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diff --git a/numpy/lib/nanfunctions.py b/numpy/lib/nanfunctions.py
index a02ad779f..02ad01a98 100644
--- a/numpy/lib/nanfunctions.py
+++ b/numpy/lib/nanfunctions.py
@@ -965,7 +965,9 @@ def _nanmedian1d(arr1d, overwrite_input=False):
arr1d, overwrite_input = _remove_nan_1d(arr1d,
overwrite_input=overwrite_input)
if arr1d.size == 0:
- return np.nan
+ # Ensure that a nan-esque scalar of the appropiate type (and unit)
+ # is returned for `timedelta64` and `complexfloating`
+ return np.array(np.nan).astype(arr1d.dtype, copy=False)[()]
return np.median(arr1d, overwrite_input=overwrite_input)