diff --git a/library/std/src/io/mod.rs b/library/std/src/io/mod.rs
index 314cbb45d49e2..5cf0ea8d5c90e 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/mod.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/mod.rs
@@ -1586,6 +1586,60 @@ impl<'a> Deref for IoSlice<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Limits a slice of buffers to at most `n` buffers and ensures that it has at
+/// least one buffer, even if empty.
+///
+/// When the slice contains over `n` buffers, ensure that at least one non-empty
+/// buffer is in the truncated slice, if there is one.
+#[allow(unused_macros)] // Not used on all platforms
+pub(crate) macro limit_slices($bufs:expr, $n:expr) {
+    'slices: {
+        let bufs: &[IoSlice<'_>] = $bufs;
+        let n: usize = $n;
+        // if bufs.len() > n || bufs.is_empty()
+        if core::intrinsics::unlikely(bufs.len().wrapping_sub(1) >= n) {
+            for (i, buf) in bufs.iter().enumerate() {
+                if !buf.is_empty() {
+                    let len = cmp::min(bufs.len() - i, n);
+                    break 'slices &bufs[i..i + len];
+                }
+            }
+            // All buffers are empty. Since POSIX requires at least one buffer
+            // for [writev], but possibly bufs.is_empty(), return an empty write.
+            // [writev]: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/functions/writev.html
+            return Ok(0);
+        }
+        bufs
+    }
+}
+
+/// Limits a slice of buffers to at most `n` buffers and ensures that it has at
+/// least one buffer, even if empty.
+///
+/// When the slice contains over `n` buffers, ensure that at least one non-empty
+/// buffer is in the truncated slice, if there is one.
+#[allow(unused_macros)] // Not used on all platforms
+pub(crate) macro limit_slices_mut($bufs:expr, $n:expr) {
+    'slices: {
+        let bufs: &mut [IoSliceMut<'_>] = $bufs;
+        let n: usize = $n;
+        // if bufs.len() > n || bufs.is_empty()
+        if core::intrinsics::unlikely(bufs.len().wrapping_sub(1) >= n) {
+            for (i, buf) in bufs.iter().enumerate() {
+                if !buf.is_empty() {
+                    let len = cmp::min(bufs.len() - i, n);
+                    break 'slices &mut bufs[i..i + len];
+                }
+            }
+            // All buffers are empty. Since POSIX requires at least one buffer
+            // for [readv], but possibly bufs.is_empty(), return an empty read.
+            // [readv]: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/functions/readv.html
+            return Ok(0);
+        }
+        bufs
+    }
+}
+
 /// A trait for objects which are byte-oriented sinks.
 ///
 /// Implementors of the `Write` trait are sometimes called 'writers'.
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fd/hermit.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fd/hermit.rs
index 7e8ba065f1b96..793b2bd644885 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fd/hermit.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fd/hermit.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #![unstable(reason = "not public", issue = "none", feature = "fd")]
 
-use crate::cmp;
 use crate::io::{self, BorrowedCursor, IoSlice, IoSliceMut, Read, SeekFrom};
 use crate::os::hermit::hermit_abi;
 use crate::os::hermit::io::{AsFd, AsRawFd, BorrowedFd, FromRawFd, IntoRawFd, OwnedFd, RawFd};
@@ -39,11 +38,12 @@ impl FileDesc {
     }
 
     pub fn read_vectored(&self, bufs: &mut [IoSliceMut<'_>]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        let bufs = io::limit_slices_mut!(bufs, max_iov());
         let ret = cvt(unsafe {
             hermit_abi::readv(
                 self.as_raw_fd(),
                 bufs.as_mut_ptr() as *mut hermit_abi::iovec as *const hermit_abi::iovec,
-                cmp::min(bufs.len(), max_iov()),
+                bufs.len(),
             )
         })?;
         Ok(ret as usize)
@@ -66,11 +66,12 @@ impl FileDesc {
     }
 
