diff --git a/debezium-ddl-parser/src/main/antlr4/io/debezium/ddl/parser/mysql/generated/MySqlParser.g4 b/debezium-ddl-parser/src/main/antlr4/io/debezium/ddl/parser/mysql/generated/MySqlParser.g4
index edf085946..83cc67b14 100644
--- a/debezium-ddl-parser/src/main/antlr4/io/debezium/ddl/parser/mysql/generated/MySqlParser.g4
+++ b/debezium-ddl-parser/src/main/antlr4/io/debezium/ddl/parser/mysql/generated/MySqlParser.g4
@@ -2674,7 +2674,7 @@ keywordsCanBeId
     | DATA | DATAFILE | DEALLOCATE
     | DEFAULT_AUTH | DEFINER | DELAY_KEY_WRITE | DES_KEY_FILE | DIAGNOSTICS | DIRECTORY
     | DISABLE | DISCARD | DISK | DO | DUMPFILE | DUPLICATE
-    | DYNAMIC | ENABLE | ENCRYPTION | ENCRYPTION_KEY_ADMIN | END | ENDS | ENGINE | ENGINE_ATTRIBUTE | ENGINES
+    | DYNAMIC | EMPTY | ENABLE | ENCRYPTION | ENCRYPTION_KEY_ADMIN | END | ENDS | ENGINE | ENGINE_ATTRIBUTE | ENGINES
     | ERROR | ERRORS | ESCAPE | EUR | EVEN | EVENT | EVENTS | EVERY | EXCEPT
     | EXCHANGE | EXCLUSIVE | EXPIRE | EXPORT | EXTENDED | EXTENT_SIZE | FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS | FAST | FAULTS
     | FIELDS | FILE_BLOCK_SIZE | FILTER | FIREWALL_ADMIN | FIREWALL_USER | FIRST | FIXED | FLUSH
diff --git a/debezium-ddl-parser/src/test/resources/mysql/examples/ddl_alter.sql b/debezium-ddl-parser/src/test/resources/mysql/examples/ddl_alter.sql
index b9047b7e6..a50e98dc8 100644
--- a/debezium-ddl-parser/src/test/resources/mysql/examples/ddl_alter.sql
+++ b/debezium-ddl-parser/src/test/resources/mysql/examples/ddl_alter.sql
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ alter table add_test modify column if exists col5 varchar(255);
 alter table add_test drop column if exists col99;
 alter table add_test drop column if exists col5;
 alter table add_test add column optional bool default 0 null;
+alter table add_test add column empty varchar(255);
 alter table add_test drop foreign key fk;
 alter table add_test drop foreign key if exists fk;
 alter table add_test drop constraint if exists cons;
@@ -118,4 +119,4 @@ ALTER TABLE t1 ADD PARTITION (PARTITION p3 VALUES LESS THAN (2002));
 ALTER TABLE t1 ADD PARTITION IF NOT EXISTS (PARTITION p3 VALUES LESS THAN (2002));
 -- Alter sequence
 ALTER SEQUENCE IF EXISTS s2 start=100;
-ALTER SEQUENCE s1 CACHE=1000 NOCYCLE RESTART WITH 1;
\ No newline at end of file
+ALTER SEQUENCE s1 CACHE=1000 NOCYCLE RESTART WITH 1;