diff --git a/RestKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/RestKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index cec620ae..78a69bc6 100644
--- a/RestKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/RestKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@
 		25FBB850159272DD00955D27 /* RKRouter.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RKRouter.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		25FBB851159272DD00955D27 /* RKRouter.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RKRouter.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		3E886DC0169E10A70069C56B /* has_many_with_to_one_relationship.json */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.json; path = has_many_with_to_one_relationship.json; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		3EB0D83816ADCEFC00E9CEA2 /* empty_human.json */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.json; path = empty_human.json; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		41A4EBF715374D1800740BC8 /* redirection.rb */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.script.ruby; path = redirection.rb; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5C927E131608FFFD00DC8B07 /* RKDictionaryUtilitiesTest.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RKDictionaryUtilitiesTest.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5CCC295515B7124A0045F0F5 /* RKMacros.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RKMacros.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -1382,6 +1383,7 @@
 			children = (
 				25160FE11456F2330060A5C5 /* 1.json */,
 				25160FE21456F2330060A5C5 /* all.json */,
+				3EB0D83816ADCEFC00E9CEA2 /* empty_human.json */,
 				3E886DC0169E10A70069C56B /* has_many_with_to_one_relationship.json */,
 				25160FE31456F2330060A5C5 /* with_to_one_relationship.json */,
 			);
diff --git a/Tests/Fixtures/JSON/humans/empty_human.json b/Tests/Fixtures/JSON/humans/empty_human.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d4dc5a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Fixtures/JSON/humans/empty_human.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "name": null
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Tests/Logic/Network/RKManagedObjectRequestOperationTest.m b/Tests/Logic/Network/RKManagedObjectRequestOperationTest.m
index 9e35e951..ac012cd7 100644
--- a/Tests/Logic/Network/RKManagedObjectRequestOperationTest.m
+++ b/Tests/Logic/Network/RKManagedObjectRequestOperationTest.m
@@ -1018,4 +1018,20 @@ NSSet *RKSetByRemovingSubkeypathsFromSet(NSSet *setOfKeyPaths);
     expect([user.bestFriend managedObjectContext]).to.equal(managedObjectStore.persistentStoreManagedObjectContext);
 }
 
+- (void)testThatAnEmptyResultHasTheProperManagedObjectContext
+{
+    RKManagedObjectStore *managedObjectStore = [RKTestFactory managedObjectStore];
+    RKEntityMapping *entityMapping = [RKEntityMapping mappingForEntityForName:@"Human" inManagedObjectStore:managedObjectStore];
+    [entityMapping addAttributeMappingsFromArray:@[ @"name" ]];
+    RKResponseDescriptor *responseDescriptor = [RKResponseDescriptor responseDescriptorWithMapping:entityMapping pathPattern:nil keyPath:nil statusCodes:RKStatusCodeIndexSetForClass(RKStatusCodeClassSuccessful)];
+
+    NSURLRequest *request = [NSURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"/JSON/humans/empty_human.json" relativeToURL:[RKTestFactory baseURL]]];
+    RKManagedObjectRequestOperation *managedObjectRequestOperation = [[RKManagedObjectRequestOperation alloc] initWithRequest:request responseDescriptors:@[ responseDescriptor ]];
+    managedObjectRequestOperation.managedObjectContext = managedObjectStore.persistentStoreManagedObjectContext;
+    [managedObjectRequestOperation start];
+    expect(managedObjectRequestOperation.error).to.beNil();
+    RKHuman *result = [managedObjectRequestOperation.mappingResult.array lastObject];
+    expect(managedObjectRequestOperation.managedObjectContext).to.equal(result.managedObjectContext);
+}
+
 @end