diff --git a/electrum/coinchooser.py b/electrum/coinchooser.py
index 9d9330dd8e3d..d484bbd18d6c 100644
--- a/electrum/coinchooser.py
+++ b/electrum/coinchooser.py
@@ -349,7 +349,10 @@ class CoinChooserRandom(CoinChooserBase):
     def bucket_candidates_any(self, buckets: List[Bucket], sufficient_funds) -> List[List[Bucket]]:
         '''Returns a list of bucket sets.'''
         if not buckets:
-            raise NotEnoughFunds()
+            if sufficient_funds([], bucket_value_sum=0):
+                return [[]]
+            else:
+                raise NotEnoughFunds()
 
         candidates = set()
 
diff --git a/electrum/tests/test_coinchooser.py b/electrum/tests/test_coinchooser.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aaaf4af69550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/electrum/tests/test_coinchooser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from electrum.coinchooser import CoinChooserPrivacy
+from electrum.util import NotEnoughFunds
+
+from . import ElectrumTestCase
+
+
+class TestCoinChooser(ElectrumTestCase):
+
+    def test_bucket_candidates_with_empty_buckets(self):
+        def sufficient_funds(buckets, *, bucket_value_sum):
+            return True
+        coin_chooser = CoinChooserPrivacy()
+        self.assertEqual([[]], coin_chooser.bucket_candidates_any([], sufficient_funds))
+        self.assertEqual([[]], coin_chooser.bucket_candidates_prefer_confirmed([], sufficient_funds))
+        def sufficient_funds(buckets, *, bucket_value_sum):
+            return False
+        with self.assertRaises(NotEnoughFunds):
+            coin_chooser.bucket_candidates_any([], sufficient_funds)
+        with self.assertRaises(NotEnoughFunds):
+            coin_chooser.bucket_candidates_prefer_confirmed([], sufficient_funds)