diff --git a/src/stream/transforms.ts b/src/stream/transforms.ts
index 4e2352e..8ad13b2 100644
--- a/src/stream/transforms.ts
+++ b/src/stream/transforms.ts
@@ -517,8 +517,12 @@ export class StreamTransforms<T, E> extends StreamConsumption<T, E> {
                         (batch) => batch.length >= (options?.n ?? 1) || options?.yieldRemaining,
                     );
 
-                    if (ready.length === 0 && options?.yieldEmpty) {
-                        yield ok([]);
+                    if (ready.reduce((total, batch) => total + batch.length, 0) === 0) {
+                        if (options?.yieldEmpty) {
+                            // Only yield an empty batch if there are absolutely no items ready to
+                            // be yielded and if the configuration allows it
+                            yield ok([]);
+                        }
                     } else {
                         for (const batch of ready) {
                             const items = batch.splice(0, options?.n ?? batch.length);
diff --git a/test/transforms.test.ts b/test/transforms.test.ts
index 00d89e1..d713504 100644
--- a/test/transforms.test.ts
+++ b/test/transforms.test.ts
@@ -447,6 +447,8 @@ describe("stream transforms", () => {
         });
 
         test("timeout bucket no items", async ({ expect }) => {
+            expect.assertions(2);
+
             const mapper = vi.fn();
 
             $.fromNext(() => new Promise<number>(() => {}))
@@ -461,6 +463,31 @@ describe("stream transforms", () => {
             expect(mapper).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
         });
 
+        test("timeout don't yield empty", async ({ expect }) => {
+            expect.assertions(3);
+
+            const mapper = vi.fn();
+
+            const testItems = [1, 1, 1, 1];
+            $.fromNext(async () => {
+                if (testItems.length > 0) {
+                    return testItems.shift();
+                }
+
+                return new Promise(() => {});
+            })
+                .batch({ timeout: 100, n: 10, yieldRemaining: true, yieldEmpty: false })
+                .map(mapper)
+                .exhaust();
+
+            await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(100);
+            expect(mapper).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+            expect(mapper).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, [1, 1, 1, 1]);
+
+            await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(100);
+            expect(mapper).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        });
+
         describe("batch weirdness", () => {
             test("5 items, n = 10", async ({ expect }) => {
                 expect.assertions(1);