diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/errors.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/errors.rs
index 32cacf5e4e..1b16b911b1 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/errors.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ pub enum ParserErrorReason {
     DeprecatedAttributeExpectsAStringArgument,
     #[error("Unsafe block must start with a safety comment")]
     MissingSafetyComment,
+    #[error("Missing parameters for function definition")]
+    MissingParametersForFunctionDefinition,
 }
 
 /// Represents a parsing error, or a parsing error in the making.
@@ -285,6 +287,13 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a ParserError> for Diagnostic {
                     "Unsafe block must start with a safety comment: //@safety".into(),
                     error.span,
                 ),
+                ParserErrorReason::MissingParametersForFunctionDefinition => {
+                    Diagnostic::simple_error(
+                        "Missing parameters for function definition".into(),
+                        "Add a parameter list: `()`".into(),
+                        error.span,
+                    )
+                }
                 other => Diagnostic::simple_error(format!("{other}"), String::new(), error.span),
             },
             None => {
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser/function.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser/function.rs
index 438757b5d7..29e864200f 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser/function.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser/function.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,17 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         let generics = self.parse_generics();
         let parameters = self.parse_function_parameters(allow_self);
 
+        let parameters = match parameters {
+            Some(parameters) => parameters,
+            None => {
+                self.push_error(
+                    ParserErrorReason::MissingParametersForFunctionDefinition,
+                    name.span(),
+                );
+                Vec::new()
+            }
+        };
+
         let (return_type, return_visibility) = if self.eat(Token::Arrow) {
             let visibility = self.parse_visibility();
             (FunctionReturnType::Ty(self.parse_type_or_error()), visibility)
@@ -131,14 +142,14 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     /// FunctionParametersList = FunctionParameter ( ',' FunctionParameter )* ','?
     ///
     /// FunctionParameter = Visibility PatternOrSelf ':' Type
-    fn parse_function_parameters(&mut self, allow_self: bool) -> Vec<Param> {
+    fn parse_function_parameters(&mut self, allow_self: bool) -> Option<Vec<Param>> {
         if !self.eat_left_paren() {
-            return Vec::new();
+            return None;
         }
 
-        self.parse_many("parameters", separated_by_comma_until_right_paren(), |parser| {
+        Some(self.parse_many("parameters", separated_by_comma_until_right_paren(), |parser| {
             parser.parse_function_parameter(allow_self)
-        })
+        }))
     }
 
     fn parse_function_parameter(&mut self, allow_self: bool) -> Option<Param> {
@@ -490,4 +501,16 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(noir_function.def.is_unconstrained);
         assert_eq!(noir_function.def.visibility, ItemVisibility::Public);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_function_without_parentheses() {
+        let src = "
+        fn foo {}
+           ^^^
+        ";
+        let (src, span) = get_source_with_error_span(src);
+        let (_, errors) = parse_program(&src);
+        let reason = get_single_error_reason(&errors, span);
+        assert!(matches!(reason, ParserErrorReason::MissingParametersForFunctionDefinition));
+    }
 }