diff --git a/docs/info/release-history.rst b/docs/info/release-history.rst
index 50fe4343..4db93e21 100644
--- a/docs/info/release-history.rst
+++ b/docs/info/release-history.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-`.. Add log for your proposed changes here.
+.. Add log for your proposed changes here.
 
    The versions shall be listed in descending order with the latest release first.
 
@@ -32,13 +32,23 @@ The format is based on `Keep a Changelog <https://keepachangelog.com/en>`_,
 and this project adheres to `Semantic Versioning <https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html>`_
 
 
+1.1.3
+=====
+
+Fixed
+-----
+* When given an empty :py:class:`.M3U` playlist file, produces expected result i.e. an empty playlist.
+  Previously always added all given tracks to playlist when calling :py:meth:`.M3U.load`
+
+
 1.1.2
 =====
 
 Changed
 -------
 * :py:meth:`.File.get_filepaths` now ignores hidden files.
-* Replace os.makedirs with Pathlib implementation of ``mkdir``q everywhere.
+* Replace os.makedirs with Pathlib implementation of ``mkdir`` everywhere.
+
 
 1.1.1
 =====
@@ -498,4 +508,3 @@ Fixed
 =====
 
 Initial release! 🎉
-`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/musify/libraries/local/playlist/m3u.py b/musify/libraries/local/playlist/m3u.py
index 799f9030..e3cdd0f8 100644
--- a/musify/libraries/local/playlist/m3u.py
+++ b/musify/libraries/local/playlist/m3u.py
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ async def load(self, tracks: Collection[LocalTrack] = ()) -> Self:
                 paths_raw = self.path_mapper.map_many([line.strip() for line in file], check_existence=True)
             path_list = list(map(Path, paths_raw))
 
+            if not path_list:  # empty playlist file
+                self.clear()
+                self._original = []
+                return self
+
         self.matcher = FilterDefinedList(values=path_list)
         self.matcher.transform = lambda x: Path(self.path_mapper.map(x, check_existence=False))
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3df01dcb..c58a2aca 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ test = [
 ]
 docs = [
     "musify[build]",
-    "sphinx~=7.3",
+    "sphinx~=7.4",
     "renku_sphinx_theme",
     "graphviz~=0.20",
     "sphinx-autodoc-typehints~=2.2",
diff --git a/tests/libraries/local/playlist/test_m3u.py b/tests/libraries/local/playlist/test_m3u.py
index d9c07e1e..530306ef 100644
--- a/tests/libraries/local/playlist/test_m3u.py
+++ b/tests/libraries/local/playlist/test_m3u.py
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ def test_init_fails(self):
         with pytest.raises(InvalidFileType):
             M3U(path=path_txt)
 
+    async def test_load_from_empty_file_with_tracks(self, tracks: list[LocalTrack], tmp_path: Path):
+        path = tmp_path.joinpath("test").with_suffix(".m3u")
+        path.touch(exist_ok=True)
+
+        pl = M3U(path=path)
+        await pl.load(tracks=tracks)
+
+        assert not pl
+        assert not pl.tracks
+        assert not pl._original
+
     async def test_load_fake_file_with_no_tracks(self, tracks: list[LocalTrack], tmp_path: Path):
         path_fake = tmp_path.joinpath("does_not_exist").with_suffix(".m3u")