diff --git a/src/check_expr.cpp b/src/check_expr.cpp
index 2c4985ac8..acb34d5a0 100644
--- a/src/check_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/check_expr.cpp
@@ -8309,6 +8309,10 @@ gb_internal CallArgumentError check_polymorphic_record_type(CheckerContext *c, O
 
 	bool named_fields = false;
 	{
+		if (ce->ellipsis.pos.line != 0) {
+			error(ce->ellipsis, "Invalid use of '..' in a polymorphic type call");
+		}
+
 		// NOTE(bill, 2019-10-26): Allow a cycle in the parameters but not in the fields themselves
 		auto prev_type_path = c->type_path;
 
@@ -8347,11 +8351,6 @@ gb_internal CallArgumentError check_polymorphic_record_type(CheckerContext *c, O
 				check_expr_or_type(c, &operands[i], fv->value);
 			}
 
-			bool vari_expand = (ce->ellipsis.pos.line != 0);
-			if (vari_expand) {
-				error(ce->ellipsis, "Invalid use of '..' in a polymorphic type call'");
-			}
-
 		} else {
 			operands = array_make<Operand>(temporary_allocator(), 0, 2*ce->args.count);
 
diff --git a/src/parser.cpp b/src/parser.cpp
index 64f73e0ab..d9d07cf57 100644
--- a/src/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser.cpp
@@ -3660,7 +3660,10 @@ gb_internal Ast *parse_call_expr(AstFile *f, Ast *operand) {
 		} else if (seen_ellipsis) {
 			syntax_error(arg, "Positional arguments are not allowed after '..'");
 		}
-		array_add(&args, arg);
+		if (arg != nullptr) {
+			// `parse_atom_expr` returns nothing when `allow_type` is set and there is no operand
+			array_add(&args, arg);
+		}
 
 		if (ellipsis.pos.line != 0) {
 			seen_ellipsis = true;
diff --git a/tests/issues/run.bat b/tests/issues/run.bat
index 7db64dc39..1a210d911 100644
--- a/tests/issues/run.bat
+++ b/tests/issues/run.bat
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ set COMMON=-define:ODIN_TEST_FANCY=false -file -vet -strict-style -ignore-unused
 ..\..\..\odin check ..\test_issue_6979.odin -no-entry-point %COMMON%  || exit /b
 ..\..\..\odin check ..\test_issue_7012.odin -no-entry-point %COMMON% || exit /b
 ..\..\..\odin check ..\test_issue_7260.odin -no-entry-point %COMMON% || exit /b
+..\..\..\odin check ..\test_issue_ellipsis_type_call.odin -no-entry-point %COMMON% 2>&1 | find /c "Error:" | findstr /x "10" || exit /b
 ..\..\..\odin check ..\test_issue_foreign_redeclaration.odin -no-entry-point %COMMON% || exit /b
 ..\..\..\odin check ..\test_issue_foreign_redeclaration_mismatch.odin -no-entry-point %COMMON% 2>&1 | find /c "Error:" | findstr /x "1" || exit /b
 ..\..\..\odin build ..\test_issue_7037.odin %COMMON% -o:none  || exit /b
diff --git a/tests/issues/run.sh b/tests/issues/run.sh
index 7ee6270a0..47ee8f1f0 100755
--- a/tests/issues/run.sh
+++ b/tests/issues/run.sh
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ else
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+if [[ $($ODIN check ../test_issue_ellipsis_type_call.odin -no-entry-point $COMMON_CHECK 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep -c "Error:") -eq 10 ]]; then
+	echo "SUCCESSFUL 1/1"
+else
+	echo "SUCCESSFUL 0/1"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 if [[ $($ODIN build ../test_issue_7108.odin $COMMON 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep -c "Error:") -eq 2 ]]; then
 	echo "SUCCESSFUL 1/1"
 else
diff --git a/tests/issues/test_issue_ellipsis_type_call.odin b/tests/issues/test_issue_ellipsis_type_call.odin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..221eeec72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/issues/test_issue_ellipsis_type_call.odin
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Tests that a bare `..` in a type position call is rejected rather than left as a
+// null argument for the checker to walk off of.
+package test_issues
+
+Foo :: struct($T: typeid) {
+	x: T,
+}
+
+S :: struct {
+	a: int,
+}
+
+bare :: proc() {
+	v: Foo(..)
+	_ = v
+}
+
+named_then_bare :: proc() {
+	v: Foo(T = int, ..)
+	_ = v
+}
+
+bare_then_named :: proc() {
+	v: Foo(.., T = int)
+	_ = v
+}
+
+positional_then_bare :: proc() {
+	v: Foo(int, ..)
+	_ = v
+}
+
+conversion_to_struct :: proc() {
+	v: S(..)
+	_ = v
+}
+
+conversion_to_builtin :: proc() {
+	v: int(..)
+	_ = v
+}
+
+result_type :: proc() -> Foo(..) {
+	return {}
+}