diff --git a/pm3py/core/hf_iso14a.py b/pm3py/core/hf_iso14a.py
index 58ec4a4..a910533 100644
--- a/pm3py/core/hf_iso14a.py
+++ b/pm3py/core/hf_iso14a.py
@@ -63,10 +63,16 @@ class HF14ACommands:
             payload=data,
             timeout=5.0,
         )
+        # The firmware replies with its whole receive buffer; oldarg[0] is the number of bytes
+        # actually received (0 = the tag didn't answer). Trim to it so a no-response is empty,
+        # not a buffer of zeros.
+        received = resp.oldarg[0] if resp.oldarg else 0
+        payload = resp.data[:received] if resp.data else b""
         return {
             "status": resp.status,
-            "data": resp.data.hex() if resp.data else None,
-            "raw": resp.data,
+            "received": received,
+            "data": payload.hex() if payload else None,
+            "raw": payload,
         }
 
     async def sniff(self, param: int = 0) -> dict:
diff --git a/tests/test_hf_14a.py b/tests/test_hf_14a.py
index 636f26a..3bf8fb2 100644
--- a/tests/test_hf_14a.py
+++ b/tests/test_hf_14a.py
@@ -25,6 +25,31 @@ def test_14a_scan():
     assert result["sak"] == 0x08
 
 
+def test_14a_raw_trims_to_received_length():
+    t = AsyncMock()
+    hf14a = HF14ACommands(t)
+    # firmware replies with its whole (padded) buffer; oldarg[0] = bytes actually received
+    version = bytes.fromhex("0004040201000f03") + b"\x80\x91"   # 8-byte version + 2-byte CRC
+    t.send_mix.return_value = PM3Response(cmd=Cmd.ACK, status=0, reason=0, ng=False,
+                                          data=version + b"\x00" * 30, oldarg=[10, 0, 0])
+    result = asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(hf14a.raw(b"\x60"))
+    assert result["received"] == 10
+    assert result["raw"] == version            # trimmed to the received length, not the padding
+    assert result["data"] == version.hex()
+
+
+def test_14a_raw_no_response_is_empty():
+    t = AsyncMock()
+    hf14a = HF14ACommands(t)
+    # tag didn't answer: received length 0, buffer full of zeros -> must come back empty
+    t.send_mix.return_value = PM3Response(cmd=Cmd.ACK, status=0, reason=0, ng=False,
+                                          data=b"\x00" * 40, oldarg=[0, 0, 0])
+    result = asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(hf14a.raw(b"\x30\x99"))
+    assert result["received"] == 0
+    assert result["raw"] == b""                # not 40 bytes of zeros
+    assert result["data"] is None
+
+
 def test_14a_sim_packs_ng_struct():
     t = AsyncMock()
     hf14a = HF14ACommands(t)