diff --git a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 260d943913..b9591924bb 100644
--- a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -4324,6 +4324,8 @@ def cell_get_all(context):
 # User-provided metadata
 
 def _instance_metadata_get_multi(context, instance_uuids, session=None):
+    if not instance_uuids:
+        return []
     return model_query(context, models.InstanceMetadata,
                        session=session).\
                     filter(
@@ -4395,6 +4397,8 @@ def instance_metadata_update(context, instance_uuid, metadata, delete,
 
 
 def _instance_system_metadata_get_multi(context, instance_uuids, session=None):
+    if not instance_uuids:
+        return []
     return model_query(context, models.InstanceSystemMetadata,
                        session=session).\
                     filter(
@@ -5023,6 +5027,9 @@ def instance_fault_create(context, values):
 
 def instance_fault_get_by_instance_uuids(context, instance_uuids):
     """Get all instance faults for the provided instance_uuids."""
+    if not instance_uuids:
+        return {}
+
     rows = model_query(context, models.InstanceFault, read_deleted='no').\
                        filter(models.InstanceFault.instance_uuid.in_(
                            instance_uuids)).\
diff --git a/nova/tests/db/test_db_api.py b/nova/tests/db/test_db_api.py
index f5de8e66a1..61d1ea4f13 100644
--- a/nova/tests/db/test_db_api.py
+++ b/nova/tests/db/test_db_api.py
@@ -1352,6 +1352,29 @@ class InstanceTestCase(test.TestCase, ModelsObjectComparatorMixin):
         filtered_instances = db.instance_get_all_by_filters(self.ctxt, {})
         self._assertEqualListsOfInstances(instances, filtered_instances)
 
+    def test_instance_metadata_get_multi(self):
+        uuids = [self.create_instance_with_args()['uuid'] for i in range(3)]
+        meta = sqlalchemy_api._instance_metadata_get_multi(self.ctxt, uuids)
+        for row in meta:
+            self.assertTrue(row['instance_uuid'] in uuids)
+
+    def test_instance_metadata_get_multi_no_uuids(self):
+        self.mox.StubOutWithMock(query.Query, 'filter')
+        self.mox.ReplayAll()
+        sqlalchemy_api._instance_metadata_get_multi(self.ctxt, [])
+
+    def test_instance_system_system_metadata_get_multi(self):
+        uuids = [self.create_instance_with_args()['uuid'] for i in range(3)]
+        sys_meta = sqlalchemy_api._instance_system_metadata_get_multi(
+                self.ctxt, uuids)
+        for row in sys_meta:
+            self.assertTrue(row['instance_uuid'] in uuids)
+
+    def test_instance_system_metadata_get_multi_no_uuids(self):
+        self.mox.StubOutWithMock(query.Query, 'filter')
+        self.mox.ReplayAll()
+        sqlalchemy_api._instance_system_metadata_get_multi(self.ctxt, [])
+
     def test_instance_get_all_by_filters_regex(self):
         i1 = self.create_instance_with_args(display_name='test1')
         i2 = self.create_instance_with_args(display_name='teeeest2')
@@ -2271,6 +2294,12 @@ class InstanceFaultTestCase(test.TestCase, ModelsObjectComparatorMixin):
         expected = {uuid: []}
         self.assertEqual(expected, faults)
 
+    def test_instance_faults_get_by_instance_uuids_no_uuids(self):
+        self.mox.StubOutWithMock(query.Query, 'filter')
+        self.mox.ReplayAll()
+        faults = db.instance_fault_get_by_instance_uuids(self.ctxt, [])
+        self.assertEqual({}, faults)
+
 
 class InstanceTypeTestCase(BaseInstanceTypeTestCase):