diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index a11fa5c..6482158 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ function isEmpty(val) {
           if (has.call(val, key)) return false
         }
 
+        if (Object.getOwnPropertySymbols && Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(val).length > 0) return false
+
         return true
       }
     }
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 03e5e24..825ea74 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ describe('is-empty', function () {
     assert(empty({}) == true)
     assert(empty({ a: 'b' }) == false)
     assert(empty({ length: 0 }) == false)
+    assert(empty({ [Symbol()]: 1 }) == false)
   })
 
   it('handles strings', function () {