diff --git a/src/tls.c b/src/tls.c
index 411a97271e..18a8024a24 100644
--- a/src/tls.c
+++ b/src/tls.c
@@ -5232,8 +5232,13 @@ int TLSX_SupportedCurve_Parse(const WOLFSSL* ssl, const byte* input,
     if (length != OPAQUE16_LEN + offset)
         return BUFFER_ERROR;
     offset = OPAQUE16_LEN;
-    if (offset == length)
-        return 0;
+    if (offset == length) {
+        /* An empty named group list is malformed (named_group_list<2..2^16-1>,
+         * RFC 8422 / RFC 8446). BUFFER_ERROR yields a decode_error alert (see
+         * TranslateErrorToAlert()). Accepting it would also make an explicit
+         * empty extension look absent and impose no group restriction. */
+        return BUFFER_ERROR;
+    }
 
     extension = TLSX_Find(*extensions, TLSX_SUPPORTED_GROUPS);
     if (extension == NULL) {
@@ -5250,6 +5255,14 @@ int TLSX_SupportedCurve_Parse(const WOLFSSL* ssl, const byte* input,
                 break;
             ret = 0;
         }
+        /* All advertised groups are unsupported, so no node was added above.
+         * Record an empty node so suite selection still sees the restriction
+         * (e.g. ECC/ECDHE must not be chosen) instead of treating the
+         * extension as absent. */
+        if (ret == 0 && isRequest &&
+                TLSX_Find(*extensions, TLSX_SUPPORTED_GROUPS) == NULL) {
+            ret = TLSX_Push(extensions, TLSX_SUPPORTED_GROUPS, NULL, ssl->heap);
+        }
     }
     else {
         /* Find the intersection with what the user has set */
diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index 9cac424dca..0ec468a2a0 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -35141,6 +35141,7 @@ TEST_CASE testCases[] = {
     TEST_DECL(test_TLSX_ECH_msg_type_validation),
     TEST_DECL(test_TLSX_SRTP_msg_type_validation),
     TEST_DECL(test_TLSX_ALPN_server_response_count),
+    TEST_DECL(test_TLSX_SupportedCurve_empty_or_unsupported),
     TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_wolfSSL_UseSecureRenegotiation),
     TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_clear_secure_renegotiation),
     TEST_DECL(test_wolfSSL_SCR_Reconnect),
diff --git a/tests/api/test_tls_ext.c b/tests/api/test_tls_ext.c
index 49edaf29f5..bcb9d81407 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_tls_ext.c
+++ b/tests/api/test_tls_ext.c
@@ -1071,3 +1071,95 @@ int test_TLSX_ALPN_server_response_count(void)
 #endif
     return EXPECT_RESULT();
 }
+
+/* Regression test for the supported_groups (a.k.a. supported curves) parsing.
+ *
+ * A client that explicitly sends a supported_groups extension restricts the
+ * groups the server may use. An empty list, or a list that contains only
+ * groups the server does not support, must NOT be silently treated as if the
+ * extension was absent (which would impose no restriction and let the server
+ * pick an ECDHE suite/curve the client never advertised).
+ *
+ *  - An empty named group list is malformed and must be rejected.
+ *  - A list of only-unsupported groups must still leave a supported_groups
+ *    node behind so suite selection sees the restriction.
