diff --git a/lib/Parse/ParseExpr.cpp b/lib/Parse/ParseExpr.cpp
index 230abf8..0295f70 100644
--- a/lib/Parse/ParseExpr.cpp
+++ b/lib/Parse/ParseExpr.cpp
@@ -1239,6 +1239,11 @@
       Actions.ActOnBlockError(CaretLoc, CurScope);
     }
   }
+  else {
+    // Saw something like: ^expr
+    Diag(Tok, diag::err_expected_expression);
+    return ExprError();
+  }
   return move(Result);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/Sema/block-syntax-error.c b/test/Sema/block-syntax-error.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c98f1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Sema/block-syntax-error.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// RUN: clang %s -fsyntax-only -verify -fblocks
+
+void (^noop)(void);
+
+void somefunction() {
+  noop = ^int *{}; // expected-error {{expected expression}}
+
+  noop = ^noop;	// expected-error {{expected expression}}
+}