diff --git a/rest/cors_test.go b/rest/cors_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09bbbc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest/cors_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package rest
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ant0ine/go-json-rest/rest/test"
+)
+
+func TestCorsMiddlewareEmptyAccessControlRequestHeaders(t *testing.T) {
+	api := NewApi()
+
+	// the middleware to test
+	api.Use(&CorsMiddleware{
+		OriginValidator: func(_ string, _ *Request) bool {
+			return true
+		},
+		AllowedMethods: []string{
+			"GET",
+			"POST",
+			"PUT",
+		},
+		AllowedHeaders: []string{
+			"Origin",
+			"Referer",
+		},
+	})
+
+	// wrap all
+	handler := api.MakeHandler()
+
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("OPTIONS", "http://localhost", nil)
+	req.Header.Set("Origin", "http://another.host")
+	req.Header.Set("Access-Control-Request-Method", "PUT")
+	req.Header.Set("Access-Control-Request-Headers", "")
+
+	recorded := test.RunRequest(t, handler, req)
+	t.Logf("recorded: %+v\n", recorded.Recorder)
+	recorded.CodeIs(200)
+	recorded.HeaderIs("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "GET,POST,PUT")
+	recorded.HeaderIs("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Origin,Referer")
+	recorded.HeaderIs("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "http://another.host")
+}
diff --git a/rest/request.go b/rest/request.go
index 9d1d792..f3113ef 100644
--- a/rest/request.go
+++ b/rest/request.go
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ func (r *Request) GetCorsInfo() *CorsInfo {
 	reqHeaders := []string{}
 	rawReqHeaders := r.Header[http.CanonicalHeaderKey("Access-Control-Request-Headers")]
 	for _, rawReqHeader := range rawReqHeaders {
+		if len(rawReqHeader) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
 		// net/http does not handle comma delimited headers for us
 		for _, reqHeader := range strings.Split(rawReqHeader, ",") {
 			reqHeaders = append(reqHeaders, http.CanonicalHeaderKey(strings.TrimSpace(reqHeader)))
diff --git a/rest/request_test.go b/rest/request_test.go
index 78c0a2c..4186fee 100644
--- a/rest/request_test.go
+++ b/rest/request_test.go
@@ -148,3 +148,41 @@ func TestCorsInfoPreflightCors(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("OriginUrl must be set")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCorsInfoEmptyAccessControlRequestHeaders(t *testing.T) {
+	req := defaultRequest("OPTIONS", "http://localhost", nil, t)
+	req.Request.Header.Set("Origin", "http://another.host")
+
+	// make it a preflight request
+	req.Request.Header.Set("Access-Control-Request-Method", "PUT")
+
+	// WebKit based browsers may send `Access-Control-Request-Headers:` with
+	// no value, in which case, the header will be present in requests
+	// Header map, but its value is an empty string.
+	req.Request.Header.Set("Access-Control-Request-Headers", "")
+	corsInfo := req.GetCorsInfo()
+	if corsInfo == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected non nil CorsInfo")
+	}
+	if corsInfo.IsCors == false {
+		t.Error("This is a CORS request")
+	}
+	if len(corsInfo.AccessControlRequestHeaders) > 0 {
+		t.Error("Access-Control-Request-Headers should have been removed")
+	}
+
+	req.Request.Header.Set("Access-Control-Request-Headers", "")
+	corsInfo = req.GetCorsInfo()
+	if corsInfo == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected non nil CorsInfo")
+	}
+	if corsInfo.IsCors == false {
+		t.Error("This is a CORS request")
+	}
+	if corsInfo.IsPreflight == false {
+		t.Error("This is a Preflight request")
+	}
+	if len(corsInfo.AccessControlRequestHeaders) > 0 {
+		t.Error("Empty Access-Control-Request-Headers header should have been removed")
+	}
+}