diff --git a/src/Sake.Engine.Tests/Files/EmptyFile/EmptySakefile.shade b/src/Sake.Engine.Tests/Files/EmptyFile/EmptySakefile.shade
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f28270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Sake.Engine.Tests/Files/EmptyFile/EmptySakefile.shade
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Sake.Engine.Tests/Sake.Engine.Tests.csproj b/src/Sake.Engine.Tests/Sake.Engine.Tests.csproj
index 4c65070..8ee3ad7 100644
--- a/src/Sake.Engine.Tests/Sake.Engine.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Sake.Engine.Tests/Sake.Engine.Tests.csproj
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
     <None Include="Files\AnotherFolder\FromAnotherFolder.shade">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
+    <None Include="Files\EmptyFile\EmptySakefile.shade">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
     <None Include="Files\ShouldLoadFilesFromIncludeDir.shade">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
diff --git a/src/Sake.Engine.Tests/SakeEngineTests.cs b/src/Sake.Engine.Tests/SakeEngineTests.cs
index f77f850..a664281 100644
--- a/src/Sake.Engine.Tests/SakeEngineTests.cs
+++ b/src/Sake.Engine.Tests/SakeEngineTests.cs
@@ -92,5 +92,11 @@ public void ShouldUseSingleShadeFileAsDefault()
             Output.ShouldContain("NotThisOne");
             Output.ShouldContain("OrThisOne");
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ShouldBeAbleToLoadEmptyFile()
+        {
+            _engine.Execute("-C", "Files", "-C", "EmptyFile");
+        }
     }
 }