     pub fn write_vectored(&self, bufs: &[IoSlice<'_>]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        let bufs = io::limit_slices!(bufs, max_iov());
         let ret = cvt(unsafe {
             hermit_abi::writev(
                 self.as_raw_fd(),
                 bufs.as_ptr() as *const hermit_abi::iovec,
-                cmp::min(bufs.len(), max_iov()),
+                bufs.len(),
             )
         })?;
         Ok(ret as usize)
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix.rs
index 2042ea2c73d00..26b322b597ac4 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix.rs
@@ -109,11 +109,12 @@ impl FileDesc {
         target_os = "nuttx"
     )))]
     pub fn read_vectored(&self, bufs: &mut [IoSliceMut<'_>]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        let bufs = io::limit_slices_mut!(bufs, max_iov());
         let ret = cvt(unsafe {
             libc::readv(
                 self.as_raw_fd(),
                 bufs.as_mut_ptr() as *mut libc::iovec as *const libc::iovec,
-                cmp::min(bufs.len(), max_iov()) as libc::c_int,
+                bufs.len() as libc::c_int,
             )
         })?;
         Ok(ret as usize)
@@ -199,11 +200,12 @@ impl FileDesc {
         target_os = "openbsd", // OpenBSD 2.7
     ))]
     pub fn read_vectored_at(&self, bufs: &mut [IoSliceMut<'_>], offset: u64) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        let bufs = io::limit_slices_mut!(bufs, max_iov());
         let ret = cvt(unsafe {
             libc::preadv(
                 self.as_raw_fd(),
                 bufs.as_mut_ptr() as *mut libc::iovec as *const libc::iovec,
-                cmp::min(bufs.len(), max_iov()) as libc::c_int,
+                bufs.len() as libc::c_int,
                 offset as _,
             )
         })?;
@@ -245,11 +247,12 @@ impl FileDesc {
             ) -> isize;
         );
 
+        let bufs = io::limit_slices_mut!(bufs, max_iov());
         let ret = cvt(unsafe {
             preadv(
                 self.as_raw_fd(),
                 bufs.as_mut_ptr() as *mut libc::iovec as *const libc::iovec,
-                cmp::min(bufs.len(), max_iov()) as libc::c_int,
+                bufs.len() as libc::c_int,
                 offset as _,
             )
         })?;
@@ -272,11 +275,12 @@ impl FileDesc {
 
         match preadv64.get() {
             Some(preadv) => {
+                let bufs = io::limit_slices_mut!(bufs, max_iov());
                 let ret = cvt(unsafe {
                     preadv(
                         self.as_raw_fd(),
                         bufs.as_mut_ptr() as *mut libc::iovec as *const libc::iovec,
-                        cmp::min(bufs.len(), max_iov()) as libc::c_int,
+                        bufs.len() as libc::c_int,
                         offset as _,
                     )
                 })?;
@@ -308,11 +312,12 @@ impl FileDesc {
 
         match preadv.get() {
             Some(preadv) => {
+                let bufs = io::limit_slices_mut!(bufs, max_iov());
                 let ret = cvt(unsafe {
                     preadv(
                         self.as_raw_fd(),
                         bufs.as_mut_ptr() as *mut libc::iovec as *const libc::iovec,
-                        cmp::min(bufs.len(), max_iov()) as libc::c_int,
+                        bufs.len() as libc::c_int,
                         offset as _,
                     )
                 })?;
@@ -340,11 +345,12 @@ impl FileDesc {
         target_os = "nuttx"
     )))]
     pub fn write_vectored(&self, bufs: &[IoSlice<'_>]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        let bufs = io::limit_slices!(bufs, max_iov());
         let ret = cvt(unsafe {
             libc::writev(
                 self.as_raw_fd(),
                 bufs.as_ptr() as *const libc::iovec,
-                cmp::min(bufs.len(), max_iov()) as libc::c_int,
+                bufs.len() as libc::c_int,
             )
         })?;
         Ok(ret as usize)
@@ -409,11 +415,12 @@ impl FileDesc {
         target_os = "openbsd", // OpenBSD 2.7
     ))]
     pub fn write_vectored_at(&self, bufs: &[IoSlice<'_>], offset: u64) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        let bufs = io::limit_slices!(bufs, max_iov());
         let ret = cvt(unsafe {
             libc::pwritev(
                 self.as_raw_fd(),
                 bufs.as_ptr() as *const libc::iovec,
-                cmp::min(bufs.len(), max_iov()) as libc::c_int,
+                bufs.len() as libc::c_int,
                 offset as _,
             )
         })?;
@@ -455,11 +462,12 @@ impl FileDesc {
             ) -> isize;
         );
 