+ */
+int test_TLSX_SupportedCurve_empty_or_unsupported(void)
+{
+    EXPECT_DECLS;
+#if !defined(NO_WOLFSSL_CLIENT) && !defined(NO_TLS) && \
+    defined(HAVE_SUPPORTED_CURVES) && !defined(WOLFSSL_NO_TLS12) && \
+    (!defined(NO_WOLFSSL_SERVER) || (defined(WOLFSSL_TLS13) && \
+                                     !defined(WOLFSSL_NO_SERVER_GROUPS_EXT)))
+    /* This exercises the server's parsing of a received ClientHello: the
+     * relevant code path (TLSX_SupportedCurve_Parse) is selected by the
+     * message type passed to TLSX_Parse (client_hello => isRequest), not by
+     * the side of the WOLFSSL object. A client-side WOLFSSL is used purely as
+     * the parse vehicle because creating a server-side WOLFSSL would require a
+     * certificate to be loaded first (NO_PRIVATE_KEY otherwise). */
+    WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx = NULL;
+    WOLFSSL* ssl = NULL;
+    Suites* suites = NULL;
+    /* supported_groups (0x000a), ext len 0x0002, named_group_list len 0x0000 */
+    const byte emptyList[] = { 0x00, 0x0a, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00 };
+    /* supported_groups (0x000a), ext len 0x0004, list len 0x0002,
+     * group 0xeeee (private-use value we do not support) */
+    const byte unsupportedOnly[] = { 0x00, 0x0a, 0x00, 0x04, 0x00, 0x02,
+                                     0xee, 0xee };
+
+    /* An empty named group list is malformed and must be rejected. */
+    ExpectNotNull(ctx = wolfSSL_CTX_new(wolfTLSv1_2_server_method()));
+    ExpectNotNull(ssl = wolfSSL_new(ctx));
+    if (ssl != NULL)
+        suites = (Suites*)WOLFSSL_SUITES(ssl);
+    ExpectIntEQ(TLSX_Parse(ssl, emptyList, (word16)sizeof(emptyList),
+                           client_hello, suites),
+                WC_NO_ERR_TRACE(BUFFER_ERROR));
+    wolfSSL_free(ssl);
+    ssl = NULL;
+
+    /* A list with only unsupported groups must still record a supported_groups
+     * node so that ECC/ECDHE suite selection sees the (now empty) restriction
+     * instead of treating the extension as absent. */
+    ExpectNotNull(ssl = wolfSSL_new(ctx));
+    if (ssl != NULL)
+        suites = (Suites*)WOLFSSL_SUITES(ssl);
+    /* Precondition: server has not preconfigured supported groups. */
+    ExpectNull(TLSX_Find(ssl->extensions, TLSX_SUPPORTED_GROUPS));
+    ExpectIntEQ(TLSX_Parse(ssl, unsupportedOnly, (word16)sizeof(unsupportedOnly),
+                           client_hello, suites), 0);
+    /* The fix records an (empty) supported_groups node. */
+    ExpectNotNull(TLSX_Find(ssl->extensions, TLSX_SUPPORTED_GROUPS));
+    wolfSSL_free(ssl);
+    ssl = NULL;
+
+    wolfSSL_CTX_free(ctx);
+
+#if defined(WOLFSSL_TLS13) && !defined(NO_WOLFSSL_CLIENT)
+    /* An empty named group list is equally malformed in a TLS 1.3
+     * EncryptedExtensions message (named_group_list<2..2^16-1>) and must be
+     * rejected with the same decode_error (BUFFER_ERROR), not silently
+     * accepted as the server advertising no groups. */
+    {
+        WOLFSSL_CTX* ctx13 = NULL;
+        WOLFSSL* ssl13 = NULL;
+        const byte emptyListEE[] = { 0x00, 0x0a, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00 };
+
+        ExpectNotNull(ctx13 = wolfSSL_CTX_new(wolfTLSv1_3_client_method()));
+        ExpectNotNull(ssl13 = wolfSSL_new(ctx13));
+        /* Ensure the connection is treated as TLS 1.3 so EncryptedExtensions
+         * is a valid context for the extension. */
+        if (ssl13 != NULL) {
+            ssl13->version.major = SSLv3_MAJOR;
+            ssl13->version.minor = TLSv1_3_MINOR;
+        }
+        ExpectIntEQ(TLSX_Parse(ssl13, emptyListEE, (word16)sizeof(emptyListEE),
+                               encrypted_extensions, NULL),
+                    WC_NO_ERR_TRACE(BUFFER_ERROR));
+        wolfSSL_free(ssl13);
+        wolfSSL_CTX_free(ctx13);
+    }
+#endif
+#endif
+    return EXPECT_RESULT();
+}
diff --git a/tests/api/test_tls_ext.h b/tests/api/test_tls_ext.h
index dc617e2d62..5bbd8ffc27 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_tls_ext.h
+++ b/tests/api/test_tls_ext.h
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ int test_TLSX_SNI_GetSize_overflow(void);
 int test_TLSX_ECH_msg_type_validation(void);
 int test_TLSX_SRTP_msg_type_validation(void);
 int test_TLSX_ALPN_server_response_count(void);
+int test_TLSX_SupportedCurve_empty_or_unsupported(void);
 
 #endif /* TESTS_API_TEST_TLS_EMS_H */