diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-read/read_d0.right b/shell/ash_test/ash-read/read_d0.right
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9daeafb98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/ash_test/ash-read/read_d0.right
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test
diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-read/read_d0.tests b/shell/ash_test/ash-read/read_d0.tests
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..630d80787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/ash_test/ash-read/read_d0.tests
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+printf 'test\0zest\n' | (read -d '' reply; echo "$reply")
diff --git a/shell/hush_test/hush-read/read_d0.right b/shell/hush_test/hush-read/read_d0.right
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9daeafb98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/hush_test/hush-read/read_d0.right
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test
diff --git a/shell/hush_test/hush-read/read_d0.tests b/shell/hush_test/hush-read/read_d0.tests
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..630d80787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/hush_test/hush-read/read_d0.tests
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+printf 'test\0zest\n' | (read -d '' reply; echo "$reply")
diff --git a/shell/shell_common.c b/shell/shell_common.c
index 12c4a073c..42c4c9c97 100644
--- a/shell/shell_common.c
+++ b/shell/shell_common.c
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ shell_builtin_read(struct builtin_read_params *params)
 		}
 
 		c = buffer[bufpos];
-		if (c == '\0')
-			continue;
 		if (!(read_flags & BUILTIN_READ_RAW)) {
 			if (backslash) {
 				backslash = 0;
@@ -225,6 +223,8 @@ shell_builtin_read(struct builtin_read_params *params)
 		}
 		if (c == delim) /* '\n' or -d CHAR */
 			break;
+		if (c == '\0')
+			continue;
 
 		/* $IFS splitting. NOT done if we run "read"
 		 * without variable names (bash compat).