diff --git a/swift/common/middleware/slo.py b/swift/common/middleware/slo.py
index fdc2e9efc1..af2619daa4 100644
--- a/swift/common/middleware/slo.py
+++ b/swift/common/middleware/slo.py
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ def parse_and_validate_input(req_body, req_path):
             except (TypeError, ValueError):
                 errors.append("Index %d: invalid size_bytes" % seg_index)
                 continue
-            if seg_size < 1:
+            if seg_size < 1 and seg_index != (len(parsed_data) - 1):
                 errors.append("Index %d: too small; each segment must be "
                               "at least 1 byte."
                               % (seg_index,))
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ class StaticLargeObject(object):
                 agent='%(orig)s SLO MultipartPUT', swift_source='SLO')
             return obj_name, sub_req.get_response(self)
 
-        def validate_seg_dict(seg_dict, head_seg_resp):
+        def validate_seg_dict(seg_dict, head_seg_resp, allow_empty_segment):
             if not head_seg_resp.is_success:
                 problem_segments.append([quote(obj_name),
                                          head_seg_resp.status])
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ class StaticLargeObject(object):
                     seg_dict['range'] = '%d-%d' % (rng[0], rng[1] - 1)
                     segment_length = rng[1] - rng[0]
 
-            if segment_length < 1:
+            if segment_length < 1 and not allow_empty_segment:
                 problem_segments.append(
                     [quote(obj_name),
                      'Too small; each segment must be at least 1 byte.'])
@@ -1012,7 +1012,8 @@ class StaticLargeObject(object):
                     (path, ) for path in path2indices)):
                 for i in path2indices[obj_name]:
                     segment_length, seg_data = validate_seg_dict(
-                        parsed_data[i], resp)
+                        parsed_data[i], resp,
+                        allow_empty_segment=(i == len(parsed_data) - 1))
                     data_for_storage[i] = seg_data
                     total_size += segment_length
 
diff --git a/test/unit/common/middleware/test_slo.py b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_slo.py
index a74fe6a08d..d0585276ee 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/middleware/test_slo.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/middleware/test_slo.py
@@ -487,17 +487,17 @@ class TestSloPutManifest(SloTestCase):
         status, headers, body = self.call_slo(req)
         self.assertEqual(status, '400 Bad Request')
 
-    def test_handle_multipart_put_disallow_empty_last_segment(self):
+    def test_handle_multipart_put_allow_empty_last_segment(self):
         test_json_data = json.dumps([{'path': '/cont/object',
                                       'etag': 'etagoftheobjectsegment',
                                       'size_bytes': 100},
-                                     {'path': '/cont/small_object',
+                                     {'path': '/cont/empty_object',
                                       'etag': 'etagoftheobjectsegment',
                                       'size_bytes': 0}])
-        req = Request.blank('/v1/a/c/o?multipart-manifest=put',
+        req = Request.blank('/v1/AUTH_test/c/man?multipart-manifest=put',
                             method='PUT', body=test_json_data)
         status, headers, body = self.call_slo(req)
-        self.assertEqual(status, '400 Bad Request')
+        self.assertEqual(status, '201 Created')
 
     def test_handle_multipart_put_success_unicode(self):
         test_json_data = json.dumps([{'path': u'/cont/object\u2661',