diff --git a/Zend/tests/match/050.phpt b/Zend/tests/match/050.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b32451058803b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/match/050.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+--TEST--
+Empty match subject with default "true"
+--FILE--
+<?php
+var_dump(match {
+    true => 'x',
+    default => 'y',
+});
+
+var_dump(match {
+    false => 'x',
+    !false => 'y',
+    default => 'z',
+});
+
+var_dump(match {
+    1 > 2 => 'x',
+    3 < 2 => 'y',
+    default => 'z',
+});
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(1) "x"
+string(1) "y"
+string(1) "z"
diff --git a/Zend/zend_language_parser.y b/Zend/zend_language_parser.y
index d2a29e670d8bf..4b8310ef9a404 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_language_parser.y
+++ b/Zend/zend_language_parser.y
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static YYSIZE_T zend_yytnamerr(char*, const char*);
 %type <ast> inline_function union_type_element union_type intersection_type
 %type <ast> attributed_statement attributed_class_statement attributed_parameter
 %type <ast> attribute_decl attribute attributes attribute_group namespace_declaration_name
-%type <ast> match match_arm_list non_empty_match_arm_list match_arm match_arm_cond_list
+%type <ast> match match_arm_list non_empty_match_arm_list match_arm match_arm_cond_list match_cond_subject
 %type <ast> enum_declaration_statement enum_backing_type enum_case enum_case_expr
 %type <ast> function_name non_empty_member_modifiers
 %type <ast> property_hook property_hook_list optional_property_hook_list hooked_property property_hook_body
@@ -716,10 +716,14 @@ case_separator:
 	|	';'
 ;
 
+match_cond_subject:
+        %empty          { zval z; ZVAL_TRUE(&z); $$ = zend_ast_create_zval(&z); }
+    |   '(' expr ')'    { $$ = $2; }
+;
 
 match:
-		T_MATCH '(' expr ')' '{' match_arm_list '}'
-			{ $$ = zend_ast_create(ZEND_AST_MATCH, $3, $6); };
+		T_MATCH match_cond_subject '{' match_arm_list '}'
+			{ $$ = zend_ast_create(ZEND_AST_MATCH, $2, $4); };
 ;
 
 match_arm_list: