diff --git a/libutils/Unicode.cpp b/libutils/Unicode.cpp
index 5fd9155..e7520a8 100644
--- a/libutils/Unicode.cpp
+++ b/libutils/Unicode.cpp
@@ -297,23 +297,22 @@
 
 char16_t* strstr16(const char16_t* src, const char16_t* target)
 {
-    const char16_t needle = *target++;
-    const size_t target_len = strlen16(target);
-    if (needle != '\0') {
-      do {
+    const char16_t needle = *target;
+    if (needle == '\0') return (char16_t*)src;
+
+    const size_t target_len = strlen16(++target);
+    do {
         do {
-          if (*src == '\0') {
-            return nullptr;
-          }
+            if (*src == '\0') {
+                return nullptr;
+            }
         } while (*src++ != needle);
-      } while (strncmp16(src, target, target_len) != 0);
-      src--;
-    }
+    } while (strncmp16(src, target, target_len) != 0);
+    src--;
 
     return (char16_t*)src;
 }
 
-
 int strzcmp16(const char16_t *s1, size_t n1, const char16_t *s2, size_t n2)
 {
     const char16_t* e1 = s1+n1;
diff --git a/libutils/tests/Unicode_test.cpp b/libutils/tests/Unicode_test.cpp
index d23e43a..b92eef8 100644
--- a/libutils/tests/Unicode_test.cpp
+++ b/libutils/tests/Unicode_test.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
  */
 
 #define LOG_TAG "Unicode_test"
-#include <utils/Log.h>
+
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <log/log.h>
 #include <utils/Unicode.h>
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
@@ -119,6 +123,31 @@
             << "should return the original pointer";
 }
 
+TEST_F(UnicodeTest, strstr16EmptyTarget_bug) {
+    // In the original code when target is an empty string strlen16() would
+    // start reading the memory until a "terminating null" (that is, zero)
+    // character is found.   This happens because "*target++" in the original
+    // code would increment the pointer beyond the actual string.
+    void* memptr;
+    const size_t alignment = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
+    const size_t size = 2 * alignment;
+    ASSERT_EQ(posix_memalign(&memptr, alignment, size), 0);
+    // Fill allocated memory.
+    memset(memptr, 'A', size);
+    // Create a pointer to an "empty" string on the first page.
+    char16_t* const emptyString = (char16_t* const)((char*)memptr + alignment - 4);
+    *emptyString = (char16_t)0;
+    // Protect the second page to show that strstr16() violates that.
+    ASSERT_EQ(mprotect((char*)memptr + alignment, alignment, PROT_NONE), 0);
+    // Test strstr16(): when bug is present a segmentation fault is raised.
+    ASSERT_EQ(strstr16((char16_t*)memptr, emptyString), (char16_t*)memptr)
+        << "should not read beyond the first char16_t.";
+    // Reset protection of the second page
+    ASSERT_EQ(mprotect((char*)memptr + alignment, alignment, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE), 0);
+    // Free allocated memory.
+    free(memptr);
+}
+
 TEST_F(UnicodeTest, strstr16SameString) {
     const char16_t* result = strstr16(kSearchString, kSearchString);
     EXPECT_EQ(kSearchString, result)