diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index cf6498a16..4cd83eeb2 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Features:
  * Type Checker: More detailed errors for invalid array lengths (such as division by zero).
 
 Bugfixes:
+  * Parser: Disallow event declarations with no parameter list.
 
 ### 0.4.18 (2017-10-18)
 
diff --git a/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp b/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp
index 821e81d22..05b877b5e 100644
--- a/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp
@@ -644,15 +644,11 @@ ASTPointer<EventDefinition> Parser::parseEventDefinition()
 
 	expectToken(Token::Event);
 	ASTPointer<ASTString> name(expectIdentifierToken());
-	ASTPointer<ParameterList> parameters;
-	if (m_scanner->currentToken() == Token::LParen)
-	{
-		VarDeclParserOptions options;
-		options.allowIndexed = true;
-		parameters = parseParameterList(options);
-	}
-	else
-		parameters = createEmptyParameterList();
+
+	VarDeclParserOptions options;
+	options.allowIndexed = true;
+	ASTPointer<ParameterList> parameters = parseParameterList(options);
+
 	bool anonymous = false;
 	if (m_scanner->currentToken() == Token::Anonymous)
 	{
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp b/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
index 05dc9ba3f..f5f7e64a9 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
@@ -2971,7 +2971,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(event_no_arguments)
 {
 	char const* sourceCode = R"(
 		contract ClientReceipt {
-			event Deposit;
+			event Deposit();
 			function deposit() {
 				Deposit();
 			}
@@ -3013,7 +3013,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(events_with_same_name)
 {
 	char const* sourceCode = R"(
 		contract ClientReceipt {
-			event Deposit;
+			event Deposit();
 			event Deposit(address _addr);
 			event Deposit(address _addr, uint _amount);
 			function deposit() returns (uint) {
@@ -3059,7 +3059,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(events_with_same_name_inherited)
 {
 	char const* sourceCode = R"(
 		contract A {
-			event Deposit;
+			event Deposit();
 		}
 
 		contract B {
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/SolidityParser.cpp b/test/libsolidity/SolidityParser.cpp
index 72473c3e6..861e64083 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/SolidityParser.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/SolidityParser.cpp
@@ -960,6 +960,16 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(event_arguments_indexed)
 	BOOST_CHECK(successParse(text));
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(event_with_no_argument_list_fails)
+{
+	char const* text = R"(
+		contract c {
+			event e;
+		}
+	)";
+	CHECK_PARSE_ERROR(text, "Expected token LParen got 'Semicolon'");
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(visibility_specifiers)
 {
 	char const* text = R"(