+        let bufs = io::limit_slices!(bufs, max_iov());
         let ret = cvt(unsafe {
             pwritev(
                 self.as_raw_fd(),
                 bufs.as_ptr() as *const libc::iovec,
-                cmp::min(bufs.len(), max_iov()) as libc::c_int,
+                bufs.len() as libc::c_int,
                 offset as _,
             )
         })?;
@@ -479,11 +487,12 @@ impl FileDesc {
 
         match pwritev64.get() {
             Some(pwritev) => {
+                let bufs = io::limit_slices!(bufs, max_iov());
                 let ret = cvt(unsafe {
                     pwritev(
                         self.as_raw_fd(),
                         bufs.as_ptr() as *const libc::iovec,
-                        cmp::min(bufs.len(), max_iov()) as libc::c_int,
+                        bufs.len() as libc::c_int,
                         offset as _,
                     )
                 })?;
@@ -515,11 +524,12 @@ impl FileDesc {
 
         match pwritev.get() {
             Some(pwritev) => {
+                let bufs = io::limit_slices!(bufs, max_iov());
                 let ret = cvt(unsafe {
                     pwritev(
                         self.as_raw_fd(),
                         bufs.as_ptr() as *const libc::iovec,
-                        cmp::min(bufs.len(), max_iov()) as libc::c_int,
+                        bufs.len() as libc::c_int,
                         offset as _,
                     )
                 })?;
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix/tests.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix/tests.rs
index fcd66c71707d9..9f82b65c00556 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix/tests.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fd/unix/tests.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,32 @@
 use core::mem::ManuallyDrop;
 
-use super::FileDesc;
+use super::{FileDesc, max_iov};
 use crate::io::IoSlice;
 use crate::os::unix::io::FromRawFd;
 
 #[test]
 fn limit_vector_count() {
+    const IOV_MAX: usize = max_iov();
+
+    let stdout = ManuallyDrop::new(unsafe { FileDesc::from_raw_fd(1) });
+    let mut bufs = vec![IoSlice::new(&[]); IOV_MAX * 2 + 1];
+    assert_eq!(stdout.write_vectored(&bufs).unwrap(), 0);
+
+    // The slice of buffers is truncated to IOV_MAX buffers. However, since the
+    // first IOV_MAX buffers are all empty, it is sliced starting at the first
+    // non-empty buffer to avoid erroneously returning Ok(0). In this case, that
+    // starts with the b"hello" buffer and ends just before the b"world!"
+    // buffer.
+    bufs[IOV_MAX] = IoSlice::new(b"hello");
+    bufs[IOV_MAX * 2] = IoSlice::new(b"world!");
+    assert_eq!(stdout.write_vectored(&bufs).unwrap(), b"hello".len())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn empty_vector() {
+    let stdin = ManuallyDrop::new(unsafe { FileDesc::from_raw_fd(0) });
+    assert_eq!(stdin.read_vectored(&mut []).unwrap(), 0);
+
     let stdout = ManuallyDrop::new(unsafe { FileDesc::from_raw_fd(1) });
-    let bufs = (0..1500).map(|_| IoSlice::new(&[])).collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    assert!(stdout.write_vectored(&bufs).is_ok());
+    assert_eq!(stdout.write_vectored(&[]).unwrap(), 0);
 }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/solid.rs b/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/solid.rs
index 94bb605c1007c..0b979b3c04052 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/solid.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/solid.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use crate::os::solid::io::{AsFd, AsRawFd, BorrowedFd, FromRawFd, IntoRawFd, Owne
 use crate::sys::abi;
 use crate::sys_common::{FromInner, IntoInner};
 use crate::time::Duration;
-use crate::{cmp, mem, ptr, str};
+use crate::{mem, ptr, str};
 
 pub(super) mod netc {
     pub use crate::sys::abi::sockets::*;
@@ -223,12 +223,9 @@ impl Socket {
     }
 
