diff --git a/Source/cmIncludeCommand.cxx b/Source/cmIncludeCommand.cxx
index 0ac6df46a..0d5f67b78 100644
--- a/Source/cmIncludeCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmIncludeCommand.cxx
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ bool cmIncludeCommand
         }
     }
 
+  if(fname.empty())
+    {
+    this->Makefile->IssueMessage(cmake::AUTHOR_WARNING,
+                                 "include() given empty file name (ignored).");
+    return true;
+    }
+
   if(!cmSystemTools::FileIsFullPath(fname.c_str()))
     {
     // Not a path. Maybe module.
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt
index 23fc086d8..eca96f907 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ add_RunCMake_test(ObjectLibrary)
 
 add_RunCMake_test(build_command)
 add_RunCMake_test(find_package)
+add_RunCMake_test(include)
 add_RunCMake_test(list)
 
 if("${CMAKE_TEST_GENERATOR}" MATCHES "Visual Studio [^6]")
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/include/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/include/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8db6b05b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/include/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+project(${RunCMake_TEST} NONE)
+include(${RunCMake_TEST}.cmake)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/include/EmptyString-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/include/EmptyString-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..006c647c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/include/EmptyString-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+CMake Warning \(dev\) at EmptyString.cmake:1 \(include\):
+  include\(\) given empty file name \(ignored\).
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:3 \(include\)
+This warning is for project developers.  Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/include/EmptyString.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/include/EmptyString.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4285cb3d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/include/EmptyString.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include("")
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/include/EmptyStringOptional-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/include/EmptyStringOptional-stderr.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b61c67912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/include/EmptyStringOptional-stderr.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+CMake Warning \(dev\) at EmptyStringOptional.cmake:1 \(include\):
+  include\(\) given empty file name \(ignored\).
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:3 \(include\)
+This warning is for project developers.  Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/include/EmptyStringOptional.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/include/EmptyStringOptional.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..549d46b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/include/EmptyStringOptional.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include("" OPTIONAL)
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/include/RunCMakeTest.cmake b/Tests/RunCMake/include/RunCMakeTest.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59b87ca75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/include/RunCMakeTest.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+include(RunCMake)
+
+run_cmake(EmptyString)
+run_cmake(EmptyStringOptional)