diff --git a/compilerAst/test/TestProg8Parser.kt b/compilerAst/test/TestProg8Parser.kt
index 761d66461..202464f5c 100644
--- a/compilerAst/test/TestProg8Parser.kt
+++ b/compilerAst/test/TestProg8Parser.kt
@@ -176,6 +176,21 @@ class TestProg8Parser {
     }
 
 
+    @Test
+    fun testParseModuleWithEmptyString() {
+        val module = parseModule(SourceCode.of(""))
+        assertEquals(0, module.statements.size)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testParseModuleWithEmptyFile() {
+        val path = fixturesDir.resolve("empty.p8")
+        assertTrue(path.isRegularFile(), "sanity check: should be regular file: $path")
+
+        val module = parseModule(SourceCode.fromPath(path))
+        assertEquals(0, module.statements.size)
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testModuleNameForSourceFromString() {
         val srcText = """
diff --git a/compilerAst/test/fixtures/empty.p8 b/compilerAst/test/fixtures/empty.p8
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb