diff --git a/spec/propane_spec.rb b/spec/propane_spec.rb
index f69aedf..f5fd48d 100644
--- a/spec/propane_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/propane_spec.rb
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ EOF
         expect(results.status).to eq 0
       end
 
-      it "stores the token position in the AST Token node" do
+      it "stores token and rule positions in AST nodes" do
         write_grammar <<EOF
 ast;
 
@@ -1100,6 +1100,26 @@ EOF
         expect(results.stderr).to eq ""
         expect(results.status).to eq 0
       end
+
+      it "stores invalid positions for empty rule matches" do
+        write_grammar <<EOF
+ast;
+
+token a;
+token bb;
+token c /c(.|\\n)*c/;
+drop /\\s+/;
+Start -> T Start;
+Start -> ;
+T -> a A;
+A -> bb? c?;
+EOF
+        run_propane(language: language)
+        compile("spec/test_ast_invalid_positions.#{language}", language: language)
+        results = run_test
+        expect(results.stderr).to eq ""
+        expect(results.status).to eq 0
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/test_ast_invalid_positions.c b/spec/test_ast_invalid_positions.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..513dc10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/test_ast_invalid_positions.c
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#include "testparser.h"
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "testutils.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+    char const * input = "\na\n  bb ccc";
+    p_context_t context;
+    p_context_init(&context, (uint8_t const *)input, strlen(input));
+    assert(p_parse(&context) == P_SUCCESS);
+    Start * start = p_result(&context);
+
+    assert_eq(1, start->pT1->pToken->position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pToken->position.col);
+    assert_eq(1, start->pT1->pToken->end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pToken->end_position.col);
+    assert(p_position_valid(start->pT1->pA->position));
+    assert_eq(2, start->pT1->pA->position.row);
+    assert_eq(2, start->pT1->pA->position.col);
+    assert_eq(2, start->pT1->pA->end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(7, start->pT1->pA->end_position.col);
+    assert_eq(1, start->pT1->position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->position.col);
+    assert_eq(2, start->pT1->end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(7, start->pT1->end_position.col);
+
+    assert_eq(1, start->position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->position.col);
+    assert_eq(2, start->end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(7, start->end_position.col);
+
+    input = "a\nbb";
+    p_context_init(&context, (uint8_t const *)input, strlen(input));
+    assert(p_parse(&context) == P_SUCCESS);
+    start = p_result(&context);
+
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pToken->position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pToken->position.col);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pToken->end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pToken->end_position.col);
+    assert(p_position_valid(start->pT1->pA->position));
+    assert_eq(1, start->pT1->pA->position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pA->position.col);
+    assert_eq(1, start->pT1->pA->end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(1, start->pT1->pA->end_position.col);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->position.col);
+    assert_eq(1, start->pT1->end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(1, start->pT1->end_position.col);
+
+    assert_eq(0, start->position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->position.col);
+    assert_eq(1, start->end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(1, start->end_position.col);
+
+    input = "a\nc\nc";
+    p_context_init(&context, (uint8_t const *)input, strlen(input));
+    assert(p_parse(&context) == P_SUCCESS);
+    start = p_result(&context);
+
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pToken->position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pToken->position.col);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pToken->end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pToken->end_position.col);
+    assert(p_position_valid(start->pT1->pA->position));
+    assert_eq(1, start->pT1->pA->position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pA->position.col);
+    assert_eq(2, start->pT1->pA->end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pA->end_position.col);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->position.col);
+    assert_eq(2, start->pT1->end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->end_position.col);
+
+    assert_eq(0, start->position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->position.col);
+    assert_eq(2, start->end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->end_position.col);
+
+    input = "a";
+    p_context_init(&context, (uint8_t const *)input, strlen(input));
+    assert(p_parse(&context) == P_SUCCESS);
+    start = p_result(&context);
+
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pToken->position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pToken->position.col);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pToken->end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->pToken->end_position.col);
+    assert(!p_position_valid(start->pT1->pA->position));
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->position.col);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->pT1->end_position.col);
+
+    assert_eq(0, start->position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->position.col);
+    assert_eq(0, start->end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start->end_position.col);
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/spec/test_ast_invalid_positions.d b/spec/test_ast_invalid_positions.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0737454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/test_ast_invalid_positions.d
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import testparser;
+import std.stdio;
+import testutils;
+
+int main()
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+unittest
+{
+    string input = "\na\n  bb ccc";
+    p_context_t context;
+    p_context_init(&context, input);
+    assert(p_parse(&context) == P_SUCCESS);
+    Start * start = p_result(&context);
+
+    assert_eq(1, start.pT1.pToken.position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pToken.position.col);
+    assert_eq(1, start.pT1.pToken.end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pToken.end_position.col);
+    assert(start.pT1.pA.position.valid);
+    assert_eq(2, start.pT1.pA.position.row);
+    assert_eq(2, start.pT1.pA.position.col);
+    assert_eq(2, start.pT1.pA.end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(7, start.pT1.pA.end_position.col);
+    assert_eq(1, start.pT1.position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.position.col);
+    assert_eq(2, start.pT1.end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(7, start.pT1.end_position.col);
+
+    assert_eq(1, start.position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.position.col);
+    assert_eq(2, start.end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(7, start.end_position.col);
+
+    input = "a\nbb";
+    p_context_init(&context, input);
+    assert(p_parse(&context) == P_SUCCESS);
+    start = p_result(&context);
+
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pToken.position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pToken.position.col);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pToken.end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pToken.end_position.col);
+    assert(start.pT1.pA.position.valid);
+    assert_eq(1, start.pT1.pA.position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pA.position.col);
+    assert_eq(1, start.pT1.pA.end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(1, start.pT1.pA.end_position.col);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.position.col);
+    assert_eq(1, start.pT1.end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(1, start.pT1.end_position.col);
+
+    assert_eq(0, start.position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.position.col);
+    assert_eq(1, start.end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(1, start.end_position.col);
+
+    input = "a\nc\nc";
+    p_context_init(&context, input);
+    assert(p_parse(&context) == P_SUCCESS);
+    start = p_result(&context);
+
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pToken.position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pToken.position.col);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pToken.end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pToken.end_position.col);
+    assert(start.pT1.pA.position.valid);
+    assert_eq(1, start.pT1.pA.position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pA.position.col);
+    assert_eq(2, start.pT1.pA.end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pA.end_position.col);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.position.col);
+    assert_eq(2, start.pT1.end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.end_position.col);
+
+    assert_eq(0, start.position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.position.col);
+    assert_eq(2, start.end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.end_position.col);
+
+    input = "a";
+    p_context_init(&context, input);
+    assert(p_parse(&context) == P_SUCCESS);
+    start = p_result(&context);
+
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pToken.position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pToken.position.col);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pToken.end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.pToken.end_position.col);
+    assert(!start.pT1.pA.position.valid);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.position.col);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.pT1.end_position.col);
+
+    assert_eq(0, start.position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.position.col);
+    assert_eq(0, start.end_position.row);
+    assert_eq(0, start.end_position.col);
+}
diff --git a/spec/test_ast_token_positions.c b/spec/test_ast_token_positions.c
index 09c835b..ff4ea79 100644
--- a/spec/test_ast_token_positions.c
+++ b/spec/test_ast_token_positions.c
@@ -82,4 +82,3 @@ int main()
 
     return 0;
 }
-