diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8cdf0322749..cf1b24a9034 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
+* [#6993](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/pull/6993): Allowing for empty if blocks, preventing `Style/SafeNavigation` from crashing. ([@RicardoTrindade][])
 * [#6995](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/pull/6995): Fix an incorrect auto-correct for `Style/RedundantParentheses` when enclosed in parentheses at `while-post` or `until-post`. ([@koic][])
 * [#6996](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/pull/6996): Fix a false positive for `Style/RedundantFreeze` when freezing the result of `String#*`. ([@bquorning][])
 * [#6998](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/pull/6998): Fix autocorrect of `Naming/RescuedExceptionsVariableName` to also rename all references to the variable. ([@Darhazer][])
@@ -3985,3 +3986,4 @@
 [@vfonic]: https://github.com/vfonic
 [@andreaseger]: https://github.com/andreaseger
 [@yakout]: https://github.com/yakout
+[@RicardoTrindade]: https://github.com/RicardoTrindade
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/safe_navigation.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/safe_navigation.rb
index 7b8015c41b7..06941b6a705 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/safe_navigation.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/safe_navigation.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class SafeNavigation < Cop
 
         # if format: (if checked_variable body nil)
         # unless format: (if checked_variable nil body)
-        def_node_matcher :modifier_if_safe_navigation_candidate?, <<-PATTERN
+        def_node_matcher :modifier_if_safe_navigation_candidate, <<-PATTERN
           {
             (if {
                   (send $_ {:nil? :!})
@@ -147,11 +147,15 @@ def extract_parts(node)
 
         def extract_parts_from_if(node)
           variable, receiver =
-            modifier_if_safe_navigation_candidate?(node)
+            modifier_if_safe_navigation_candidate(node)
 
           checked_variable, matching_receiver, method =
             extract_common_parts(receiver, variable)
-          matching_receiver = nil if LOGIC_JUMP_KEYWORDS.include?(receiver.type)
+
+          if receiver && LOGIC_JUMP_KEYWORDS.include?(receiver.type)
+            matching_receiver = nil
+          end
+
           [checked_variable, matching_receiver, receiver, method]
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/safe_navigation_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/safe_navigation_spec.rb
index 46968c1ba21..5b1e88cbd40 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/safe_navigation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/safe_navigation_spec.rb
@@ -144,6 +144,15 @@
       RUBY
     end
 
+    it 'allows for empty if blocks with comments' do
+      expect_no_offenses(<<-RUBY.strip_indent)
+        if foo
+          # a random commnet
+          # TODO: Implement this before
+        end
+      RUBY
+    end
+
     it 'allows a method call as a parameter when the parameter is ' \
       'safe guarded with an object check' do
       expect_no_offenses('foo(bar.baz) if bar')