diff --git a/operation.go b/operation.go
index 20e7cefc5..29e6bf429 100644
--- a/operation.go
+++ b/operation.go
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ func (operation *Operation) ParseEmptyResponseOnly(commentLine string) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("can not parse response comment \"%s\"", commentLine)
 		}
 
-		operation.AddResponse(code, spec.NewResponse())
+		operation.AddResponse(code, spec.NewResponse().WithDescription(http.StatusText(code)))
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/operation_test.go b/operation_test.go
index d8089f0a2..d10f5da07 100644
--- a/operation_test.go
+++ b/operation_test.go
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ func TestParseEmptyResponseOnlyCode(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := `{
     "responses": {
         "200": {
-            "description": ""
+            "description": "OK"
         }
     }
 }`
@@ -1091,10 +1091,10 @@ func TestParseEmptyResponseOnlyCodes(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := `{
     "responses": {
         "200": {
-            "description": ""
+            "description": "OK"
         },
         "201": {
-            "description": ""
+            "description": "Created"
         },
         "default": {
             "description": ""
diff --git a/parser_test.go b/parser_test.go
index 87c9099ab..1a8b5b06f 100644
--- a/parser_test.go
+++ b/parser_test.go
@@ -3105,7 +3105,7 @@ func Fun()  {
                 ],
                 "responses": {
                     "200": {
-                        "description": ""
+                        "description": "OK"
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -3162,7 +3162,7 @@ func Fun()  {
                 ],
                 "responses": {
                     "200": {
-                        "description": ""
+                        "description": "OK"
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -3326,7 +3326,7 @@ func TestParseJSONFieldString(t *testing.T) {
                         }
                     },
                     "500": {
-                        "description": ""
+                        "description": "Internal Server Error"
                     }
                 }
             }