diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/EmptyIndex.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/EmptyIndex.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55fa0b22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/EmptyIndex.java
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package org.jboss.jandex;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Immutable empty index; that is, an index that doesn't contain any class. All methods return either
+ * an empty collection, or {@code null}.
+ *
+ * @since 3.2.0
+ */
+public final class EmptyIndex implements IndexView {
+    static final EmptyIndex INSTANCE = new EmptyIndex();
+
+    private EmptyIndex() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<ClassInfo> getKnownClasses() {
+        return Collections.emptySet();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ClassInfo getClassByName(DotName className) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<ClassInfo> getKnownDirectSubclasses(DotName className) {
+        return Collections.emptySet();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<ClassInfo> getAllKnownSubclasses(DotName className) {
+        return Collections.emptySet();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<ClassInfo> getKnownDirectSubinterfaces(DotName interfaceName) {
+        return Collections.emptySet();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<ClassInfo> getAllKnownSubinterfaces(DotName interfaceName) {
+        return Collections.emptySet();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<ClassInfo> getKnownDirectImplementors(DotName interfaceName) {
+        return Collections.emptySet();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<ClassInfo> getAllKnownImplementors(DotName interfaceName) {
+        return Collections.emptySet();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<AnnotationInstance> getAnnotations(DotName annotationName) {
+        return Collections.emptySet();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<AnnotationInstance> getAnnotationsWithRepeatable(DotName annotationName, IndexView index) {
+        return Collections.emptySet();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<ModuleInfo> getKnownModules() {
+        return Collections.emptySet();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ModuleInfo getModuleByName(DotName moduleName) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<ClassInfo> getKnownUsers(DotName className) {
+        return Collections.emptySet();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<ClassInfo> getClassesInPackage(DotName packageName) {
+        return Collections.emptySet();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<DotName> getSubpackages(DotName packageName) {
+        return Collections.emptySet();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/IndexView.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/IndexView.java
index 80ac9e0f..3144cc6e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/IndexView.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/IndexView.java
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
  * @author Steve Ebersole
  */
 public interface IndexView {
+    /**
+     * Returns an immutable empty index; that is, an index that doesn't contain any class.
+     * All methods return either an empty collection, or {@code null}.
+     *
+     * @since 3.2.0
+     */
+    static IndexView empty() {
+        return EmptyIndex.INSTANCE;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Gets all known classes by this index (those which were scanned).