diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_empty_item.v b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_empty_item.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..725b37c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_empty_item.v
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Check that empty item declarations are supported for classes
+
+module test;
+
+class C;
+  ;
+  int x;;
+
+  task test;
+    $display("PASSED");
+  endtask;
+  ;
+endclass
+
+  C c;
+
+  initial begin
+    c = new;
+    c.test;
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-sv.list b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
index ee99c29f7..f5a39d697 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-sv.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ sv_class21		normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class22		normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class23		normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class24		normal,-g2009		ivltests
+sv_class_empty_item	normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_extends_scoped	normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_localparam	normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_new_init	normal,-g2009		ivltests
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list b/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list
index a03185273..a18da3562 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ sv_class21		CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class22		CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class23		CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class24		CE,-g2009		ivltests
+sv_class_empty_item	CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_extends_scoped	CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_localparam	CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_new_init	CE,-g2009		ivltests
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index 50d5e62b0..9ac90a9fd 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -979,6 +979,9 @@ class_item /* IEEE1800-2005: A.1.8 */
 
   | parameter_declaration
 
+    /* Empty class item */
+  | ';'
+
   | error ';'
       { yyerror(@2, "error: invalid class item.");
 	yyerrok;