2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/n3.c b/src/n3.c
index 7e913d8b..6d4210b4 100644
--- a/src/n3.c
+++ b/src/n3.c
@@ -1198,6 +1198,7 @@ read_block(SerdReader* const reader, ReadContext* const ctx)
     }
 
     ctx->graph = token;
+    (*ctx->flags) |= (s_type == '[' ? SERD_EMPTY_G : 0u);
     return read_wrappedGraph(reader, ctx);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/writer.c b/src/writer.c
index 968d1a9f..5f178a6f 100644
--- a/src/writer.c
+++ b/src/writer.c
@@ -884,7 +884,8 @@ write_blank(SerdWriter* const        writer,
       return write_sep(writer, flags, SEP_LIST_BEGIN);
     }
 
-    if (field == SERD_SUBJECT && (flags & SERD_EMPTY_S)) {
+    if ((field == SERD_SUBJECT && (flags & SERD_EMPTY_S)) ||
+        (field == SERD_GRAPH && (flags & SERD_EMPTY_G))) {
       writer->last_sep = SEP_NONE; // Treat "[]" like a node
       return esink("[]", 2, writer);
     }