diff --git a/io_buffer.c b/io_buffer.c
index 6a6bc25628..1fa6473328 100644
--- a/io_buffer.c
+++ b/io_buffer.c
@@ -1391,6 +1391,11 @@ rb_io_buffer_resize(VALUE self, size_t size)
 #endif
 
     if (data->flags & RB_IO_BUFFER_INTERNAL) {
+        if (size == 0) {
+            io_buffer_free(data);
+            return;
+        }
+
         void *base = realloc(data->base, size);
 
         if (!base) {
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_io_buffer.rb b/test/ruby/test_io_buffer.rb
index d9fa22fd2a..45813256e4 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_io_buffer.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_io_buffer.rb
@@ -142,6 +142,24 @@ class TestIOBuffer < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal message, buffer.get_string(0, message.bytesize)
   end
 
+  def test_resize_zero_internal
+    buffer = IO::Buffer.new(1)
+
+    buffer.resize(0)
+    assert_equal 0, buffer.size
+
+    buffer.resize(1)
+    assert_equal 1, buffer.size
+  end
+
+  def test_resize_zero_external
+    buffer = IO::Buffer.for('1')
+
+    assert_raise IO::Buffer::AccessError do
+      buffer.resize(0)
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_compare_same_size
     buffer1 = IO::Buffer.new(1)
     assert_equal buffer1, buffer1
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index cd1bdf5394..639f98d7c4 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # define RUBY_VERSION_MINOR RUBY_API_VERSION_MINOR
 #define RUBY_VERSION_TEENY 2
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_DAY_STR
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 68
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 69
 
 #include "ruby/version.h"
 #include "ruby/internal/abi.h"