     pub fn read_vectored(&self, bufs: &mut [IoSliceMut<'_>]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        let bufs = io::limit_slices_mut!(bufs, max_iov());
         let ret = cvt(unsafe {
-            netc::readv(
-                self.as_raw_fd(),
-                bufs.as_ptr() as *const netc::iovec,
-                cmp::min(bufs.len(), max_iov()) as c_int,
-            )
+            netc::readv(self.as_raw_fd(), bufs.as_ptr() as *const netc::iovec, bufs.len() as c_int)
         })?;
         Ok(ret as usize)
     }
@@ -268,12 +265,9 @@ impl Socket {
     }
 
     pub fn write_vectored(&self, bufs: &[IoSlice<'_>]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        let bufs = io::limit_slices!(bufs, max_iov());
         let ret = cvt(unsafe {
-            netc::writev(
-                self.as_raw_fd(),
-                bufs.as_ptr() as *const netc::iovec,
-                cmp::min(bufs.len(), max_iov()) as c_int,
-            )
+            netc::writev(self.as_raw_fd(), bufs.as_ptr() as *const netc::iovec, bufs.len() as c_int)
         })?;
         Ok(ret as usize)
     }
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/windows.rs b/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/windows.rs
index ce975bb2289c2..d6dafb63e38cb 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/windows.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/windows.rs
@@ -299,8 +299,6 @@ impl Socket {
     }
 
     fn recv_with_flags(&self, mut buf: BorrowedCursor<'_>, flags: c_int) -> io::Result<()> {
-        // On unix when a socket is shut down all further reads return 0, so we
-        // do the same on windows to map a shut down socket to returning EOF.
         let length = cmp::min(buf.capacity(), i32::MAX as usize) as i32;
         let result =
             unsafe { c::recv(self.as_raw(), buf.as_mut().as_mut_ptr() as *mut _, length, flags) };
@@ -309,6 +307,9 @@ impl Socket {
             c::SOCKET_ERROR => {
                 let error = unsafe { c::WSAGetLastError() };
 
+                // On Unix when a socket is shut down, all further reads return
+                // 0, so we do the same on Windows to map a shut down socket to
+                // returning EOF.
                 if error == c::WSAESHUTDOWN {
                     Ok(())
                 } else {
@@ -333,8 +334,11 @@ impl Socket {
     }
 
     pub fn read_vectored(&self, bufs: &mut [IoSliceMut<'_>]) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        // On unix when a socket is shut down all further reads return 0, so we
-        // do the same on windows to map a shut down socket to returning EOF.
+        // WSARecv requires at least one buffer.
+        if bufs.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(0);
+        }
+
         let length = cmp::min(bufs.len(), u32::MAX as usize) as u32;
         let mut nread = 0;
         let mut flags = 0;
@@ -355,6 +359,9 @@ impl Socket {
             _ => {
                 let error = unsafe { c::WSAGetLastError() };
 
+                // On Unix when a socket is shut down, all further reads return
+                // 0, so we do the same on Windows to map a shut down socket to
+                // returning EOF.
                 if error == c::WSAESHUTDOWN {
                     Ok(0)
                 } else {
@@ -384,8 +391,6 @@ impl Socket {
         let mut addrlen = size_of_val(&storage) as netc::socklen_t;
         let length = cmp::min(buf.len(), <wrlen_t>::MAX as usize) as wrlen_t;
 
-        // On unix when a socket is shut down all further reads return 0, so we
-        // do the same on windows to map a shut down socket to returning EOF.
         let result = unsafe {
             c::recvfrom(
                 self.as_raw(),
@@ -401,6 +406,9 @@ impl Socket {
             c::SOCKET_ERROR => {
                 let error = unsafe { c::WSAGetLastError() };
 
+                // On Unix when a socket is shut down, all further reads return
+                // 0, so we do the same on Windows to map a shut down socket to
+                // returning EOF.
                 if error == c::WSAESHUTDOWN {
                     Ok((0, unsafe { socket_addr_from_c(&storage, addrlen as usize)? }))
                 } else {
@@ -420,6 +428,11 @@ impl Socket {
     }
 
     pub fn write_vectored(&self, bufs: &[IoSlice<'_>]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+        // WSASend requires at least one buffer.
+        if bufs.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(0);
+        }
+
         let length = cmp::min(bufs.len(), u32::MAX as usize) as u32;
         let mut nwritten = 0;
         let result = unsafe {