diff --git a/resp/resp3/flatten.go b/resp/resp3/flatten.go
index 50263dd..7c693d2 100644
--- a/resp/resp3/flatten.go
+++ b/resp/resp3/flatten.go
@@ -25,6 +25,25 @@ func cleanFloatStr(str string) string {
 	return str
 }
 
+// Source: https://cs.opensource.google/go/go/+/refs/tags/go1.19.2:src/encoding/json/encode.go;drc=d0b0b10b5cbb28d53403c2bd6af343581327e946;l=339
+func isEmptyValue(v reflect.Value) bool {
+	switch v.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Array, reflect.Map, reflect.Slice, reflect.String:
+		return v.Len() == 0
+	case reflect.Bool:
+		return !v.Bool()
+	case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
+		return v.Int() == 0
+	case reflect.Uint, reflect.Uint8, reflect.Uint16, reflect.Uint32, reflect.Uint64, reflect.Uintptr:
+		return v.Uint() == 0
+	case reflect.Float32, reflect.Float64:
+		return v.Float() == 0
+	case reflect.Interface, reflect.Pointer:
+		return v.IsNil()
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // Flatten accepts any type accepted by Marshal, except a resp.Marshaler, and
 // converts it into a flattened array of strings. For example:
 //
@@ -33,7 +52,6 @@ func cleanFloatStr(str string) string {
 //	Flatten([]string{"a","b"}) -> {"a", "b"}
 //	Flatten(map[string]int{"a":5,"b":10}) -> {"a","5","b","10"}
 //	Flatten([]map[int]float64{{1:2, 3:4},{5:6},{}}) -> {"1","2","3","4","5","6"})
-//
 func Flatten(i interface{}, o *resp.Opts) ([]string, error) {
 	f := flattener{
 		opts: o,
@@ -165,7 +183,7 @@ func (f *flattener) flatten(i interface{}) error {
 		l := vv.NumField()
 		for i := 0; i < l; i++ {
 			ft, fv := tt.Field(i), vv.Field(i)
-			tag := ft.Tag.Get("redis")
+			tag, tagOpts := parseTag(ft.Tag.Get("redis"))
 			if ft.Anonymous {
 				if fv = reflect.Indirect(fv); !fv.IsValid() { // fv is nil
 					continue
@@ -177,12 +195,22 @@ func (f *flattener) flatten(i interface{}) error {
 				continue // unexported
 			}
 
+			isEmpty := isEmptyValue(fv)
+			if isEmpty && tagOpts.Contains("omitempty") {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			keyName := ft.Name
 			if tag != "" {
 				keyName = tag
 			}
 			_ = f.emit(keyName)
 
+			if isEmpty {
+				// Return "", setting empty value
+				return f.emit("")
+			}
+
 			if err := f.flatten(fv.Interface()); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/resp/resp3/flatten_test.go b/resp/resp3/flatten_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8f24db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resp/resp3/flatten_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package resp3
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mediocregopher/radix/v4/resp"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
+)
+
+type FlattenTestSuite struct {
+	suite.Suite
+}
+
+// Test whether by default, an empty slice in a hashmap should be flattened to an empty value.
+func (s *FlattenTestSuite) TestEmptyNestedSlice() {
+	testInst := struct {
+		Nested []string
+	}{}
+
+	flat, err := Flatten(testInst, resp.NewOpts())
+	s.NoError(err)
+
+	s.Equal([]string{"Nested", ""}, flat)
+}
+
+// Test with omitempty; empty slices should be left off altogether.
+func (s *FlattenTestSuite) TestOmitEmptyNestedSlice() {
+	testInst := struct {
+		Other           string   // We need at least one non-empty value for commands like HMSET.
+		NestedOmitEmpty []string `redis:",omitempty"`
+	}{}
+
+	flat, err := Flatten(testInst, resp.NewOpts())
+	s.NoError(err)
+
+	s.Equal([]string{"Other", ""}, flat)
+}
+
+func TestFlattenTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
+	suite.Run(t, new(FlattenTestSuite))
+}
diff --git a/resp/resp3/resp.go b/resp/resp3/resp.go
index 0f96761..d81cc9e 100644
--- a/resp/resp3/resp.go
+++ b/resp/resp3/resp.go
@@ -2255,7 +2255,7 @@ func getStructFields(t reflect.Type) map[string]structField {
 			}
 
 			key, fromTag := ft.Name, false
-			if tag := ft.Tag.Get("redis"); tag != "" && tag != "-" {
+			if tag, _ := parseTag(ft.Tag.Get("redis")); tag != "" && tag != "-" {
 				key, fromTag = tag, true
 			}
 			if m[key].fromTag {
diff --git a/resp/resp3/tags.go b/resp/resp3/tags.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5da458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resp/resp3/tags.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright 2011 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package resp3
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// tagOptions is the string following a comma in a struct field's "json"
+// tag, or the empty string. It does not include the leading comma.
+type tagOptions string
+
+// parseTag splits a struct field's json tag into its name and
+// comma-separated options.
+func parseTag(tag string) (string, tagOptions) {
+	tag, opt, _ := strings.Cut(tag, ",")
+	return tag, tagOptions(opt)
+}
+
+// Contains reports whether a comma-separated list of options
+// contains a particular substr flag. substr must be surrounded by a
+// string boundary or commas.
+func (o tagOptions) Contains(optionName string) bool {
+	if len(o) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	s := string(o)
+	for s != "" {
+		var name string
+		name, s, _ = strings.Cut(s, ",")
+		if name == optionName {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/resp/resp3/tags_test.go b/resp/resp3/tags_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..774b2af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resp/resp3/tags_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright 2011 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package resp3
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestTagParsing(t *testing.T) {
+	name, opts := parseTag("field,foobar,foo")
+	if name != "field" {
+		t.Fatalf("name = %q, want field", name)
+	}
+	for _, tt := range []struct {
+		opt  string
+		want bool
+	}{
+		{"foobar", true},
+		{"foo", true},
+		{"bar", false},
+	} {
+		if opts.Contains(tt.opt) != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("Contains(%q) = %v", tt.opt, !tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}