diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/4chan.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/4chan.py
index dcc42227..d81f3056 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/4chan.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/4chan.py
@@ -44,11 +44,23 @@ class _4chanThreadExtractor(Extractor):
                 post.update(data)
                 post["extension"] = post["ext"][1:]
                 post["filename"] = text.unescape(post["filename"])
+                post["_http_signature"] = _detect_null_byte
                 url = (f"https://i.4cdn.org"
                        f"/{post['board']}/{post['tim']}{post['ext']}")
                 yield Message.Url, url, post
 
 
+def _detect_null_byte(signature):
+    """Return False if all file signature bytes are null"""
+    if signature:
+        if signature[0]:
+            return True
+        for byte in signature:
+            if byte:
+                return True
+    return "File data consists of null bytes"
+
+
 class _4chanBoardExtractor(Extractor):
     """Extractor for 4chan boards"""
     category = "4chan"
diff --git a/test/results/4chan.py b/test/results/4chan.py
index 231928ac..2453bb23 100644
--- a/test/results/4chan.py
+++ b/test/results/4chan.py
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ __tests__ = (
     "#sha1_metadata": "2cadd32796492baca25f5060dc95e9f4e24a0ff2",
 },
 
+{
+    "#url"     : "https://boards.4chan.org/wg/thread/8010591",
+    "#comment" : "file contents filled with null bytes (#7883)",
+    "#class"   : _4chan._4chanThreadExtractor,
+    "#range"   : "1",
+    "#log"     : "File data consists of null bytes",
+    "#results"     : "https://i.4cdn.org/wg/1694023485631944.jpg",
+    "#sha1_content": "da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709",
+},
+
 {
     "#url"     : "https://boards.4channel.org/po/",
     "#category": ("", "4chan", "board"),