diff --git a/lib/hidapi/udev_impl.py b/lib/hidapi/udev_impl.py
index 955dd802..4b5a6168 100644
--- a/lib/hidapi/udev_impl.py
+++ b/lib/hidapi/udev_impl.py
@@ -409,6 +409,8 @@ def read(device_handle, bytes_count, timeout_ms=-1):
         data = os.read(device_handle, bytes_count)
         assert data is not None
         assert isinstance(data, bytes), (repr(data), type(data))
+        if not data:  # empty read when select() said readable means EOF (device removed)
+            raise OSError(errno.EIO, f"device disconnected on file descriptor {int(device_handle)}")
         return data
     else:
         return b""
diff --git a/tests/logitech_receiver/test_base.py b/tests/logitech_receiver/test_base.py
index b23f9e7f..a02696fd 100644
--- a/tests/logitech_receiver/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/logitech_receiver/test_base.py
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ def test_ping_errors(simulated_error: Hidpp10Error, expected_result):
     with mock.patch(
         "logitech_receiver.base._read",
         return_value=(HIDPP_SHORT_MESSAGE_ID, device_number, b"\x8f" + reply_data_sw_id + bytes([simulated_error])),
+    ), mock.patch("logitech_receiver.base._read_input_buffer"), mock.patch(
+        "logitech_receiver.base.write", return_value=None
     ), mock.patch("logitech_receiver.base._get_next_sw_id", return_value=next_sw_id):
         if isinstance(expected_result, type) and issubclass(expected_result, Exception):
             with pytest.raises(expected_result) as context: