diff --git a/wp-includes/post.php b/wp-includes/post.php
index 74e273f356..fede7c7ae3 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ function &get_pages($args = '') {
 	$pages = $wpdb->get_results($query);
 
 	if ( empty($pages) )
-		return array();
+		return apply_filters('get_pages', array(), $r);
 
 	// Update cache.
 	update_page_cache($pages);