diff --git a/src/duster/parser.rs b/src/duster/parser.rs
index 6ae838a..a4166c6 100644
--- a/src/duster/parser.rs
+++ b/src/duster/parser.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,19 @@ fn container<'a, F>(
     open_matcher: &'static str,
     constructor: F,
 ) -> impl Fn(&'a str) -> IResult<&'a str, DustTag<'a>>
+where
+    F: Copy + Fn(Container<'a>) -> DustTag<'a>,
+{
+    alt((
+        container_with_body(open_matcher, constructor),
+        self_closing_container(open_matcher, constructor),
+    ))
+}
+
+fn container_with_body<'a, F>(
+    open_matcher: &'static str,
+    constructor: F,
+) -> impl Fn(&'a str) -> IResult<&'a str, DustTag<'a>>
 where
     F: Fn(Container<'a>) -> DustTag<'a>,
 {
@@ -174,6 +187,26 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+fn self_closing_container<'a, F>(
+    open_matcher: &'static str,
+    constructor: F,
+) -> impl Fn(&'a str) -> IResult<&'a str, DustTag<'a>>
+where
+    F: Fn(Container<'a>) -> DustTag<'a>,
+{
+    move |i: &'a str| {
+        let (i, path) = delimited(tag(open_matcher), path, tag("/}"))(i)?;
+
+        Ok((
+            i,
+            constructor(Container {
+                path: path,
+                contents: None,
+            }),
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
 fn filter(i: &str) -> IResult<&str, Filter> {
     preceded(
         tag("|"),
@@ -339,6 +372,22 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_self_closing_section() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            super::dust_tag("{#foo.bar/}"),
+            Ok((
+                "",
+                DustTag::DTSection(Container {
+                    path: Path {
+                        keys: vec!["foo", "bar"]
+                    },
+                    contents: None
+                })
+            ))
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_section_with_body() {
         assert_eq!(