diff --git a/YYKit/Image/Categories/CALayer+YYWebImage.m b/YYKit/Image/Categories/CALayer+YYWebImage.m
index 584bc4b9..efac6a2c 100644
--- a/YYKit/Image/Categories/CALayer+YYWebImage.m
+++ b/YYKit/Image/Categories/CALayer+YYWebImage.m
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ - (void)setImageWithURL:(NSURL *)imageURL
             [self removeAnimationForKey:_YYWebImageFadeAnimationKey];
         }
         
-        if (!imageURL) {
+        if (!imageURL || imageURL.absoluteString.length == 0) {
             if (!(options & YYWebImageOptionIgnorePlaceHolder)) {
                 self.contents = (id)placeholder.CGImage;
             }
diff --git a/YYKit/Image/Categories/MKAnnotationView+YYWebImage.m b/YYKit/Image/Categories/MKAnnotationView+YYWebImage.m
index ff2276ff..c2fe3990 100644
--- a/YYKit/Image/Categories/MKAnnotationView+YYWebImage.m
+++ b/YYKit/Image/Categories/MKAnnotationView+YYWebImage.m
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ - (void)setImageWithURL:(NSURL *)imageURL
                 [self.layer removeAnimationForKey:_YYWebImageFadeAnimationKey];
             }
         }
-        if (!imageURL) {
+        if (!imageURL || imageURL.absoluteString.length == 0) {
             if (!(options & YYWebImageOptionIgnorePlaceHolder)) {
                 self.image = placeholder;
             }
diff --git a/YYKit/Image/Categories/UIButton+YYWebImage.m b/YYKit/Image/Categories/UIButton+YYWebImage.m
index 56089d15..ac2e46fa 100644
--- a/YYKit/Image/Categories/UIButton+YYWebImage.m
+++ b/YYKit/Image/Categories/UIButton+YYWebImage.m
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ - (void)_setImageWithURL:(NSURL *)imageURL
     int32_t sentinel = [setter cancelWithNewURL:imageURL];
     
     dispatch_async_on_main_queue(^{
-        if (!imageURL) {
+        if (!imageURL || imageURL.absoluteString.length == 0) {
             if (!(options & YYWebImageOptionIgnorePlaceHolder)) {
                 [self setImage:placeholder forState:state.integerValue];
             }
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ - (void)_setBackgroundImageWithURL:(NSURL *)imageURL
     int32_t sentinel = [setter cancelWithNewURL:imageURL];
     
     dispatch_async_on_main_queue(^{
-        if (!imageURL) {
+        if (!imageURL || imageURL.absoluteString.length == 0) {
             if (!(options & YYWebImageOptionIgnorePlaceHolder)) {
                 [self setBackgroundImage:placeholder forState:state.integerValue];
             }
diff --git a/YYKit/Image/Categories/UIImageView+YYWebImage.m b/YYKit/Image/Categories/UIImageView+YYWebImage.m
index 18bb1310..bfefaf9d 100644
--- a/YYKit/Image/Categories/UIImageView+YYWebImage.m
+++ b/YYKit/Image/Categories/UIImageView+YYWebImage.m
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ - (void)setImageWithURL:(NSURL *)imageURL
             }
         }
         
-        if (!imageURL) {
+        if (!imageURL || imageURL.absoluteString.length == 0) {
             if (!(options & YYWebImageOptionIgnorePlaceHolder)) {
                 self.image = placeholder;
             }
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ - (void)setHighlightedImageWithURL:(NSURL *)imageURL
                 [self.layer removeAnimationForKey:_YYWebImageFadeAnimationKey];
             }
         }
-        if (!imageURL) {
+        if (!imageURL || imageURL.absoluteString.length == 0) {
             if (!(options & YYWebImageOptionIgnorePlaceHolder)) {
                 self.highlightedImage = placeholder;
             }