // Uncompressed 16 bit monochrome
                 new TestData(getClassLoaderResource("/tga/monochrome16_top_left_rle.tga"), new Dimension(64, 64)),  // RLE compressed 16 bit monochrome
 
-                new TestData(getClassLoaderResource("/tga/692c33d1-d0c3-4fe2-a059-f199d063bc7a.tga"), new Dimension(256, 256)) // Uncompressed BGR, with colorMapDepth set to 24
+                new TestData(getClassLoaderResource("/tga/692c33d1-d0c3-4fe2-a059-f199d063bc7a.tga"), new Dimension(256, 256)), // Uncompressed BGR, with colorMapDepth set to 24
+                new TestData(getClassLoaderResource("/tga/0112eccd-2c29-4368-bcef-59c823b6e5d1.tga"), new Dimension(256, 256)) // RLE compressed BGR, with extension area size 0
         );
     }
 
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