diff --git a/attach.go b/attach.go
index 9aa48b6..68be9c1 100644
--- a/attach.go
+++ b/attach.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (email *Email) Attach(file *File) *Email {
 		}
 	}
 
-	attachTy, err := getAttachmentType(file)
+	attachTy, err := getAttachmentType(file, email.AllowEmptyAttachments)
 	if err != nil {
 		email.Error = errors.New("Mail Error: Failed to add attachment with following error: " + err.Error())
 		return email
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (email *Email) Attach(file *File) *Email {
 	return email
 }
 
-func getAttachmentType(file *File) (attachType, error) {
+func getAttachmentType(file *File, allowEmptyAttachments bool) (attachType, error) {
 	// 1- data
 	// 2- base64
 	// 3- file
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ func getAttachmentType(file *File) (attachType, error) {
 		return attachFile, nil
 	}
 
+	if allowEmptyAttachments && len(file.Name) != 0 {
+		return attachData, nil
+	}
+
 	return 0, errors.New("empty attachment")
 }
 
diff --git a/email.go b/email.go
index 33acf33..64ba7f9 100644
--- a/email.go
+++ b/email.go
@@ -18,21 +18,25 @@ import (
 
 // Email represents an email message.
 type Email struct {
-	from                      string
-	sender                    string
-	replyTo                   string
-	returnPath                string
-	recipients                []string
-	headers                   textproto.MIMEHeader
-	parts                     []part
-	attachments               []*File
-	inlines                   []*File
-	Charset                   string
-	Encoding                  encoding
-	Error                     error
-	SMTPServer                *smtpClient
-	DkimMsg                   string
-	AllowDuplicateAddress     bool
+	from                  string
+	sender                string
+	replyTo               string
+	returnPath            string
+	recipients            []string
+	headers               textproto.MIMEHeader
+	parts                 []part
+	attachments           []*File
+	inlines               []*File
+	Charset               string
+	Encoding              encoding
+	Error                 error
+	SMTPServer            *smtpClient
+	DkimMsg               string
+	AllowDuplicateAddress bool
+
+	// AllowEmptyAttachments if enabled, allows you you attach empty
+	// items, a file without any associated data
+	AllowEmptyAttachments     bool
 	AddBccToHeader            bool
 	preserveOriginalRecipient bool
 	dsn                       []DSN