diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/return_missing_match_simple.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/return_missing_match_simple.out
index 89eb3ccda9..6e8306b603 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/return_missing_match_simple.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/return_missing_match_simple.out
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/return_missing_match_simple.vv:4:3: warning: `match` must have at least one non `else` branch
+    2 |     a := 1
+    3 |     match a {
+    4 |         else { println('abc') }
+      |         ~~~~
+    5 |     }
+    6 |     println('hello')
 vlib/v/checker/tests/return_missing_match_simple.vv:1:1: error: missing return at end of function `h`
     1 | fn h() int {
       | ~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/if_match.v b/vlib/v/parser/if_match.v
index aa9223faa4..615d849b5c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/if_match.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/if_match.v
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ fn (mut p Parser) match_expr() ast.MatchExpr {
 			post_comments: post_comments
 			scope: branch_scope
 		}
+		if is_else && branches.len == 1 {
+			p.warn_with_pos('`match` must have at least one non `else` branch', pos)
+		}
 		if p.tok.kind == .rcbr || (is_else && no_lcbr) {
 			break
 		}