diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/group/DefaultChannelGroupFuture.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/group/DefaultChannelGroupFuture.java
index 3f546a9b2c..c96db10f26 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/group/DefaultChannelGroupFuture.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/group/DefaultChannelGroupFuture.java
@@ -102,9 +102,15 @@ public class DefaultChannelGroupFuture implements ChannelGroupFuture {
         }
 
         this.futures = Collections.unmodifiableMap(futureMap);
+
         for (ChannelFuture f: this.futures.values()) {
             f.addListener(childListener);
         }
+
+        // Done on arrival?
+        if (this.futures.isEmpty()) {
+            setDone();
+        }
     }
 
     DefaultChannelGroupFuture(ChannelGroup group, Map<UUID, ChannelFuture> futures) {
@@ -113,6 +119,11 @@ public class DefaultChannelGroupFuture implements ChannelGroupFuture {
         for (ChannelFuture f: this.futures.values()) {
             f.addListener(childListener);
         }
+
+        // Done on arrival?
+        if (this.futures.isEmpty()) {
+            setDone();
+        }
     }
 
     public ChannelGroup getGroup() {
@@ -140,11 +151,11 @@ public class DefaultChannelGroupFuture implements ChannelGroupFuture {
     }
 
     public synchronized boolean isPartialSuccess() {
-        return successCount != 0;
+        return !futures.isEmpty() && successCount != 0;
     }
 
     public synchronized boolean isPartialFailure() {
-        return failureCount != 0;
+        return !futures.isEmpty() && failureCount != 0;
     }
 
     public synchronized boolean isCompleteFailure() {