diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/CaseBreakChecker.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/CaseBreakChecker.java
index b033eb0e892..a56b94379f5 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/CaseBreakChecker.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/CaseBreakChecker.java
@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ public class CaseBreakChecker extends AbstractIndexAstChecker implements IChecke
 			if (body == null) return true;
 			if (body instanceof IASTCompoundStatement) {
 				IASTStatement[] statements = ((IASTCompoundStatement) body).getStatements();
-				return isFallThroughStamement(statements[statements.length - 1]);
+				if (statements.length > 0) {
+					return isFallThroughStamement(statements[statements.length - 1]);	
+				}
+				
+				return true;
 			} else if (isBreakOrExitStatement(body)) {
 				return false;
 			} else if (body instanceof IASTExpressionStatement) {
diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.test/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/CaseBreakCheckerTest.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.test/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/CaseBreakCheckerTest.java
index 0c82b2e0fff..3872ba617e9 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.test/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/CaseBreakCheckerTest.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.test/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/CaseBreakCheckerTest.java
@@ -558,5 +558,16 @@ public class CaseBreakCheckerTest extends CheckerTestCase {
 		checkNoErrors();
 	}
 
-
+		//void foo()
+		//{
+		//switch(0)
+		//default:
+		//{
+		//}
+		//}
+		public void testEmptyCompoundStatement() {
+			String code = getAboveComment();
+			loadCodeAndRun(code);
+			checkErrorLine(4);
+		}
 }