diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/ExpressionParsing.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/ExpressionParsing.java
index 2de400cd57b6..e597bf45096e 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/ExpressionParsing.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/parsing/ExpressionParsing.java
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ public class ExpressionParsing extends Parsing {
             parseSliceEnd(expr, sliceItemStart);
           }
           else {
-            parseSingleExpression(false, true);
+            boolean hadExpression = parseSingleExpression(false, true);
             if (atToken(PyTokenTypes.COLON)) {
               sliceOrTupleStart.drop();
               parseSliceEnd(expr, sliceItemStart);
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ public class ExpressionParsing extends Parsing {
               }
             }
             else {
+              if (!hadExpression) {
+                myBuilder.error("expression expected");
+              }
               sliceOrTupleStart.drop();
               sliceItemStart.drop();
               checkMatches(PyTokenTypes.RBRACKET, message("PARSE.expected.rbracket"));
diff --git a/python/testData/inspections/PyTypeCheckerInspection/BadSubscriptExpression.py b/python/testData/inspections/PyTypeCheckerInspection/BadSubscriptExpression.py
index c46bf665b27c..c332be9f7d66 100644
--- a/python/testData/inspections/PyTypeCheckerInspection/BadSubscriptExpression.py
+++ b/python/testData/inspections/PyTypeCheckerInspection/BadSubscriptExpression.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 def test():
     x = r"""\x""
-    r"""[<error descr="']' expected">\</error><error descr="Statement expected, found Py:BACKSLASH">t</error><error descr="End of statement expected">\</error><error descr="Statement expected, found Py:BACKSLASH">r</error><error descr="End of statement expected">\</error><error descr="Statement expected, found Py:BACKSLASH">v</error><error descr="End of statement expected">]</error><error descr="Statement expected, found Py:RBRACKET">"</error>""
+    r"""[<error descr="expression expected">\</error><error descr="Statement expected, found Py:BACKSLASH">t</error><error descr="End of statement expected">\</error><error descr="Statement expected, found Py:BACKSLASH">r</error><error descr="End of statement expected">\</error><error descr="Statement expected, found Py:BACKSLASH">v</error><error descr="End of statement expected">]</error><error descr="Statement expected, found Py:RBRACKET">"</error>""
     """
diff --git a/python/testData/psi/EmptySubscription.py b/python/testData/psi/EmptySubscription.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6da5f0e99040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/psi/EmptySubscription.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+s = ''[]
diff --git a/python/testData/psi/EmptySubscription.txt b/python/testData/psi/EmptySubscription.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8cdffcb9a216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/psi/EmptySubscription.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+PyFile:EmptySubscription.py
+  PyAssignmentStatement
+    PyTargetExpression: s
+      PsiElement(Py:IDENTIFIER)('s')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PsiElement(Py:EQ)('=')
+    PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+    PySubscriptionExpression
+      PyStringLiteralExpression: 
+        PsiElement(Py:SINGLE_QUOTED_STRING)('''')
+      PsiElement(Py:LBRACKET)('[')
+      PsiErrorElement:expression expected
+        <empty list>
+      PsiElement(Py:RBRACKET)(']')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonParsingTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonParsingTest.java
index 2b6f511eb655..4cdd61188e8f 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonParsingTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PythonParsingTest.java
@@ -370,6 +370,10 @@ public class PythonParsingTest extends ParsingTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testEmptySubscription() {  // PY-8652
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   public void doTest(LanguageLevel languageLevel) {
     LanguageLevel prev = myLanguageLevel;
     myLanguageLevel = languageLevel;