diff --git a/lib/jekyll/tags/include.rb b/lib/jekyll/tags/include.rb
index d98df06f..0184a6a4 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/tags/include.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/tags/include.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ eos
           return "The included file '_includes/#{@file}' should not be a symlink"
         end
       end
+
+      def blank?
+        false
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/test_tags.rb b/test/test_tags.rb
index d0992873..5e25c1db 100644
--- a/test/test_tags.rb
+++ b/test/test_tags.rb
@@ -436,5 +436,22 @@ CONTENT
         assert_match "<span id='include-param' />", @result
       end
     end
+
+    context "without parameters within if statement" do
+      setup do
+        content = <<CONTENT
+---
+title: without parameters within if statement
+---
+
+{% if true %}{% include params.html %}{% endif %}
+CONTENT
+        create_post(content, {'permalink' => 'pretty', 'source' => source_dir, 'destination' => dest_dir, 'read_posts' => true})
+      end
+
+      should "include file with empty parameters within if statement" do
+        assert_match "<span id='include-param' />", @result
+      end
+    end
   end
 end