diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php
index 54689cb..f8847cd 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ public function put($key, $value)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get one or more items randomly from the collection.
+     * Get zero or more items randomly from the collection.
      *
      * @param  int|null  $amount
      * @return mixed
@@ -1079,6 +1079,10 @@ public function put($key, $value)
      */
     public function random($amount = null)
     {
+        if ($amount === 0) {
+            return new static;
+        }
+
         if (($requested = $amount ?: 1) > ($count = $this->count())) {
             throw new InvalidArgumentException(
                 "You requested {$requested} items, but there are only {$count} items in the collection."
diff --git a/tests/Support/SupportCollectionTest.php b/tests/Support/SupportCollectionTest.php
index 5a40b19..0edced7 100644
--- a/tests/Support/SupportCollectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Support/SupportCollectionTest.php
@@ -911,6 +911,10 @@ public function testRandom()
     {
         $data = new Collection([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
 
+        $random = $data->random(0);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Collection::class, $random);
+        $this->assertCount(0, $random);
+
         $random = $data->random(1);
         $this->assertInstanceOf(Collection::class, $random);
         $this->assertCount(1, $random);
@@ -920,6 +924,15 @@ public function testRandom()
         $this->assertCount(3, $random);
     }
 
+    public function testRandomOnEmptyCollection()
+    {
+        $data = new Collection();
+
+        $random = $data->random(0);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Collection::class, $random);
+        $this->assertCount(0, $random);
+    }
+
     public function testRandomWithoutArgument()
     {
         $data = new Collection([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);