diff --git a/sql_metadata/nested_resolver.py b/sql_metadata/nested_resolver.py
index 91687c13..faf8e740 100644
--- a/sql_metadata/nested_resolver.py
+++ b/sql_metadata/nested_resolver.py
@@ -466,6 +466,9 @@ def _lookup_alias_in_nested(
         """
         for nested_name in names:
             nested_def = definitions[nested_name]
+            # Empty CTE/subquery bodies cannot be re-parsed (Parser("") asserts).
+            if not nested_def:
+                continue
             nested_parser = parser_cache.setdefault(
                 nested_name, self._parser_factory(nested_def)
             )
@@ -515,6 +518,9 @@ def _resolve_nested_query(
             return [subquery_alias]
         sub_query, column_name = parts[0], parts[-1]
         sub_query_definition = nested_queries[sub_query]
+        # Empty bodies have no columns/aliases to resolve through.
+        if not sub_query_definition:
+            return [] if column_name == "*" else [subquery_alias]
         subparser = already_parsed.setdefault(
             sub_query, self._parser_factory(sub_query_definition)
         )
@@ -667,7 +673,7 @@ def _cte_nodes(self) -> list[exp.CTE]:
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _body_sql(node: exp.Expression) -> str:
+    def _body_sql(node: exp.Expression | None) -> str:
         """Render an AST node to SQL, stripping identifier quoting.
 
         Example SQL::
@@ -675,7 +681,10 @@ def _body_sql(node: exp.Expression) -> str:
             WITH cte AS (SELECT "id" FROM "users") ...
 
         Renders the CTE body as ``SELECT id FROM users`` (quotes stripped).
+        Empty CTE bodies (``WITH a AS ()``) leave ``cte.this`` as None.
         """
+        if node is None:
+            return ""
         body = node.copy()
         for ident in body.find_all(exp.Identifier):
             ident.set("quoted", False)
diff --git a/test/test_with_statements.py b/test/test_with_statements.py
index 67f0c0d0..d2e538a6 100644
--- a/test/test_with_statements.py
+++ b/test/test_with_statements.py
@@ -715,6 +715,34 @@ def test_with_queries_empty_when_no_cte():
     assert p.with_queries == {}
 
 
+def test_with_queries_empty_cte_body():
+    """Empty CTE body WITH a AS () must not AttributeError on with_queries."""
+    p = Parser("WITH a AS () SELECT 1")
+    assert p.with_queries == {"a": ""}
+    assert p.columns == []
+    assert p.with_names == ["a"]
+
+
+def test_empty_cte_body_columns_do_not_crash():
+    """Empty CTE bodies must not assert via nested Parser('')."""
+    p = Parser("WITH a AS () SELECT * FROM a")
+    assert p.with_queries == {"a": ""}
+    assert p.columns == ["*"]
+
+    # Sibling empty CTE must not poison star resolution of a real CTE.
+    p2 = Parser("WITH a AS (), b AS (SELECT 1 AS x) SELECT * FROM b")
+    assert p2.with_queries == {"a": "", "b": "SELECT 1 AS x"}
+    assert p2.columns_dict["select"] == ["*", "x"]
+
+    # Qualified refs exercise _resolve_nested_query empty-body branch.
+    p_star = Parser("WITH a AS () SELECT a.* FROM a")
+    assert p_star.columns == []
+    assert p_star.columns_dict.get("select") == []
+
+    p_col = Parser("WITH a AS () SELECT a.x FROM a")
+    assert p_col.columns == ["a.x"]
+
+
 def test_cte_subquery_full_resolution():
     """Subquery + CTE: CTE-qualified columns fully resolved."""
     parser = Parser("""