diff --git a/Eigen/src/Core/functors/NullaryFunctors.h b/Eigen/src/Core/functors/NullaryFunctors.h
index 0311d9035..60c5f7f2a 100644
--- a/Eigen/src/Core/functors/NullaryFunctors.h
+++ b/Eigen/src/Core/functors/NullaryFunctors.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct linspaced_op_impl<Scalar,Packet,/*IsInteger*/true>
   linspaced_op_impl(const Scalar& low, const Scalar& high, Index num_steps) :
     m_low(low),
     m_multiplier((high-low)/convert_index<Scalar>(num_steps<=1 ? 1 : num_steps-1)),
-    m_divisor(convert_index<Scalar>(num_steps+high-low)/(high-low+1)),
+    m_divisor(convert_index<Scalar>(num_steps+high-low)/((high-low+1)==0?1:(high-low+1))),
     m_use_divisor((high+1)<(low+num_steps))
   {}
 
diff --git a/test/nullary.cpp b/test/nullary.cpp
index 351d26e74..bb0cea937 100644
--- a/test/nullary.cpp
+++ b/test/nullary.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,30 @@ void testVectorType(const VectorType& base)
     m.tail(size-1).setLinSpaced(low, high);
     VERIFY_IS_APPROX(m(size-1), high);
   }
+
+  // regression test for bug 1383 (LinSpaced with empty size/range)
+  {
+    Index n0 = VectorType::SizeAtCompileTime==Dynamic ? 0 : VectorType::SizeAtCompileTime;
+    low = internal::random<Scalar>();
+    m = VectorType::LinSpaced(n0,low,low-1);
+    VERIFY(m.size()==n0);
+
+    if(VectorType::SizeAtCompileTime==Dynamic)
+    {
+      VERIFY_IS_EQUAL(VectorType::LinSpaced(n0,0,Scalar(n0-1)).sum(),Scalar(0));
+      VERIFY_IS_EQUAL(VectorType::LinSpaced(n0,low,low-1).sum(),Scalar(0));
+    }
+
+    m.setLinSpaced(n0,0,Scalar(n0-1));
+    VERIFY(m.size()==n0);
+    m.setLinSpaced(n0,low,low-1);
+    VERIFY(m.size()==n0);
+
+    // empty range only:
+    VERIFY_IS_APPROX(VectorType::LinSpaced(size,low,low),VectorType::Constant(size,low));
+    m.setLinSpaced(size,low,low);
+    VERIFY_IS_APPROX(m,VectorType::Constant(size,low));
+  }
 }
 
 template<typename MatrixType>