diff --git a/docs/UnityAssertionsReference.md b/docs/UnityAssertionsReference.md
index a395d61..1ef06b3 100644
--- a/docs/UnityAssertionsReference.md
+++ b/docs/UnityAssertionsReference.md
@@ -236,6 +236,15 @@ conditional statements.
 
 ##### `TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL (pointer)`
 
+Verify if a pointer is or is not NULL.
+
+##### `TEST_ASSERT_EMPTY (pointer)`
+
+##### `TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EMPTY (pointer)`
+
+Verify if the first element dereferenced from a pointer is or is not zero. This
+is particularly useful for checking for empty (or non-empty) null-terminated
+C strings, but can be just as easily used for other null-terminated arrays.
 
 ### Signed and Unsigned Integers (of all sizes)
 
diff --git a/src/unity.h b/src/unity.h
index 7c23e8d..db5815c 100644
--- a/src/unity.h
+++ b/src/unity.h
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ void verifyTest(void);
 #define TEST_ASSERT_FALSE(condition)                                                               UNITY_TEST_ASSERT(      !(condition), __LINE__, " Expected FALSE Was TRUE")
 #define TEST_ASSERT_NULL(pointer)                                                                  UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NULL(    (pointer), __LINE__, " Expected NULL")
 #define TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(pointer)                                                              UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((pointer), __LINE__, " Expected Non-NULL")
+#define TEST_ASSERT_EMPTY(pointer)                                                                 UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_EMPTY(    (pointer), __LINE__, " Expected Empty")
+#define TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EMPTY(pointer)                                                             UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EMPTY((pointer), __LINE__, " Expected Non-Empty")
 
 /* Integers (of all sizes) */
 #define TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(expected, actual)                                                    UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT((expected), (actual), __LINE__, NULL)
@@ -376,6 +378,8 @@ void verifyTest(void);
 #define TEST_ASSERT_FALSE_MESSAGE(condition, message)                                              UNITY_TEST_ASSERT(      !(condition), __LINE__, (message))
 #define TEST_ASSERT_NULL_MESSAGE(pointer, message)                                                 UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NULL(    (pointer), __LINE__, (message))
 #define TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL_MESSAGE(pointer, message)                                             UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((pointer), __LINE__, (message))
+#define TEST_ASSERT_EMPTY_MESSAGE(pointer, message)                                                UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_EMPTY(    (pointer), __LINE__, (message))
+#define TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EMPTY_MESSAGE(pointer, message)                                            UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EMPTY((pointer), __LINE__, (message))
 
 /* Integers (of all sizes) */
 #define TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT_MESSAGE(expected, actual, message)                                   UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT((expected), (actual), __LINE__, (message))
diff --git a/src/unity_internals.h b/src/unity_internals.h
index 6fccf8b..993e094 100644
--- a/src/unity_internals.h
+++ b/src/unity_internals.h
@@ -761,6 +761,8 @@ int UnityTestMatches(void);
 #define UNITY_TEST_ASSERT(condition, line, message)                                              if (condition) {} else {UNITY_TEST_FAIL((UNITY_LINE_TYPE)(line), (message));}
 #define UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NULL(pointer, line, message)                                           UNITY_TEST_ASSERT(((pointer) == NULL),  (UNITY_LINE_TYPE)(line), (message))
 #define UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(pointer, line, message)                                       UNITY_TEST_ASSERT(((pointer) != NULL),  (UNITY_LINE_TYPE)(line), (message))
+#define UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_EMPTY(pointer, line, message)                                          UNITY_TEST_ASSERT(((pointer[0]) == 0),  (UNITY_LINE_TYPE)(line), (message))
+#define UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EMPTY(pointer, line, message)                                      UNITY_TEST_ASSERT(((pointer[0]) != 0),  (UNITY_LINE_TYPE)(line), (message))
 
 #define UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(expected, actual, line, message)                             UnityAssertEqualNumber((UNITY_INT)(expected), (UNITY_INT)(actual), (message), (UNITY_LINE_TYPE)(line), UNITY_DISPLAY_STYLE_INT)
 #define UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT8(expected, actual, line, message)                            UnityAssertEqualNumber((UNITY_INT)(UNITY_INT8 )(expected), (UNITY_INT)(UNITY_INT8 )(actual), (message), (UNITY_LINE_TYPE)(line), UNITY_DISPLAY_STYLE_INT8)
diff --git a/test/tests/testunity.c b/test/tests/testunity.c
index 0875446..eef84e2 100644
--- a/test/tests/testunity.c
+++ b/test/tests/testunity.c
@@ -258,6 +258,33 @@ void testNotNullShouldFailIfNULL(void)
     VERIFY_FAILS_END
 }
 
+void testIsEmpty(void)
+{
+    const char* ptr1 = "\0";
+    const char* ptr2 = "hello";
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EMPTY(ptr1);
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EMPTY(ptr2);
+}
+
+void testIsEmptyShouldFailIfNot(void)
+{
+    const char* ptr1 = "hello";
+
+    EXPECT_ABORT_BEGIN
+    TEST_ASSERT_EMPTY(ptr1);
+    VERIFY_FAILS_END
+}
+
+void testNotEmptyShouldFailIfEmpty(void)
+{
+    const char* ptr1 = "\0";
+
+    EXPECT_ABORT_BEGIN
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_EMPTY(ptr1);
+    VERIFY_FAILS_END
+}
+
 void testIgnore(void)
 {
     EXPECT_ABORT_BEGIN