diff -r 425d4279856f -r 35f06c5eeb0e src/list.c
--- a/src/list.c	Sun May 21 11:52:58 2023 +0200
+++ b/src/list.c	Sun May 21 14:03:21 2023 +0200
@@ -195,6 +195,83 @@
 
 // </editor-fold>
 
+// <editor-fold desc="empty list implementation">
+
+static void cx_emptyl_noop(__attribute__((__unused__)) CxList *list) {
+    // this is a noop, but MUST be implemented
+}
+
+static void *cx_emptyl_at(
+        __attribute__((__unused__)) struct cx_list_s const *list,
+        __attribute__((__unused__)) size_t index
+) {
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static ssize_t cx_emptyl_find(
+        __attribute__((__unused__)) struct cx_list_s const *list,
+        __attribute__((__unused__)) void const *elem
+) {
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int cx_emptyl_compare(
+        __attribute__((__unused__)) struct cx_list_s const *list,
+        struct cx_list_s const *other
+) {
+    if (other->size == 0) return 0;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static bool cx_emptyl_iter_valid(__attribute__((__unused__)) void const *iter) {
+    return false;
+}
+
+static CxIterator cx_emptyl_iterator(
+        struct cx_list_s const *list,
+        size_t index,
+        __attribute__((__unused__)) bool backwards
+) {
+    CxIterator iter = {0};
+    iter.src_handle = list;
+    iter.index = index;
+    iter.base.valid = cx_emptyl_iter_valid;
+    return iter;
+}
+
+static cx_list_class cx_empty_list_class = {
+        cx_emptyl_noop,
+        NULL,
+        NULL,
+        NULL,
+        NULL,
+        cx_emptyl_noop,
+        NULL,
+        cx_emptyl_at,
+        cx_emptyl_find,
+        cx_emptyl_noop,
+        cx_emptyl_compare,
+        cx_emptyl_noop,
+        cx_emptyl_iterator,
+};
+
+CxList cx_empty_list = {
+        NULL,
+        NULL,
+        0,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        NULL,
+        NULL,
+        false,
+        &cx_empty_list_class,
+        NULL
+};
+
+CxList *const cxEmptyList = &cx_empty_list;
+
+// </editor-fold>
+
 void cxListDestroy(CxList *list) {
     if (list->simple_destructor) {
         CxIterator iter = cxListIterator(list);
@@ -212,7 +289,9 @@
     }
 
     list->cl->destructor(list);
-    cxFree(list->allocator, list);
+    if (list->allocator) {
+        cxFree(list->allocator, list);
+    }
 }
 
 int cxListCompare(