diff --git a/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/emit_empty.sol b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/emit_empty.sol
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..819d88fea
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+++ b/test/libsolidity/syntaxTests/emit_empty.sol
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+contract C {
+  function f() public {
+    emit;
+  }
+}
+// ----
+// ParserError: (45-46): Expected event name or path.