diff --git a/smalidea/src/main/antlr3/smalideaParser.g b/smalidea/src/main/antlr3/smalideaParser.g
index d22288d1..b2690cfe 100644
--- a/smalidea/src/main/antlr3/smalideaParser.g
+++ b/smalidea/src/main/antlr3/smalideaParser.g
@@ -1342,7 +1342,15 @@ packed_switch_element
 insn_sparse_switch_directive
   : SPARSE_SWITCH_DIRECTIVE
     sparse_switch_element*
-    END_SPARSE_SWITCH_DIRECTIVE;
+    end_sparse_switch_directive;
+
+end_sparse_switch_directive
+  : END_SPARSE_SWITCH_DIRECTIVE;
+  catch [RecognitionException re] {
+    Marker errorMarker = mark();
+    recover(input, re);
+    reportError(errorMarker, re, false);
+  }
 
 sparse_switch_element
   @init { Marker marker = mark(); }
diff --git a/smalidea/testData/InvalidInstruction.smalidea b/smalidea/testData/InvalidInstruction.smalidea
index 44c52f02..0960b886 100644
--- a/smalidea/testData/InvalidInstruction.smalidea
+++ b/smalidea/testData/InvalidInstruction.smalidea
@@ -20,4 +20,12 @@ invoke-virtual {v1, v2} .blah Lblah;->blah()V
     :blah
     :blah2
   .blah
+.end method
+
+.method blah5()V
+  .sparse-switch
+    1 -> :blah
+    3 -> :blah2
+    5 -> :blah3
+  .blah
 .end method
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diff --git a/smalidea/testData/InvalidInstruction.txt b/smalidea/testData/InvalidInstruction.txt
index dd4696ec..76502573 100644
--- a/smalidea/testData/InvalidInstruction.txt
+++ b/smalidea/testData/InvalidInstruction.txt
@@ -178,4 +178,59 @@ smali.FILE
         PsiErrorElement:mismatched input '.blah' expecting END_PACKED_SWITCH_DIRECTIVE
           PsiElement(BAD_CHARACTER)('.blah')
       PsiWhiteSpace('\n')
+      PsiElement(END_METHOD_DIRECTIVE)('.end method')
+    PsiWhiteSpace('\n\n')
+    SmaliMethod(METHOD)
+      SmaliThrowsList(THROWS_LIST)
+        <empty list>
+      PsiElement(METHOD_DIRECTIVE)('.method')
+      PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+      SmaliModifierList(MODIFIER_LIST)
+        <empty list>
+      PsiElement(MEMBER_NAME)
+        PsiElement(SIMPLE_NAME)('blah5')
+      SmaliMethodPrototype(METHOD_PROTOTYPE)
+        PsiElement(OPEN_PAREN)('(')
+        SmaliMethodParamList(METHOD_PARAM_LIST)
+          <empty list>
+        PsiElement(CLOSE_PAREN)(')')
+        PsiElement(VOID_TYPE)
+          PsiElement(VOID_TYPE)('V')
+      PsiWhiteSpace('\n  ')
+      PsiElement(INSTRUCTION)
+        PsiElement(SPARSE_SWITCH_DIRECTIVE)('.sparse-switch')
+        PsiWhiteSpace('\n    ')
+        PsiElement(SPARSE_SWITCH_ELEMENT)
+          PsiElement(LITERAL)
+            PsiElement(POSITIVE_INTEGER_LITERAL)('1')
+          PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+          PsiElement(ARROW)('->')
+          PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+          PsiElement(LABEL_REFERENCE)
+            PsiElement(COLON)(':')
+            PsiElement(SIMPLE_NAME)('blah')
+        PsiWhiteSpace('\n    ')
+        PsiElement(SPARSE_SWITCH_ELEMENT)
+          PsiElement(LITERAL)
+            PsiElement(POSITIVE_INTEGER_LITERAL)('3')
+          PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+          PsiElement(ARROW)('->')
+          PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+          PsiElement(LABEL_REFERENCE)
+            PsiElement(COLON)(':')
+            PsiElement(SIMPLE_NAME)('blah2')
+        PsiWhiteSpace('\n    ')
+        PsiElement(SPARSE_SWITCH_ELEMENT)
+          PsiElement(LITERAL)
+            PsiElement(POSITIVE_INTEGER_LITERAL)('5')
+          PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+          PsiElement(ARROW)('->')
+          PsiWhiteSpace(' ')
+          PsiElement(LABEL_REFERENCE)
+            PsiElement(COLON)(':')
+            PsiElement(SIMPLE_NAME)('blah3')
+        PsiWhiteSpace('\n  ')
+        PsiErrorElement:mismatched input '.blah' expecting END_SPARSE_SWITCH_DIRECTIVE
+          PsiElement(BAD_CHARACTER)('.blah')
+      PsiWhiteSpace('\n')
       PsiElement(END_METHOD_DIRECTIVE)('.end method')
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