diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/syntax/ParserTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/syntax/ParserTest.java
index b6741c4..f97282e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/syntax/ParserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/syntax/ParserTest.java
@@ -778,6 +778,23 @@
   }
 
   @Test
+  public void testPass() throws Exception {
+    List<Statement> statements = parseFileForSkylark("pass\n");
+    assertThat(statements).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testForPass() throws Exception {
+    List<Statement> statements = parseFileForSkylark(
+        "def foo():\n"
+      + "  pass\n");
+
+    assertThat(statements).hasSize(1);
+    FunctionDefStatement stmt = (FunctionDefStatement) statements.get(0);
+    assertThat(stmt.getStatements()).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
   public void testSkipIfBlockFail() throws Exception {
     // Do not parse 'if' blocks, when parsePython is not set
     syntaxEvents.setFailFast(false);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/syntax/SkylarkEvaluationTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/syntax/SkylarkEvaluationTest.java
index 65996d8..0b48c68 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/syntax/SkylarkEvaluationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/syntax/SkylarkEvaluationTest.java
@@ -174,6 +174,18 @@
   }
 
   @Test
+  public void testIfPass() throws Exception {
+    exec(parseFileForSkylark(
+        "def foo():\n"
+        + "  a = 1\n"
+        + "  x = True\n"
+        + "  if x: pass\n"
+        + "  return a\n"
+        + "a = foo()"), env);
+    assertEquals(1, env.lookup("a"));
+  }
+
+  @Test
   public void testNestedIf() throws Exception {
     executeNestedIf(0, 0, env);
     assertEquals(0, env.lookup("x"));