diff --git a/pandas/tests/dtypes/test_dtypes.py b/pandas/tests/dtypes/test_dtypes.py
index 252fc484a8246..903c13587151a 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/dtypes/test_dtypes.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/dtypes/test_dtypes.py
@@ -1231,3 +1231,15 @@ def test_multi_column_dtype_assignment():
 
     df["b"] = 0
     tm.assert_frame_equal(df, expected)
+
+
+def test_loc_setitem_empty_labels_no_dtype_conversion():
+    # GH 29707
+
+    df = pd.DataFrame({"a": [2, 3]})
+    expected = df.copy()
+    assert df.a.dtype == "int64"
+    df.loc[[]] = 0.1
+
+    assert df.a.dtype == "int64"
+    tm.assert_frame_equal(df, expected)