diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index f95bccff0be..fc1f2776b66 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Bug #15822: Fixed `yii\base\Component::off()` not to throw an exception when handler does not exist (silverfire)
 - Bug #15817: Fixed support of deprecated array format type casting in `yii\db\Command::bindValues()` (silverfire)
 - Bug #15804: Fixed `null` values handling for PostgresSQL arrays (silverfire)
+- Bug: Fixed encoding of empty `yii\db\ArrayExpression` for PostgreSQL (silverfire)
 
 
 2.0.14.1 February 24, 2018
diff --git a/framework/db/pgsql/ArrayExpressionBuilder.php b/framework/db/pgsql/ArrayExpressionBuilder.php
index 577aacc4ef0..6eb86eb1f61 100644
--- a/framework/db/pgsql/ArrayExpressionBuilder.php
+++ b/framework/db/pgsql/ArrayExpressionBuilder.php
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ public function build(ExpressionInterface $expression, array &$params = [])
         }
 
         $placeholders = $this->buildPlaceholders($expression, $params);
-        if (empty($placeholders)) {
-            return "'{}'";
-        }
 
         return 'ARRAY[' . implode(', ', $placeholders) . ']' . $this->getTypehint($expression);
     }
diff --git a/framework/db/pgsql/ArrayParser.php b/framework/db/pgsql/ArrayParser.php
index fc66789d40e..8ce08b24f5a 100644
--- a/framework/db/pgsql/ArrayParser.php
+++ b/framework/db/pgsql/ArrayParser.php
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ private function parseString($value, &$i)
 
         if (!$isQuoted && $result === 'NULL') {
             $result = null;
-        } elseif ($isQuoted && $result === '{}') {
-            $result = [];
         }
 
         return $result;
diff --git a/tests/framework/db/pgsql/ActiveRecordTest.php b/tests/framework/db/pgsql/ActiveRecordTest.php
index 6bce5d08591..b467185b0e2 100644
--- a/tests/framework/db/pgsql/ActiveRecordTest.php
+++ b/tests/framework/db/pgsql/ActiveRecordTest.php
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ public function arrayValuesProvider()
             ]],
             'empty arrays values' => [[
                 'textarray2_col' => [
-                    ['', ''],
-                    new ArrayExpression([[], []], 'text', 2),
+                    [[], []],
+                    new ArrayExpression([], 'text', 2),
                 ],
             ]],
             'arrays packed in classes' => [[
diff --git a/tests/framework/db/pgsql/ArrayParserTest.php b/tests/framework/db/pgsql/ArrayParserTest.php
index f053c862e34..1962676180a 100644
--- a/tests/framework/db/pgsql/ArrayParserTest.php
+++ b/tests/framework/db/pgsql/ArrayParserTest.php
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ public function convertProvider()
             ['{1,2,}', ['1','2',null]],
             ['{{},,1}', [[], null, '1']],
             ['{"{\"key\":\"value\"}",NULL,"NULL","{}"}', ['{"key":"value"}', null, "NULL", '{}']],
-            ['{boo,",",,test', ['boo', ',', null, 'test']],
+            ['{boo,",",,test}', ['boo', ',', null, 'test']],
             ['{"string1","str\\\\in\\"g2","str,ing3"}', ['string1','str\\in"g2','str,ing3']],
             ['{{1,2,3},{4,5,6},{7,8,9}}', [['1','2','3'], ['4','5','6'], ['7','8','9']]],
             ['{utf8€,👍}', ['utf8€', '👍']],
+            ['{"","","{}",{}}', ['', '', '{}', []]]
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/framework/db/pgsql/QueryBuilderTest.php b/tests/framework/db/pgsql/QueryBuilderTest.php
index 09d6f925d84..89d8c9dad8e 100644
--- a/tests/framework/db/pgsql/QueryBuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/framework/db/pgsql/QueryBuilderTest.php
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ public function conditionProvider()
 
             // array condition corner cases
             [['@>', 'id', new ArrayExpression([1])], '"id" @> ARRAY[:qp0]', [':qp0' => 1]],
-            'scalar can not be converted to array #1' => [['@>', 'id', new ArrayExpression(1)], '"id" @> \'{}\'', []],
-            ['scalar can not be converted to array #2' => ['@>', 'id', new ArrayExpression(false)], '"id" @> \'{}\'', []],
+            'scalar can not be converted to array #1' => [['@>', 'id', new ArrayExpression(1)], '"id" @> ARRAY[]', []],
+            ['scalar can not be converted to array #2' => ['@>', 'id', new ArrayExpression(false)], '"id" @> ARRAY[]', []],
             [['&&', 'price', new ArrayExpression([12, 14], 'float')], '"price" && ARRAY[:qp0, :qp1]::float[]', [':qp0' => 12, ':qp1' => 14]],
             [['@>', 'id', new ArrayExpression([2, 3])], '"id" @> ARRAY[:qp0, :qp1]', [':qp0' => 2, ':qp1' => 3]],
             'array of arrays' => [['@>', 'id', new ArrayExpression([[1,2], [3,4]], 'float', 2)], '"id" @> ARRAY[ARRAY[:qp0, :qp1]::float[], ARRAY[:qp2, :qp3]::float[]\\]::float[][]', [':qp0' => 1, ':qp1' => 2, ':qp2' => 3, ':qp3' => 4]],
-            [['@>', 'id', new ArrayExpression([])], '"id" @> \'{}\'', []],
+            [['@>', 'id', new ArrayExpression([])], '"id" @> ARRAY[]', []],
             'array can contain nulls' => [['@>', 'id', new ArrayExpression([null])], '"id" @> ARRAY[:qp0]', [':qp0' => null]],
             'traversable objects are supported' => [['@>', 'id', new ArrayExpression(new TraversableObject([1, 2, 3]))], '[[id]] @> ARRAY[:qp0, :qp1, :qp2]', [':qp0' => 1, ':qp1' => 2, ':qp2' => 3]],
             [['@>', 'time', new ArrayExpression([new Expression('now()')])], '[[time]] @> ARRAY[now()]', []],