diff --git a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/Observable.java b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/Observable.java
index e83231ded6e..2e11afc6541 100644
--- a/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/Observable.java
+++ b/rxjava-core/src/main/java/rx/Observable.java
@@ -544,11 +544,30 @@ public static <T> Observable<T> create(OnSubscribeFunc<T> func) {
      *            the type of the items (ostensibly) emitted by the Observable
      * @return an Observable that returns no data to the {@link Observer} and immediately invokes
      *         the {@link Observer}'s {@link Observer#onCompleted() onCompleted} method
+     * @see <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh229670(v=vs.103).aspx">MSDN: Observable.Empty Method</a>
      */
     public static <T> Observable<T> empty() {
         return from(new ArrayList<T>());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns an Observable that emits no data to the {@link Observer} and immediately invokes
+     * its {@link Observer#onCompleted onCompleted} method with the specified scheduler.
+     * <p>
+     * <img width="640" src="https://raw.github.com/wiki/Netflix/RxJava/images/rx-operators/empty.png">
+     * @param scheduler
+     *            the scheduler to call the {@link Observer#onCompleted onCompleted} method.
+     * @param <T>
+     *            the type of the items (ostensibly) emitted by the Observable
+     * @return an Observable that returns no data to the {@link Observer} and immediately invokes
+     *         the {@link Observer}'s {@link Observer#onCompleted() onCompleted} method with
+     *         the specified scheduler.
+     * @see <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh229066(v=vs.103).aspx">MSDN: Observable.Empty Method (IScheduler)</a>
+     */
+    public static <T> Observable<T> empty(Scheduler scheduler) {
+        return Observable.<T>empty().subscribeOn(scheduler);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns an Observable that invokes an {@link Observer}'s {@link Observer#onError onError} method when the Observer subscribes to it
      * <p>