diff --git a/ompi/mca/common/ompio/common_ompio_file_read.c b/ompi/mca/common/ompio/common_ompio_file_read.c
index 475925ae74..6d6d112eb3 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/common/ompio/common_ompio_file_read.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/common/ompio/common_ompio_file_read.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int mca_common_ompio_file_read (ompio_file_t *fh,
 
         OMPIO_CUDA_PREPARE_BUF(fh,buf,count,datatype,tbuf,&convertor,max_data,decoded_iov,iov_count);        
         
-    }
+   }
     else {
         mca_common_ompio_decode_datatype (fh,
                                           datatype,
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ int mca_common_ompio_file_read (ompio_file_t *fh,
                                       &decoded_iov,
                                       &iov_count);
 #endif
+    if ( 0 < max_data && 0 == fh->f_iov_count  ) {
+        if ( MPI_STATUS_IGNORE != status ) {
+            status->_ucount = 0;
+        }
+        return OMPI_SUCCESS;
+    }
 
     if ( -1 == OMPIO_MCA_GET(fh, cycle_buffer_size )) {
         bytes_per_cycle = max_data;
@@ -271,6 +277,14 @@ int mca_common_ompio_file_iread (ompio_file_t *fh,
                                           &decoded_iov,
                                           &iov_count);
 #endif
+        if ( 0 < max_data && 0 == fh->f_iov_count  ) {
+            ompio_req->req_ompi.req_status.MPI_ERROR = OMPI_SUCCESS;
+            ompio_req->req_ompi.req_status._ucount = 0;
+            ompi_request_complete (&ompio_req->req_ompi, false);
+            *request = (ompi_request_t *) ompio_req;
+            return OMPI_SUCCESS;
+        }
+
         // Non-blocking operations have to occur in a single cycle
         j = fh->f_index_in_file_view;
         
diff --git a/ompi/mca/common/ompio/common_ompio_file_write.c b/ompi/mca/common/ompio/common_ompio_file_write.c
index e16d8785b4..fb62edf2d9 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/common/ompio/common_ompio_file_write.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/common/ompio/common_ompio_file_write.c
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ int mca_common_ompio_file_write (ompio_file_t *fh,
                                       &decoded_iov,
                                       &iov_count);
 #endif
+    if ( 0 < max_data && 0 == fh->f_iov_count  ) {
+        if ( MPI_STATUS_IGNORE != status ) {
+            status->_ucount = 0;
+        }
+        return OMPI_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
     if ( -1 == OMPIO_MCA_GET(fh, cycle_buffer_size )) {
         bytes_per_cycle = max_data;
     }
@@ -242,6 +249,14 @@ int mca_common_ompio_file_iwrite (ompio_file_t *fh,
                                           &decoded_iov,
                                           &iov_count);
 #endif
+        if ( 0 < max_data && 0 == fh->f_iov_count  ) {
+            ompio_req->req_ompi.req_status.MPI_ERROR = OMPI_SUCCESS;
+            ompio_req->req_ompi.req_status._ucount = 0;
+            ompi_request_complete (&ompio_req->req_ompi, false);
+            *request = (ompi_request_t *) ompio_req;
+            return OMPI_SUCCESS;
+        }
+
         j = fh->f_index_in_file_view;
 
         /* Non blocking operations have to occur in a single cycle */
diff --git a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/lockedfile/sharedfp_lockedfile_seek.c b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/lockedfile/sharedfp_lockedfile_seek.c
index e028b9d469..8ff623c764 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/lockedfile/sharedfp_lockedfile_seek.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/lockedfile/sharedfp_lockedfile_seek.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 int
 mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_seek (ompio_file_t *fh,
-                              OMPI_MPI_OFFSET_TYPE offset, int whence)
+                              OMPI_MPI_OFFSET_TYPE off, int whence)
 {
     int ret = OMPI_SUCCESS;
     struct mca_sharedfp_base_data_t *sh = NULL;
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_seek (ompio_file_t *fh,
     int fd_lockedfilehandle;
     /* flock structure that is used to setup the desired fcntl operation */
     struct flock fl;
+    OMPI_MPI_OFFSET_TYPE offset, end_position=0;
 
     if(fh->f_sharedfp_data==NULL){
 	opal_output(ompi_sharedfp_base_framework.framework_output,
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_seek (ompio_file_t *fh,
     }
 
     sh = fh->f_sharedfp_data;
+    offset = off * fh->f_etype_size;
 
     if( 0 == fh->f_rank ){
         if ( MPI_SEEK_SET == whence ){
@@ -74,7 +76,6 @@ mca_sharedfp_lockedfile_seek (ompio_file_t *fh,
             }
         }
 	else if( MPI_SEEK_END == whence ){
-            OMPI_MPI_OFFSET_TYPE end_position=0;
             mca_common_ompio_file_get_size( fh,&end_position);
             offset = end_position + offset;
 
diff --git a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/sm/sharedfp_sm_seek.c b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/sm/sharedfp_sm_seek.c
index 5eecd4fb98..17aa72c326 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/sharedfp/sm/sharedfp_sm_seek.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/sharedfp/sm/sharedfp_sm_seek.c
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
 
 int
 mca_sharedfp_sm_seek (ompio_file_t *fh,
-                      OMPI_MPI_OFFSET_TYPE offset, int whence)
+                      OMPI_MPI_OFFSET_TYPE off, int whence)
 {
     int status=0;
-    OMPI_MPI_OFFSET_TYPE end_position=0;
+    OMPI_MPI_OFFSET_TYPE offset, end_position=0;
     int ret = OMPI_SUCCESS;
     struct mca_sharedfp_base_data_t *sh = NULL;
     struct mca_sharedfp_sm_data * sm_data = NULL;
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ mca_sharedfp_sm_seek (ompio_file_t *fh,
     }
 
     sh = fh->f_sharedfp_data;
+    offset = off * fh->f_etype_size;
 
     if( 0 == fh->f_rank ){
         if ( MPI_SEEK_SET == whence){