diff --git a/regress/CMakeLists.txt b/regress/CMakeLists.txt
index f7ca0e1c..d7e206a9 100644
--- a/regress/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/regress/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ set(DBS
   mamedb-file-no-crc.db
   mamedb-lost-parent-ok.db
   mamedb-merge-parent.db
+  mamedb-no-data.db
   mamedb-one-game-two-roms.db
   mamedb-parent-crcdiff.db
   mamedb-parent-no-common.db
@@ -141,6 +142,8 @@ set(XFAIL_TESTS
   file-no-crc-wrong-name-other-set.zip.test
   rom-from-extra-loose-directory.zip.test
   rom-from-extra-loose-toplevel.zip.test
+  rom-no-data.dir.test
+  rom-no-data.zip.test
   unknown-rename-failed.zip.test
 )
 
diff --git a/regress/mamedb-no-data.dat b/regress/mamedb-no-data.dat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..30e1859e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regress/mamedb-no-data.dat
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+clrmamepro (
+	name "ckmame test db"
+	version 1
+)
+
+game (
+        name nodata
+        description "no data"
+        manufacturer "synth"
+        year 2024
+	rom ( name 04.rom )
+)
diff --git a/regress/rom-no-data.vtest b/regress/rom-no-data.vtest
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ac8a66d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regress/rom-no-data.vtest
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+description test single-rom game with no data at all
+return 0
+arguments -cFv -e extra -D ../mamedb-no-data.db nodata
+file extra/nodata.zip 1-4-ok.zip
+file roms/.ckmame.db {} <inline.ckmamedb>
+end-of-inline-data
+stdout
+In game nosize:
+game nosize                                  : correct
+end-of-inline-data