diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 76ebee258..bd245e97e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "typeorm",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.0.7-alpha.22",
+  "version": "0.0.7-alpha.23",
   "description": "Data-Mapper ORM for TypeScript, ES7, ES6, ES5. Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, SQLite, MS SQL Server, Oracle, WebSQL databases.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "readmeFilename": "README.md",
diff --git a/src/query-builder/transformer/RawSqlResultsToEntityTransformer.ts b/src/query-builder/transformer/RawSqlResultsToEntityTransformer.ts
index 3b7300206..e4e575ccf 100644
--- a/src/query-builder/transformer/RawSqlResultsToEntityTransformer.ts
+++ b/src/query-builder/transformer/RawSqlResultsToEntityTransformer.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@ export class RawSqlResultsToEntityTransformer {
                     } else {
                         entity[propertyName] = result;
                     }
-                    hasData = true;
+
+                    if (!isResultArray || result.length > 0)
+                        hasData = true;
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/test/other-issues/join-empty-relations/entity/Author.ts b/test/other-issues/join-empty-relations/entity/Author.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b619e667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/other-issues/join-empty-relations/entity/Author.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import {Entity} from "../../../../src/decorator/entity/Entity";
+import {PrimaryGeneratedColumn} from "../../../../src/decorator/columns/PrimaryGeneratedColumn";
+import {Column} from "../../../../src/decorator/columns/Column";
+
+@Entity()
+export class Author {
+
+    @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
+    id: number;
+
+    @Column()
+    name: string;
+
+}
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diff --git a/test/other-issues/join-empty-relations/entity/Category.ts b/test/other-issues/join-empty-relations/entity/Category.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6470aa652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/other-issues/join-empty-relations/entity/Category.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import {Entity} from "../../../../src/decorator/entity/Entity";
+import {PrimaryGeneratedColumn} from "../../../../src/decorator/columns/PrimaryGeneratedColumn";
+import {Column} from "../../../../src/decorator/columns/Column";
+import {JoinTable} from "../../../../src/decorator/relations/JoinTable";
+import {ManyToMany} from "../../../../src/decorator/relations/ManyToMany";
+import {Author} from "./Author";
+
+@Entity()
+export class Category {
+
+    @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
+    id: number;
+
+    @Column()
+    name: string;
+
+    @ManyToMany(type => Author)
+    @JoinTable()
+    authors: Author[];
+
+}
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diff --git a/test/other-issues/join-empty-relations/entity/Post.ts b/test/other-issues/join-empty-relations/entity/Post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5650dd4d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/other-issues/join-empty-relations/entity/Post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import {Entity} from "../../../../src/decorator/entity/Entity";
+import {PrimaryGeneratedColumn} from "../../../../src/decorator/columns/PrimaryGeneratedColumn";
+import {Column} from "../../../../src/decorator/columns/Column";
+import {Category} from "./Category";
+import {ManyToMany} from "../../../../src/decorator/relations/ManyToMany";
+import {JoinTable} from "../../../../src/decorator/relations/JoinTable";
+
+@Entity()
+export class Post {
+
+    @PrimaryGeneratedColumn()
+    id: number;
+
+    @Column()
+    title: string;
+
+    @ManyToMany(type => Category)
+    @JoinTable()
+    categories: Category[];
+
+}
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diff --git a/test/other-issues/join-empty-relations/join-empty-relations.ts b/test/other-issues/join-empty-relations/join-empty-relations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fc0bc484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/other-issues/join-empty-relations/join-empty-relations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import "reflect-metadata";
+import {createTestingConnections, closeTestingConnections, reloadTestingDatabases} from "../../utils/test-utils";
+import {Connection} from "../../../src/connection/Connection";
+import {Post} from "./entity/Post";
+import {expect} from "chai";
+
+describe.only("other issues > joining empty relations", () => {
+
+    let connections: Connection[];
+    before(async () => connections = await createTestingConnections({
+        entities: [__dirname + "/entity/*{.js,.ts}"],
+        schemaCreate: true,
+        dropSchemaOnConnection: true,
+    }));
+    beforeEach(() => reloadTestingDatabases(connections));
+    after(() => closeTestingConnections(connections));
+
+    it("should return empty array if its joined and nothing was found", () => Promise.all(connections.map(async function(connection) {
+
+        const post = new Post();
+        post.title = "Hello Post";
+        await connection.entityManager.persist(post);
+
+        // check if ordering by main object works correctly
+
+        const loadedPosts1 = await connection.entityManager
+            .createQueryBuilder(Post, "post")
+            .leftJoinAndSelect("post.categories", "categories")
+            .getMany();
+
+        expect(loadedPosts1).not.to.be.empty;
+        loadedPosts1.should.be.eql([{
+            id: 1,
+            title: "Hello Post",
+            categories: []
+        }]);
+
+    })));
+
+    it("should return empty array if its joined and nothing was found, but relations in empty results should be skipped", () => Promise.all(connections.map(async function(connection) {
+
+        const post = new Post();
+        post.title = "Hello Post";
+        await connection.entityManager.persist(post);
+
+        // check if ordering by main object works correctly
+
+        const loadedPosts1 = await connection.entityManager
+            .createQueryBuilder(Post, "post")
+            .leftJoinAndSelect("post.categories", "categories")
+            .leftJoinAndSelect("categories.authors", "authors")
+            .getMany();
+
+        expect(loadedPosts1).not.to.be.empty;
+        loadedPosts1.should.be.eql([{
+            id: 1,
+            title: "Hello Post",
+            categories: []
+        }]);
+
+    })));
+
+});
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