diff --git a/src/core/core.interaction.js b/src/core/core.interaction.js
index 77780e0d8d2..797dca4cd87 100644
--- a/src/core/core.interaction.js
+++ b/src/core/core.interaction.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function evaluateAllVisibleItems(chart, handler) {
 function binarySearch(metaset, axis, value, intersect) {
 	const {controller, data, _sorted} = metaset;
 	const iScale = controller._cachedMeta.iScale;
-	if (iScale && axis === iScale.axis && _sorted) {
+	if (iScale && axis === iScale.axis && _sorted && data.length) {
 		const lookupMethod = iScale._reversePixels ? _rlookup : _lookup;
 		if (!intersect) {
 			return lookupMethod(data, axis, value);