diff --git a/lib/her/model/associations/association.rb b/lib/her/model/associations/association.rb
index 6a4ae110..228b54c5 100644
--- a/lib/her/model/associations/association.rb
+++ b/lib/her/model/associations/association.rb
@@ -50,9 +50,13 @@ def fetch(opts = {})
           return @cached_result unless @params.any? || @cached_result.nil?
           return @parent.attributes[@name] unless @params.any? || @parent.attributes[@name].blank?
 
-          path = build_association_path lambda { "#{@parent.request_path(@params)}#{@opts[:path]}" }
-          @klass.get(path, @params).tap do |result|
-            @cached_result = result unless @params.any?
+          if @params.values.include?([]) and !self.is_a?(HasOneAssociation)
+            Her::Collection.new
+          else
+            path = build_association_path lambda { "#{@parent.request_path(@params)}#{@opts[:path]}" }
+            @klass.get(path, @params).tap do |result|
+              @cached_result = result unless @params.any?
+            end
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/her/model/relation.rb b/lib/her/model/relation.rb
index 2daa80b9..3d537ea6 100644
--- a/lib/her/model/relation.rb
+++ b/lib/her/model/relation.rb
@@ -65,10 +65,14 @@ def kind_of?(thing)
       # @private
       def fetch
         @_fetch ||= begin
-          path = @parent.build_request_path(@params)
-          method = @parent.method_for(:find)
-          @parent.request(@params.merge(:_method => method, :_path => path)) do |parsed_data, response|
-            @parent.new_collection(parsed_data)
+          if @params.values.include?([])
+            Her::Collection.new
+          else
+            path = @parent.build_request_path(@params)
+            method = @parent.method_for(:find)
+            @parent.request(@params.merge(:_method => method, :_path => path)) do |parsed_data, response|
+              @parent.new_collection(parsed_data)
+            end
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/model/associations_spec.rb b/spec/model/associations_spec.rb
index fc952721..9edf8029 100644
--- a/spec/model/associations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/model/associations_spec.rb
@@ -182,6 +182,13 @@
       @user_without_included_data.comments.first.object_id.should_not == @user_without_included_data.comments.where(:foo_id => 1).first.object_id
     end
 
+    it "returns an empty collection without fetching when [] is a parameter" do
+      Foo::Comment.should_not_receive(:request)
+      comments = @user_without_included_data.comments.where(:foo_id => [])
+      comments.should respond_to(:length)
+      comments.size.should eql 0
+    end
+
     it "maps an array of included data through has_one" do
       @user_with_included_data.role.should be_a(Foo::Role)
       @user_with_included_data.role.object_id.should == @user_with_included_data.role.object_id
diff --git a/spec/model/relation_spec.rb b/spec/model/relation_spec.rb
index 4c166700..fd4d535d 100644
--- a/spec/model/relation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/model/relation_spec.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@
         Foo::User.create(:fullname => 'George Michael Bluth').id.should == 3
         Foo::User.all.size.should eql 3
       end
+
+      it "returns an empty collection without fetching when [] is given" do
+        Foo::User.should_not_receive(:request)
+        users = Foo::User.where(:fullname => [])
+        users.should respond_to(:length)
+        users.size.should eql 0
+      end
     end
 
     context "for parent class" do