diff --git a/ktor-io/jvm/src/io/ktor/utils/io/ByteBufferChannel.kt b/ktor-io/jvm/src/io/ktor/utils/io/ByteBufferChannel.kt
index 27239eb5e1..f0eb60c8f2 100644
--- a/ktor-io/jvm/src/io/ktor/utils/io/ByteBufferChannel.kt
+++ b/ktor-io/jvm/src/io/ktor/utils/io/ByteBufferChannel.kt
@@ -1962,12 +1962,12 @@ internal open class ByteBufferChannel(
                     newLine = true
                 }
 
-                if (it.hasRemaining() && it[it.position()] == '\r'.code.toByte()) {
+                if (requiredBytes != -1 && it.hasRemaining() && it[it.position()] == '\r'.code.toByte()) {
                     it.position(it.position() + 1)
                     caret = true
                 }
 
-                if (it.hasRemaining() && it[it.position()] == '\n'.code.toByte()) {
+                if (requiredBytes != -1 && it.hasRemaining() && it[it.position()] == '\n'.code.toByte()) {
                     it.position(it.position() + 1)
                     newLine = true
                 }
diff --git a/ktor-io/jvm/test/io/ktor/utils/io/charsets/ByteChannelTextTest.kt b/ktor-io/jvm/test/io/ktor/utils/io/charsets/ByteChannelTextTest.kt
index fc7bcee1c3..1158a6c45c 100644
--- a/ktor-io/jvm/test/io/ktor/utils/io/charsets/ByteChannelTextTest.kt
+++ b/ktor-io/jvm/test/io/ktor/utils/io/charsets/ByteChannelTextTest.kt
@@ -42,4 +42,18 @@ class ByteChannelTextTest {
         val result = channel.readUTF8Line()
         assertEquals(line, result)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun test2EmptyLines() {
+        val text = ByteReadChannel("\r\n\r\n")
+
+        runBlocking {
+            assertEquals(4, text.availableForRead)
+            assertEquals("", text.readUTF8Line())
+            assertEquals(2, text.availableForRead)
+            assertEquals(2, text.totalBytesRead)
+            assertEquals("", text.readUTF8Line())
+            assertNull(text.readUTF8Line())
+        }
+    }
 }