diff --git a/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/src/inspections/path/PathAnnotationInfo.kt b/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/src/inspections/path/PathAnnotationInfo.kt
index 784f110712d9..0e032dbc0004 100644
--- a/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/src/inspections/path/PathAnnotationInfo.kt
+++ b/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/src/inspections/path/PathAnnotationInfo.kt
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ internal sealed interface PathAnnotationInfo {
 
   object Unspecified : PathAnnotationInfo
 
+  /**
+   * Impossible to determine the path annotation type for the given expression.
+   * This happens when, for example, the source PSI is a [com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.java.PsiEmptyExpressionImpl].
+   */
+  object Invalid : PathAnnotationInfo
+
   companion object {
     /**
      * Checks if the given string is a valid filename (no forward or backward slashes).
@@ -271,6 +277,8 @@ internal sealed interface PathAnnotationInfo {
         }
       }
 
+      if (sourcePsi?.textLength == 0) return Invalid
+
       // We don't check if the expression is a string literal or constant that denotes a filename here
       // because we want to handle that in the visitCallExpression method
 
diff --git a/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/src/inspections/path/PathAnnotationInspection.kt b/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/src/inspections/path/PathAnnotationInspection.kt
index 3f916beb7356..60229c25cb16 100644
--- a/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/src/inspections/path/PathAnnotationInspection.kt
+++ b/plugins/devkit/devkit-core/src/inspections/path/PathAnnotationInspection.kt
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class PathAnnotationInspection : DevKitUastInspectionBase() {
                 *PathAnnotationInfo.MultiRouting.quickFixesFor(arg.sourcePsi).toTypedArray()
               )
             }
+            is PathAnnotationInfo.Invalid -> { }
           }
         }
       }
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ class PathAnnotationInspection : DevKitUastInspectionBase() {
                 *PathAnnotationInfo.MultiRouting.quickFixesFor(arg.sourcePsi).toTypedArray()
               )
             }
+            is PathAnnotationInfo.Invalid -> { }
           }
         }
       }
@@ -232,6 +234,7 @@ class PathAnnotationInspection : DevKitUastInspectionBase() {
                 *PathAnnotationInfo.Native.quickFixesFor(firstArg.sourcePsi).toTypedArray()
               )
             }
+            is PathAnnotationInfo.Invalid -> { }
           }
 
           // Check remaining arguments (should be annotated with either @NativePath or @Filename)
@@ -289,6 +292,7 @@ class PathAnnotationInspection : DevKitUastInspectionBase() {
                     *PathAnnotationInfo.Native.quickFixesFor(arg.sourcePsi).toTypedArray()
                   )
                 }
+                is PathAnnotationInfo.Invalid -> { }
               }
             }
           }
@@ -311,6 +315,7 @@ class PathAnnotationInspection : DevKitUastInspectionBase() {
         when (expectedInfo) {
           is PathAnnotationInfo.Specified -> Unit
           is PathAnnotationInfo.Unspecified -> continue
+          is PathAnnotationInfo.Invalid -> continue
         }
         val actualInfo = PathAnnotationInfo.forExpression(arg)
 
@@ -358,6 +363,7 @@ class PathAnnotationInspection : DevKitUastInspectionBase() {
               )
             }
           }
+          is PathAnnotationInfo.Invalid -> { }
         }
       }
 
@@ -406,6 +412,7 @@ class PathAnnotationInspection : DevKitUastInspectionBase() {
           // If the method doesn't have a path annotation, don't register any problems
           return true
         }
+        is PathAnnotationInfo.Invalid -> { return true }
       }
 
       // Check if the return value has a path annotation
@@ -430,6 +437,7 @@ class PathAnnotationInspection : DevKitUastInspectionBase() {
             )
           }
         }
+        is PathAnnotationInfo.Invalid -> { }
       }
 
       return true
diff --git a/plugins/devkit/devkit-tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/idea/devkit/inspections/path/PathAnnotationInspectionJavaTest.kt b/plugins/devkit/devkit-tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/idea/devkit/inspections/path/PathAnnotationInspectionJavaTest.kt
index 17e5cb6314a3..6d8dc927a15b 100644
--- a/plugins/devkit/devkit-tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/idea/devkit/inspections/path/PathAnnotationInspectionJavaTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/devkit/devkit-tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/idea/devkit/inspections/path/PathAnnotationInspectionJavaTest.kt
@@ -300,4 +300,19 @@ class PathAnnotationInspectionJavaTest : PathAnnotationInspectionTestBase() {
       }      
       """.trimIndent())
   }
-}
+
+  fun testEmptyExpression() {
+    doTest("""
+      import com.intellij.platform.eel.annotations.LocalPath;
+      
+      import java.nio.file.Paths;
+      
+      class LocalPathTest {
+          public void testMethod() {
+              @LocalPath String localPath = "/local/path";
+              Paths.get(localPath, "a", "b",<error descr="Expression expected"> </error>);
+          }
+      }
+      """.trimIndent())
+  }
+}
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