diff --git a/src/display/metadata.js b/src/display/metadata.js
index 5c7922bf4..eaa3ebdc9 100644
--- a/src/display/metadata.js
+++ b/src/display/metadata.js
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ class Metadata {
   }
 
   _repair(data) {
-    return data.replace(/>\\376\\377([^<]+)/g, function(all, codes) {
+    // Start by removing any "junk" before the first tag (see issue 10395).
+    return data.replace(/^([^<]+)/, '').replace(/>\\376\\377([^<]+)/g,
+        function(all, codes) {
       let bytes = codes.replace(/\\([0-3])([0-7])([0-7])/g,
           function(code, d1, d2, d3) {
         return String.fromCharCode(d1 * 64 + d2 * 8 + d3 * 1);
@@ -104,7 +106,8 @@ class Metadata {
   }
 
   get(name) {
-    return this._metadata[name] || null;
+    const data = this._metadata[name];
+    return (typeof data !== 'undefined' ? data : null);
   }
 
   getAll() {
diff --git a/test/unit/metadata_spec.js b/test/unit/metadata_spec.js
index 2abadc139..b88d31c1d 100644
--- a/test/unit/metadata_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/metadata_spec.js
@@ -156,7 +156,26 @@ describe('metadata', function() {
       '</rdf:Description></rdf:RDF></x:xmpmeta><?xpacket end="w"?>';
     const metadata = new Metadata(data);
 
-    expect(isEmptyObj(metadata.getAll())).toEqual(true);
+    expect(metadata.has('dc:title')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(metadata.has('dc:qux')).toBeFalsy();
+
+    expect(metadata.get('dc:title')).toEqual('');
+    expect(metadata.get('dc:qux')).toEqual(null);
+
+    expect(metadata.getAll()).toEqual({
+      'dc:creator': '',
+      'dc:description': '',
+      'dc:format': 'application/pdf',
+      'dc:subject': '',
+      'dc:title': '',
+      'pdf:keywords': '',
+      'pdf:pdfversion': '1.7',
+      'pdf:producer': 'PDFKit.NET 4.0.102.0',
+      'xap:createdate': '2018-12-27T13:50:36-08:00',
+      'xap:creatortool': '',
+      'xap:metadatadate': '2018-12-27T13:50:38-08:00',
+      'xap:modifydate': '2018-12-27T13:50:38-08:00',
+    });
   });
 
   it('should correctly handle metadata containing "&apos" (issue 10407)',