diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image.FromBytes.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image.FromBytes.cs
index 96ef84510f..d48065d019 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image.FromBytes.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image.FromBytes.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ public abstract partial class Image
     /// <exception cref="UnknownImageFormatException">The encoded image format is unknown.</exception>
     public static unsafe IImageFormat DetectFormat(DecoderOptions options, ReadOnlySpan<byte> buffer)
     {
-        Guard.NotNull(options, nameof(options.Configuration));
+        Guard.NotNull(options, nameof(options));
+
+        if (buffer.IsEmpty)
+        {
+            throw new UnknownImageFormatException("Cannot detect image format from empty data.");
+        }
 
         fixed (byte* ptr = buffer)
         {
@@ -66,6 +71,13 @@ public abstract partial class Image
     /// <exception cref="UnknownImageFormatException">The encoded image format is unknown.</exception>
     public static unsafe ImageInfo Identify(DecoderOptions options, ReadOnlySpan<byte> buffer)
     {
+        Guard.NotNull(options, nameof(options));
+
+        if (buffer.IsEmpty)
+        {
+            throw new UnknownImageFormatException("Cannot identify image format from empty data.");
+        }
+
         fixed (byte* ptr = buffer)
         {
             using UnmanagedMemoryStream stream = new(ptr, buffer.Length);
@@ -99,6 +111,13 @@ public abstract partial class Image
     /// <exception cref="UnknownImageFormatException">The encoded image format is unknown.</exception>
     public static unsafe Image Load(DecoderOptions options, ReadOnlySpan<byte> buffer)
     {
+        Guard.NotNull(options, nameof(options));
+
+        if (buffer.IsEmpty)
+        {
+            throw new UnknownImageFormatException("Cannot load image from empty data.");
+        }
+
         fixed (byte* ptr = buffer)
         {
             using UnmanagedMemoryStream stream = new(ptr, buffer.Length);
@@ -133,6 +152,13 @@ public abstract partial class Image
     public static unsafe Image<TPixel> Load<TPixel>(DecoderOptions options, ReadOnlySpan<byte> data)
         where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
     {
+        Guard.NotNull(options, nameof(options));
+
+        if (data.IsEmpty)
+        {
+            throw new UnknownImageFormatException("Cannot load image from empty data.");
+        }
+
         fixed (byte* ptr = data)
         {
             using UnmanagedMemoryStream stream = new(ptr, data.Length);
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image.LoadPixelData.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image.LoadPixelData.cs
index 53b672b7dd..efe1b6e2fb 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image.LoadPixelData.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image.LoadPixelData.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ public abstract partial class Image
     {
         Guard.NotNull(configuration, nameof(configuration));
 
+        if (data.IsEmpty)
+        {
+            throw new ArgumentException("Pixel data cannot be empty.", nameof(data));
+        }
+
         int count = width * height;
         Guard.MustBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(data.Length, count, nameof(data));
 
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.DetectFormat.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.DetectFormat.cs
index a1966e2bb0..178f5375f1 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.DetectFormat.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.DetectFormat.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ public partial class ImageTests
             Assert.Equal(this.LocalImageFormat, format);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void FromBytes_EmptySpan_Throws()
+            => Assert.Throws<UnknownImageFormatException>(() => Image.DetectFormat([]));
+
         [Fact]
         public void FromFileSystemPath_GlobalConfiguration()
         {
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Identify.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Identify.cs
index 490fa3b0b0..433a1e1018 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Identify.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Identify.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ public partial class ImageTests
             Assert.Equal(ExpectedGlobalFormat, info.Metadata.DecodedImageFormat);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void FromBytes_EmptySpan_Throws()
+            => Assert.Throws<UnknownImageFormatException>(() => Image.Identify([]));
+
         [Fact]
         public void FromBytes_CustomConfiguration()
         {
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Load_FromBytes_PassLocalConfiguration.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Load_FromBytes_PassLocalConfiguration.cs
index 3a47a0ea73..600bed0102 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Load_FromBytes_PassLocalConfiguration.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Load_FromBytes_PassLocalConfiguration.cs
@@ -79,5 +79,16 @@ public partial class ImageTests
 
             this.TestFormat.VerifyAgnosticDecodeCall(this.Marker, this.TopLevelConfiguration);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void FromBytes_EmptySpan_Throws()
+        {
+            DecoderOptions options = new()
+            {
+                Configuration = this.TopLevelConfiguration
+            };
+
+            Assert.Throws<UnknownImageFormatException>(() => Image.Load(options, []));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Load_FromBytes_UseGlobalConfiguration.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Load_FromBytes_UseGlobalConfiguration.cs
index 00ec985ac2..a0ce1e5d86 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Load_FromBytes_UseGlobalConfiguration.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Load_FromBytes_UseGlobalConfiguration.cs
@@ -45,5 +45,9 @@ public partial class ImageTests
             VerifyDecodedImage(img);
             Assert.IsType<BmpFormat>(img.Metadata.DecodedImageFormat);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void FromBytes_EmptySpan_Throws()
+            => Assert.ThrowsAny<UnknownImageFormatException>(() => Image.Load<Rgba32>([]));
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Load_FromStream_ThrowsRightException.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Load_FromStream_ThrowsRightException.cs
index a064b64723..c2609545d3 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Load_FromStream_ThrowsRightException.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Image/ImageTests.Load_FromStream_ThrowsRightException.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ public partial class ImageTests
                 }
             });
 
-        public void Dispose() => this.Stream?.Dispose();
+        [Fact]
+        public void FromStream_Empty_Throws()
+        {
+            using MemoryStream ms = new();
+            Assert.Throws<UnknownImageFormatException>(() => Image.Load(DecoderOptions.Default, ms));
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            this.Stream?.Dispose();
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        }
     }
 }