diff --git a/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/internal/EmptyArrays.java b/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/internal/EmptyArrays.java
index 5ff5d93c82..52c9f24bee 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/internal/EmptyArrays.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/internal/EmptyArrays.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
 public final class EmptyArrays {
 
     public static final byte[] EMPTY_BYTES = new byte[0];
+    public static final char[] EMPTY_CHARS = new char[0];
     public static final boolean[] EMPTY_BOOLEANS = new boolean[0];
     public static final double[] EMPTY_DOUBLES = new double[0];
     public static final float[] EMPTY_FLOATS = new float[0];
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index df99d402d3..60ef292dc1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -633,6 +633,12 @@
         <version>2.6.0</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+        <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
+        <version>1.9.5</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+      </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
         <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>