diff --git a/firebase-database-behavior.html b/firebase-database-behavior.html
index 0cf7108..60c38af 100644
--- a/firebase-database-behavior.html
+++ b/firebase-database-behavior.html
@@ -46,7 +46,23 @@
         disabled: {
           type: Boolean,
           value: false
-        }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * `exists` is set to `true` when the data actually exists for the 
+         * specified path; `false` otherwise. 
+         * When we are unable to determine whether data exists or not 
+         * (e.g. first round trip to the server not yet performed) the value 
+         * is `null`
+         */
+        exists: {
+          type: Boolean,
+          notify: true,
+          value: null, 
+          readOnly: true,
+          reflectToAttribute: true
+        },
+
       },
 
       observers: [
@@ -95,6 +111,8 @@
       },
 
       __pathChanged: function(path, oldPath) {
+        this._setExists(null);
+
         if (!this.disabled && !this.valueIsEmpty(this.data)) {
           this.syncToMemory(function() {
             this.data = this.zeroValue;
diff --git a/firebase-document.html b/firebase-document.html
index d0538b1..3bfc618 100644
--- a/firebase-document.html
+++ b/firebase-document.html
@@ -160,11 +160,13 @@
 
     __onFirebaseValue: function(snapshot) {
       var value = snapshot.val();
+      var exists = true;
 
       if (value == null) {
         value = this.zeroValue;
         this.__needSetData = true;
-      }
+         exists = false;
+      } 
 
       if (!this.isNew) {
         this.async(function() {
@@ -188,6 +190,10 @@
               }
             }
           });
+          this._setExists(exists);
+          if(!exists) {
+            this.fire('empty-result');
+          }
         });
       }
     }
diff --git a/firebase-query.html b/firebase-query.html
index d503f83..466d0d3 100644
--- a/firebase-query.html
+++ b/firebase-query.html
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@
             this.syncToMemory(function() {
               this.__map = {};
               this.set('data', this.zeroValue);
+              this._setExists(null);
             });
           }
 
@@ -305,13 +306,14 @@
               query.off('child_changed', this.__onFirebaseChildChanged, this);
               query.off('child_moved', this.__onFirebaseChildMoved, this);
             }
-
-            this._onOnce = true;
-            this._query = query
+            
+            this._setExists(null);   
+            this._onOnce = true;            
+            this._query = query;
 
             // does the on-value first
-            query.off('value', this.__onFirebaseValue, this)
-            query.on('value', this.__onFirebaseValue, this.__onError, this)
+            query.off('value', this.__onFirebaseValue, this);
+            query.on('value', this.__onFirebaseValue, this.__onError, this);
           }
         },
 
@@ -338,6 +340,7 @@
             }.bind(this))
 
             this.set('data', data);
+            this._setExists(true);
           }
 
           const query = this.query
@@ -371,6 +374,7 @@
 
           this.__map[key] = value;
           this.splice('data', previousChildIndex + 1, 0, value);
+          this._setExists(true);
         },
 
         __onFirebaseChildRemoved: function(snapshot) {
@@ -390,6 +394,9 @@
                   this.splice('data', this.__indexFromKey(key), 1);
                 }
               });
+              if (this.data.length === 0) {
+                this._setExists(false);
+              }
             });
           }
         },
diff --git a/test/firebase-document.html b/test/firebase-document.html
index b97adcf..3fb00e8 100644
--- a/test/firebase-document.html
+++ b/test/firebase-document.html
@@ -65,6 +65,59 @@
           });
         }
       });
+
+     function pushFirebaseValue(path, value) {
+       return firebase.app('test').database().ref(path).push(value);
+      }
+
+      function clearFirebaseValue(path) {
+        return firebase.app('test').database().ref(path).set(null);
+      }
+
+      var makeObject;
+      var root;
+
+      setup(function() {
+        var objectId = 0;
+        makeObject = function(value) {
+          return {
+            val: value || objectId++
+          };
+        };
+
+        return pushFirebaseValue('/test', { ignore: 'me' }).then(function(snapshot) {
+          root = '/test/' + snapshot.key;
+        });
+      });
+
+      suite('exists attribute', function() {
+         var query;
+
+        setup(function() {
+          query = fixture('BasicStorage');
+          query.path = root + '/list';
+          return query.transactionsComplete;
+        });
+
+        test('exists is null when we change the path', function() {
+          query.path = '/myNewPath';
+          expect(query.exists).to.be.equal(null);
+        });
+
+        test('exists is true when we have data false when we remove it.', function() {
+          var object = makeObject();
+
+          return pushFirebaseValue(query.path, object).then(function() {
+            expect(query.exists).to.be.equal(true);
+          }).then(function(){
+            clearFirebaseValue(query.path);
+          }).then(function() {
+            expect(query.exists).to.be.equal(false);
+          });
+        });
+        
+      });
+
     });
   </script>
 </body>
diff --git a/test/firebase-query.html b/test/firebase-query.html
index 777e7b5..fb9e059 100644
--- a/test/firebase-query.html
+++ b/test/firebase-query.html
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
           var object = makeObject();
 
           return pushFirebaseValue(query.path, object).then(function() {
+            expect(query.exists).to.be.equal(true);
             expect(query.data.length).to.be.equal(1);
             expect(query.data[0]).to.be.ok;
             expect(query.data[0].val).to.be.equal(object.val);
@@ -241,6 +242,22 @@
             expect(query.data[0].foo).to.be.eql(undefined);
           });
         });
+
+        test('exists is null when template is stamped', function() {
+          expect(query.exists).to.be.equal(null);
+        })
+
+        test('exists is true when we have data false when we remove it.', function() {
+          var object = makeObject();
+
+          return pushFirebaseValue(query.path, object).then(function() {
+            expect(query.exists).to.be.equal(true);
+          }).then(function(){
+            clearFirebaseValue(query.path);
+          }).then(function() {
+            expect(query.exists).to.be.equal(false);
+          });
+        });
       });
 
       suite('querying against leaf node collections', function() {