2 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/couscous/frontends/java/JavaStatementReader.java b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/couscous/frontends/java/JavaStatementReader.java
index e75585f..6b71684 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zwobble/couscous/frontends/java/JavaStatementReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zwobble/couscous/frontends/java/JavaStatementReader.java
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ class JavaStatementReader {
     }
 
     private StatementNode readReturnStatement(ReturnStatement statement) {
-        return ReturnNode.returns(readExpression(returnType.get(), statement.getExpression()));
+        ExpressionNode value = statement.getExpression() == null
+            ? LiteralNode.UNIT
+            : readExpression(returnType.get(), statement.getExpression());
+        return ReturnNode.returns(value);
     }
 
     private StatementNode readThrowStatement(ThrowStatement statement) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/zwobble/couscous/tests/frontends/java/JavaReaderTests.java b/src/test/java/org/zwobble/couscous/tests/frontends/java/JavaReaderTests.java
index 35756f5..d455301 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/zwobble/couscous/tests/frontends/java/JavaReaderTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/zwobble/couscous/tests/frontends/java/JavaReaderTests.java
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ import static org.zwobble.couscous.util.ExtraSets.set;
 
 public class JavaReaderTests {
     @Test
+    public void canReadReturnWithoutValue() {
+        StatementNode statement = readStatement("void", "return;");
+        assertEquals(statement, returns(LiteralNode.UNIT));
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void canDeclareAndReferenceLocalVariables() {
         List<StatementNode> statements = readStatements("int", "int x = 4; return x;");