diff --git a/cql3/Cql.g b/cql3/Cql.g
index 0f2cea0f2d..d1f36cb022 100644
--- a/cql3/Cql.g
+++ b/cql3/Cql.g
@@ -1499,8 +1499,7 @@ marker returns [expression value]
     ;
 
 intValue returns [expression value]
-    :
-    | t=INTEGER     { $value = untyped_constant{untyped_constant::integer, $t.text}; }
+    : t=INTEGER     { $value = untyped_constant{untyped_constant::integer, $t.text}; }
     | e=marker      { $value = std::move(e); }
     ;
 
diff --git a/test/cql-pytest/test_bad_grammar.py b/test/cql-pytest/test_bad_grammar.py
index c7c8023586..6848f64fae 100644
--- a/test/cql-pytest/test_bad_grammar.py
+++ b/test/cql-pytest/test_bad_grammar.py
@@ -21,3 +21,10 @@ def table1(cql, test_keyspace):
 def test_json_empty(cql, table1):
     with pytest.raises(SyntaxException):
         cql.execute(f'INSERT INTO {table1} JSON')
+
+# LIMIT should be followed by an expression (#14705)
+def test_limit_empty(cql, table1):
+    with pytest.raises(SyntaxException):
+        cql.execute(f'SELECT * FROM {table1} LIMIT')
+    with pytest.raises(SyntaxException):
+        cql.execute(f'SELECT * FROM {table1} PER PARTITION LIMIT')