diff --git a/.changeset/zero-byte-s3-create.md b/.changeset/zero-byte-s3-create.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc4909d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/zero-byte-s3-create.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@tus/s3-store": patch
+---
+
+Complete empty multipart uploads in `create` when `Upload-Length` is 0 so the object exists before `onUploadFinish` runs.
diff --git a/packages/s3-store/src/index.ts b/packages/s3-store/src/index.ts
index 20482e77..ecf3b8c7 100644
--- a/packages/s3-store/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/s3-store/src/index.ts
@@ -576,6 +576,13 @@ export class S3Store extends DataStore {
    * Creates a multipart upload on S3 attaching any metadata to it.
    * Also, a `${file_id}.info` file is created which holds some information
    * about the upload itself like: `upload-id`, `upload-length`, etc.
+   *
+   * When `Upload-Length` is 0, `@tus/server` treats the upload as immediately
+   * final and calls `onUploadFinish` without `write()` (unless using
+   * creation-with-upload). Complete the empty multipart here so the object
+   * exists before finish hooks run (`finishMultipartUpload` already uploads a
+   * zero-byte part when `parts` is empty). `write()` is idempotent if the
+   * multipart was already completed for that final offset.
    */
   public async create(upload: Upload) {
     log(`[${upload.id}] initializing multipart upload`)
@@ -604,6 +611,14 @@ export class S3Store extends DataStore {
     await this.saveMetadata(upload, res.UploadId as string)
     log(`[${upload.id}] multipart upload created (${res.UploadId})`)
 
+    if (upload.size === 0 && !upload.sizeIsDeferred) {
+      const metadata = await this.getMetadata(upload.id)
+      await this.finishMultipartUpload(metadata, [])
+      await this.completeMetadata(metadata.file)
+      await this.clearCache(upload.id)
+      log(`[${upload.id}] zero-byte multipart upload completed`)
+    }
+
     return upload
   }
 
@@ -621,7 +636,24 @@ export class S3Store extends DataStore {
   public async write(src: stream.Readable, id: string, offset: number): Promise<number> {
     // Metadata request needs to happen first
     const metadata = await this.getMetadata(id)
-    const parts = await this.retrieveParts(id)
+    let parts: Array<AWS.Part>
+    try {
+      parts = await this.retrieveParts(id)
+    } catch (error) {
+      // create() may already have completed a zero-byte multipart upload.
+      // creation-with-upload still calls write() with an empty body; treat that
+      // as a no-op when the requested offset is already the final size.
+      if (
+        isS3NotFoundError(error) &&
+        metadata.file.size !== undefined &&
+        offset === metadata.file.size
+      ) {
+        src.resume()
+        await streamProm.finished(src).catch(() => undefined)
+        return offset
+      }
+      throw error
+    }
     // biome-ignore lint/style/noNonNullAssertion: it's fine
     const partNumber: number = parts.length > 0 ? parts[parts.length - 1].PartNumber! : 0
     const nextPartNumber = partNumber + 1
diff --git a/packages/s3-store/src/test/index.ts b/packages/s3-store/src/test/index.ts
index 4efa6118..166977cb 100644
--- a/packages/s3-store/src/test/index.ts
+++ b/packages/s3-store/src/test/index.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import path from 'node:path'
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
 import {Readable} from 'node:stream'
-import stream from 'node:stream/promises'
 
 import {NoSuchUpload} from '@aws-sdk/client-s3'
 import sinon from 'sinon'
 
 import {S3Store} from '@tus/s3-store'
 import * as shared from '../../../utils/dist/test/stores.js'
-import {StreamLimiter, Upload} from '@tus/utils'
+import {Upload} from '@tus/utils'
 
 const fixturesPath = path.resolve('../', '../', 'test', 'fixtures')
 const storePath = path.resolve('../', '../', 'test', 'output', 's3-store')
@@ -254,17 +253,9 @@ describe('S3DataStore', () => {
       offset: 0,
     })
 
+    // @tus/server marks size-0 uploads final on create and does not call write().
     await store.create(upload)
 
-    const offset = await stream.pipeline(
-      Readable.from(Buffer.alloc(size)),
-      new StreamLimiter(999),
-      async (stream) => {
-        return store.write(stream as StreamLimiter, upload.id, upload.offset)
-      }
-    )
-    assert.equal(offset, size, 'Write should return 0 offset')
-
     // Check .info file via getUpload
     const finalUpload = await store.getUpload(upload.id)
     assert.equal(finalUpload.offset, size, '.info file should show 0 offset')
@@ -283,6 +274,33 @@ describe('S3DataStore', () => {
     }
   })
 
+  it('should allow creation-with-upload for a zero byte file', async function () {
+    const store = this.datastore as S3Store
+    const size = 0
+    const upload = new Upload({
+      id: shared.testId('zero-byte-creation-with-upload'),
+      size,
+      offset: 0,
+    })
+
+    await store.create(upload)
+
+    // PostHandler still calls write() when Content-Type is application/offset+octet-stream
+    const offset = await store.write(Readable.from(Buffer.alloc(size)), upload.id, 0)
+    assert.equal(offset, size)
+
+    const finalUpload = await store.getUpload(upload.id)
+    assert.equal(finalUpload.offset, size)
+
+    // @ts-expect-error private
+    const s3Client = store.client
+    const headResult = await s3Client.getObject({
+      Bucket: s3ClientConfig.bucket,
+      Key: upload.id,
+    })
+    assert.equal(headResult.ContentLength, size)
+  })
+
   it('should report a missing multipart upload as a missing file when removing it', async function () {
     const store = this.datastore as S3Store
     const id = shared.testId('missing-multipart-upload')