diff --git a/src/Combinatorics/Matroids/matroids.jl b/src/Combinatorics/Matroids/matroids.jl
index 5fc0f2cbf7a9..8be56c69b268 100644
--- a/src/Combinatorics/Matroids/matroids.jl
+++ b/src/Combinatorics/Matroids/matroids.jl
@@ -864,4 +864,9 @@ julia> automorphism_group(M)
 Group([ (3,4), (1,2), (2,3) ])
 ```
 """
-automorphism_group(m::Matroid) = automorphism_group(IncidenceMatrix(bases(m));action=:on_cols)
+function automorphism_group(m::Matroid) 
+  @req length(m) > 0 "The matroid should not be empty."
+  I = rank(m) < 1 ? IncidenceMatrix(bases(dual_matroid(m))) : IncidenceMatrix(bases(m))
+  resize!(I, nrows(I), length(m))
+  return automorphism_group(I; action=:on_cols)
+end
diff --git a/test/Combinatorics/Matroids/Matroids.jl b/test/Combinatorics/Matroids/Matroids.jl
index 242f911da2c8..b53d571425c9 100644
--- a/test/Combinatorics/Matroids/Matroids.jl
+++ b/test/Combinatorics/Matroids/Matroids.jl
@@ -343,5 +343,8 @@
     @testset "matroid automorphism" begin
         M = uniform_matroid(3, 5)
         @test order(automorphism_group(M)) == 120
+        @test automorphism_group(uniform_matroid(0, 2)) == symmetric_group(2)
+        U = matroid_from_bases([[1,2],[2,3],[1,3]],5)
+        @test automorphism_group(U) == automorphism_group(dual_matroid(U)) 
     end
 end