diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 8fa2d77..68e12d5 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -1205,6 +1205,14 @@ trimmed in raw strings.
         table.lookup("foo.1.bar").unwrap().as_table().unwrap();
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn empty_table() {
+        let mut p = Parser::new(r#"
+[foo]"#);
+        let table = Table(p.parse().unwrap());
+        table.lookup("foo").unwrap().as_table().unwrap();
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn fruit() {
         let mut p = Parser::new(r#"