diff --git a/examples/unit-test.cc b/examples/unit-test.cc
index 9b0d63a..73e4add 100644
--- a/examples/unit-test.cc
+++ b/examples/unit-test.cc
@@ -689,6 +689,14 @@ void test_a()
     // auto expr4 = Expression{[i=10](int k) { return i * k ; }};
     // auto expr5 = Expression();
   }
+  {
+    vector<int> e {1,2,3};
+    auto expr = Expression{[](int i){ return i+1; }, ref(e)};
+    auto exprexpr = 1.5 * expr + expr;
+    cout << "e=" << e << ", exprexpr="<<exprexpr() << "empty=" << exprexpr.empty() << "\n";
+    e.clear();
+    cout << "e=" << e << ", exprexpr="<<exprexpr() << "empty=" << exprexpr.empty() << "\n";
+  }
 } // test_a
 
 
diff --git a/include/LazyExpression/LazyExpression.h b/include/LazyExpression/LazyExpression.h
index 4516b8d..62cbc93 100644
--- a/include/LazyExpression/LazyExpression.h
+++ b/include/LazyExpression/LazyExpression.h
@@ -806,6 +806,11 @@ class VariadicExpression
             return std::get<0>(_args).size();
     }
 
+    bool empty() const noexcept
+    {
+        return size() == 0;
+    }
+
     // Returns true if argument pack Args... has at least one argument which itself is an expression.
     static constexpr bool hasExpressionArguments()
     {