1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/setuptools/tests/test_build_meta.py b/setuptools/tests/test_build_meta.py
index f33a6968..f776b09d 100644
--- a/setuptools/tests/test_build_meta.py
+++ b/setuptools/tests/test_build_meta.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import shutil
 import tarfile
 import importlib
 from concurrent import futures
+import re
 
 import pytest
 from jaraco import path
@@ -442,6 +443,19 @@ class TestBuildMetaBackend:
         with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
             build_backend.build_sdist("temp")
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('build_hook', ('build_sdist', 'build_wheel'))
+    def test_build_with_empty_setuppy(self, build_backend, build_hook):
+        files = {'setup.py': ''}
+        path.build(files)
+
+        with pytest.raises(
+                ValueError,
+                match=re.escape(
+                    'No distribution was found. The distribution was '
+                    'possibly not built. Ensure that your `setup.py` '
+                    'is not empty and that it calls `setup()`.')):
+            getattr(build_backend, build_hook)("temp")
+
 
 class TestBuildMetaLegacyBackend(TestBuildMetaBackend):
     backend_name = 'setuptools.build_meta:__legacy__'