diff --git a/Lib/test/test_typing.py b/Lib/test/test_typing.py
index b212b523048809..ec5aa33f22f6be 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_typing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_typing.py
@@ -4232,7 +4232,7 @@ class C(Generic[T]): pass
         self.assertEqual(get_args(Union[int, Callable[[Tuple[T, ...]], str]]),
                          (int, Callable[[Tuple[T, ...]], str]))
         self.assertEqual(get_args(Tuple[int, ...]), (int, ...))
-        self.assertEqual(get_args(Tuple[()]), ((),))
+        self.assertEqual(get_args(Tuple[()]), ())
         self.assertEqual(get_args(Annotated[T, 'one', 2, ['three']]), (T, 'one', 2, ['three']))
         self.assertEqual(get_args(List), ())
         self.assertEqual(get_args(Tuple), ())
diff --git a/Lib/typing.py b/Lib/typing.py
index dd68e71db1558c..6227ad75469b33 100644
--- a/Lib/typing.py
+++ b/Lib/typing.py
@@ -1218,9 +1218,11 @@ def __init__(self, origin, args, *, inst=True, name=None,
         super().__init__(origin, inst=inst, name=name)
         if not isinstance(args, tuple):
             args = (args,)
-        self.__args__ = tuple(... if a is _TypingEllipsis else
-                              () if a is _TypingEmpty else
-                              a for a in args)
+        if args == (_TypingEmpty,):
+            self.__args__ = ()
+        else:
+            self.__args__ = tuple(... if a is _TypingEllipsis else
+                                  a for a in args)
         self.__parameters__ = _collect_parameters(args)
         self._paramspec_tvars = _paramspec_tvars
         if not name: