diff --git a/cache/classes/loaders.php b/cache/classes/loaders.php
index 9ea6df32080a2..168124d7002d4 100644
--- a/cache/classes/loaders.php
+++ b/cache/classes/loaders.php
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ protected function static_acceleration_get($key) {
                 $result = $data;
             }
         }
-        if ($result) {
+        if ($result !== false) {
             if ($this->perfdebug) {
                 cache_helper::record_cache_hit('** static acceleration **', $this->definition);
             }
@@ -2162,4 +2162,4 @@ protected function use_static_acceleration() {
  */
 class cache_request extends cache {
     // This comment appeases code pre-checker ;) !
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/cache/tests/cache_test.php b/cache/tests/cache_test.php
index ef4709670b0a6..0a47e4f9b1511 100644
--- a/cache/tests/cache_test.php
+++ b/cache/tests/cache_test.php
@@ -2177,6 +2177,39 @@ public function test_performance_debug() {
             $startstats[$requestid]['stores']['cachestore_static']['sets']);
     }
 
+    public function test_static_cache() {
+        global $CFG;
+        $this->resetAfterTest(true);
+        $CFG->perfdebug = 15;
+
+        // Create cache store with static acceleration.
+        $instance = cache_config_testing::instance();
+        $applicationid = 'phpunit/applicationperf';
+        $instance->phpunit_add_definition($applicationid, array(
+            'mode' => cache_store::MODE_APPLICATION,
+            'component' => 'phpunit',
+            'area' => 'applicationperf',
+            'simplekeys' => true,
+            'staticacceleration' => true,
+            'staticaccelerationsize' => 3
+        ));
+
+        $application = cache::make('phpunit', 'applicationperf');
+
+        // Check that stores register sets.
+        $this->assertTrue($application->set('setMe1', 1));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->set('setMe2', 0));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->set('setMe3', array()));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->get('setMe1') !== false);
+        $this->assertTrue($application->get('setMe2') !== false);
+        $this->assertTrue($application->get('setMe3') !== false);
+
+        // Check that the static acceleration worked, even on empty arrays and the number 0.
+        $endstats = cache_helper::get_stats();
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $endstats[$applicationid]['stores']['** static acceleration **']['misses']);
+        $this->assertEquals(3, $endstats[$applicationid]['stores']['** static acceleration **']['hits']);
+    }
+
     public function test_performance_debug_off() {
         global $CFG;
         $this->resetAfterTest(true);