diff --git a/src/array/reducer/mark-as-dirty.spec.ts b/src/array/reducer/mark-as-dirty.spec.ts
index 33c364ca..eb3a471d 100644
--- a/src/array/reducer/mark-as-dirty.spec.ts
+++ b/src/array/reducer/mark-as-dirty.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { MarkAsDirtyAction } from '../../actions';
+import { createFormArrayState } from '../../state';
 import { markAsDirtyReducer } from './mark-as-dirty';
 import {
   FORM_CONTROL_ID,
@@ -61,4 +62,10 @@ describe(`form array ${markAsDirtyReducer.name}`, () => {
     const resultState = markAsDirtyReducer(INITIAL_STATE, new MarkAsDirtyAction(INITIAL_STATE.controls[0].id));
     expect(resultState).not.toBe(INITIAL_STATE);
   });
+
+  it('should mark itself as dirty even if empty', () => {
+    const initialState = createFormArrayState(FORM_CONTROL_ID, []);
+    const resultState = markAsDirtyReducer(initialState, new MarkAsDirtyAction(FORM_CONTROL_ID));
+    expect(resultState.isDirty).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/array/reducer/mark-as-dirty.ts b/src/array/reducer/mark-as-dirty.ts
index 6203064a..2faf9e8c 100644
--- a/src/array/reducer/mark-as-dirty.ts
+++ b/src/array/reducer/mark-as-dirty.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function markAsDirtyReducer<TValue>(
 
   const controls = dispatchActionPerChild(state.controls, controlId => new MarkAsDirtyAction(controlId));
 
-  if (controls === state.controls) {
+  if (controls === state.controls && state.isDirty) {
     return state;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/array/reducer/mark-as-pristine.spec.ts b/src/array/reducer/mark-as-pristine.spec.ts
index 771d60d6..80b3b4be 100644
--- a/src/array/reducer/mark-as-pristine.spec.ts
+++ b/src/array/reducer/mark-as-pristine.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { MarkAsPristineAction } from '../../actions';
+import { createFormArrayState } from '../../state';
 import { markAsPristineReducer } from './mark-as-pristine';
 import {
   FORM_CONTROL_ID,
@@ -47,4 +48,11 @@ describe(`form array ${markAsPristineReducer.name}`, () => {
     const resultState = markAsPristineReducer(state, new MarkAsPristineAction(state.controls[0].id));
     expect(resultState).not.toBe(state);
   });
+
+  it('should update state if dirty and empty', () => {
+    const state = { ...createFormArrayState(FORM_CONTROL_ID, []), isDirty: true, isPristine: false };
+    const resultState = markAsPristineReducer(state, new MarkAsPristineAction(FORM_CONTROL_ID));
+    expect(resultState.isDirty).toEqual(false);
+    expect(resultState.isPristine).toEqual(true);
+  });
 });