diff --git a/feature_reflect_native.go b/feature_reflect_native.go
index 9bd290b..78912c0 100644
--- a/feature_reflect_native.go
+++ b/feature_reflect_native.go
@@ -373,7 +373,8 @@ func (codec *emptyInterfaceCodec) EncodeInterface(val interface{}, stream *Strea
 }
 
 func (codec *emptyInterfaceCodec) IsEmpty(ptr unsafe.Pointer) bool {
-	return ptr == nil
+	emptyInterface := (*emptyInterface)(ptr)
+	return emptyInterface.typ == nil
 }
 
 type nonEmptyInterfaceCodec struct {
diff --git a/jsoniter_interface_test.go b/jsoniter_interface_test.go
index 0e7ef88..1e1fb83 100644
--- a/jsoniter_interface_test.go
+++ b/jsoniter_interface_test.go
@@ -351,3 +351,22 @@ func Test_nil_out_null_interface(t *testing.T) {
 	should.Equal(nil, err)
 	should.Equal(nil, obj2.Field)
 }
+
+func Test_omitempty_nil_interface(t *testing.T) {
+	type TestData struct {
+		Field interface{} `json:"field,omitempty"`
+	}
+	should := require.New(t)
+
+	obj := TestData{
+		Field: nil,
+	}
+
+	js, err := json.Marshal(obj)
+	should.Equal(nil, err)
+	should.Equal("{}", string(js))
+
+	str, err := MarshalToString(obj)
+	should.Equal(nil, err)
+	should.Equal(string(js), str)
+}