diff --git a/doc/interprocess.qbk b/doc/interprocess.qbk
index 4fd79c6..7b0fe68 100644
--- a/doc/interprocess.qbk
+++ b/doc/interprocess.qbk
@@ -6780,6 +6780,7 @@ thank them:
 * Minor documentation fixes
 * Fixed bugs:
    * [@https://github.com/boostorg/interprocess/pull/245   GitHub #245 (['"Fix UBSan runtime error (load of 'boost::interprocess::mode_t')"])].
+   * [@https://github.com/boostorg/interprocess/issues/261 GitHub #261 (['"Memory Mapping Empty Files Fails"])].
    * [@https://github.com/boostorg/interprocess/pull/269   GitHub #269 (['"Minor documentation fixes and template parameter renames"])].
    * [@https://github.com/boostorg/interprocess/issues/272 GitHub #272 (['"Regression boost 1.87: offset_ptr conversion from void no longer works"])].
    * [@https://github.com/boostorg/interprocess/pull/275   GitHub #275 (['"Allow injection of custom atexit procedure"])].
diff --git a/include/boost/interprocess/file_mapping.hpp b/include/boost/interprocess/file_mapping.hpp
index 88268fa..423c3f3 100644
--- a/include/boost/interprocess/file_mapping.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/interprocess/file_mapping.hpp
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ class file_mapping
    //!used in the constructor.
    const char *get_name() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT;
 
+   //!Returns true if the size of the file memory object
+   //!can be obtained and writes the size in the passed reference.
+   bool get_size(offset_t &size) const BOOST_NOEXCEPT;
+
    //!Removes the file named "filename" even if it's been memory mapped.
    //!Returns true on success.
    //!The function might fail in some operating systems if the file is
@@ -147,6 +151,9 @@ inline file_mapping::~file_mapping()
 inline const char *file_mapping::get_name() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT
 {  return m_filename.getn(); }
 
+inline bool file_mapping::get_size(offset_t &size) const BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+{  return ipcdetail::get_file_size((file_handle_t)m_handle, size);  }
+
 inline void file_mapping::swap(file_mapping &other) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
 {
    (simple_swap)(m_handle, other.m_handle);
diff --git a/include/boost/interprocess/mapped_region.hpp b/include/boost/interprocess/mapped_region.hpp
index a76e0c4..b410de4 100644
--- a/include/boost/interprocess/mapped_region.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/interprocess/mapped_region.hpp
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ class mapped_region
    //!offset "offset", and the mapping's size will be "size". The mapping
    //!can be opened for read only, read-write or copy-on-write.
    //!
+   //!The "mapping" object must be an non-empty mappable type (file, shared memory...)
+   //!or the function might fail. Check `shared_memory_object/file_mapping::get_size() != 0`
+   //!before trying to map the empty object and obtain an error.
+   //!
+   //!The "size" parameter must be bigger than zero or the function will fail
+   //!
+   //! 
    //!If an address is specified, both the offset and the address must be
    //!multiples of the page size.
    //!
diff --git a/test/file_mapping_test.cpp b/test/file_mapping_test.cpp
index f52a3bc..3a8e688 100644
--- a/test/file_mapping_test.cpp
+++ b/test/file_mapping_test.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,42 @@ int main ()
 {
    BOOST_INTERPROCESS_TRY{
       const std::size_t FileSize = 99999*2;
+      {
+         {
+            std::ofstream file(get_filename().c_str(), std::ios::binary | std::ios::trunc);
+         }
+         {
+            //Create an empty file mapping
+            file_mapping mapping(get_filename().c_str(), read_write);
+
+            //Obtain zero file size
+            offset_t filesize = 5;
+            if(!mapping.get_size(filesize) || filesize != 0)
+               return 1;
+
+            //Check mapping of empty file does not work
+            bool thrown = false;
+            BOOST_INTERPROCESS_TRY{
+               mapped_region region (mapping, read_write);
+            }
+            BOOST_INTERPROCESS_CATCH(...){
+               thrown = true;               
+            } BOOST_INTERPROCESS_CATCH_END
+            if(!thrown)
+               return file_mapping().swap(mapping), file_mapping::remove(get_filename().c_str()), 1;
+
+            thrown = false;
+            BOOST_INTERPROCESS_TRY{
+               mapped_region region (mapping, read_only);
+            }
+            BOOST_INTERPROCESS_CATCH(...){
+               thrown = true;               
+            } BOOST_INTERPROCESS_CATCH_END
+            if(!thrown)
+               return file_mapping().swap(mapping), file_mapping::remove(get_filename().c_str()), 1;
+         }
+         file_mapping::remove(get_filename().c_str());
+      }
       {
          //Create file with given size
          std::ofstream file(get_filename().c_str(), std::ios::binary | std::ios::trunc);
@@ -166,7 +202,7 @@ int main ()
    }
    BOOST_INTERPROCESS_CATCH(std::exception &exc){
       file_mapping::remove(get_filename().c_str());
-      std::cout << "Unhandled exception: " << exc.what() << std::endl;
+      std::cout << "Unexpected Exception: " << exc.what() << std::endl;
       BOOST_INTERPROCESS_RETHROW
    } BOOST_INTERPROCESS_CATCH_END
    file_mapping::remove(get_filename().c_str());