diff --git a/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/ctf/core/event/metadata/tsdl/struct/StructParser.java b/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/ctf/core/event/metadata/tsdl/struct/StructParser.java
index ef136c6799..6dae9720b5 100644
--- a/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/ctf/core/event/metadata/tsdl/struct/StructParser.java
+++ b/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/internal/ctf/core/event/metadata/tsdl/struct/StructParser.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.ctf.parser.CTFParser;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.internal.ctf.core.event.metadata.AbstractScopedCommonTreeParser;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.internal.ctf.core.event.metadata.CTFAntlrMetadataNode;
+import org.eclipse.tracecompass.internal.ctf.core.event.metadata.CTFJsonMetadataNode;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.internal.ctf.core.event.metadata.JsonStructureFieldMemberMetadataNode;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.internal.ctf.core.event.metadata.JsonStructureFieldMetadataNode;
 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.internal.ctf.core.event.metadata.ParseException;
@@ -281,6 +282,9 @@ public StructDeclaration parse(ICTFMetadataNode struct, ICommonTreeParserParamet
                     throw new ParseException("struct " + structName //$NON-NLS-1$
                             + " is not defined"); //$NON-NLS-1$
                 }
+            } else if (struct instanceof CTFJsonMetadataNode) {
+                /* In CTF2, empty structs should be supported */
+                structDeclaration = new StructDeclaration(structAlign);
             } else {
                 /* !Name and !body */