diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp
index c9ac0553920..d555be1e8d4 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp
@@ -2287,6 +2287,10 @@ GDScriptParser::ExpressionNode *GDScriptParser::parse_ternary_operator(Expressio
 
 	operation->false_expr = parse_precedence(PREC_TERNARY, false);
 
+	if (operation->false_expr == nullptr) {
+		push_error(R"(Expected expression after "else".)");
+	}
+
 	return operation;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/parser/errors/missing_expression_after_ternary_else.gd b/modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/parser/errors/missing_expression_after_ternary_else.gd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f669353291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/parser/errors/missing_expression_after_ternary_else.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+func test():
+	var x = 1 if false else
+	print("oops")
+	print(x)
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/parser/errors/missing_expression_after_ternary_else.out b/modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/parser/errors/missing_expression_after_ternary_else.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dab6b0a1adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/parser/errors/missing_expression_after_ternary_else.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+GDTEST_PARSER_ERROR
+Expected expression after "else".