diff --git a/replays/ai_takeover.rec b/replays/ai_takeover.rec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e20a0b
Binary files /dev/null and b/replays/ai_takeover.rec differ
diff --git a/src/command.rs b/src/command.rs
index ee9a69e..1b753a9 100644
--- a/src/command.rs
+++ b/src/command.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Wrapper for Company of Heroes 3 player commands.
 
 use crate::{
-    command_data::{Pbgid, Sourced, SourcedIndex, SourcedPbgid, Unknown},
+    command_data::{Empty, Pbgid, Sourced, SourcedIndex, SourcedPbgid, Unknown},
     command_type::CommandType,
     data::ticks,
 };
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "magnus", magnus::wrap(class = "VaultCoh::Command"))]
 pub enum Command {
+    AITakeover(Empty),
     BuildGlobalUpgrade(SourcedPbgid),
     BuildSquad(SourcedPbgid),
     CancelConstruction(Sourced),
@@ -34,6 +35,13 @@ pub enum Command {
 impl Command {
     pub(crate) fn from_data_command_at_tick(command: ticks::Command, tick: u32) -> Self {
         match command.data {
+            ticks::CommandData::Empty => match command.action_type {
+                CommandType::PCMD_AIPlayer => Self::AITakeover(Empty::new(tick)),
+                _ => panic!(
+                    "an empty command isn't being handled here! command type {:?}",
+                    command.action_type
+                ),
+            },
             ticks::CommandData::Pbgid(pbgid) => match command.action_type {
                 CommandType::PCMD_Ability => {
                     Self::UseBattlegroupAbility(Pbgid::new(tick, command.index, pbgid))
diff --git a/src/command_data/empty.rs b/src/command_data/empty.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4985691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/command_data/empty.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+/// An empty command format with no additional context.
+
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(Serialize, Deserialize))]
+pub struct Empty {
+    tick: u32,
+}
+
+impl Empty {
+    pub(crate) fn new(tick: u32) -> Self {
+        Self { tick }
+    }
+
+    /// This value is the tick at which the command was found while parsing the replay, which
+    /// represents the time in the replay at which it was executed. Because CoH3's engine runs at 8
+    /// ticks per second, you can divide this value by 8 to get the number of seconds since the
+    /// replay began, which will tell you when this command was executed.
+    pub fn tick(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.tick
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/command_data/mod.rs b/src/command_data/mod.rs
index 591bb90..b9c3261 100644
--- a/src/command_data/mod.rs
+++ b/src/command_data/mod.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 //! Representations of replay command data formats.
 
+mod empty;
 mod pbgid;
 mod sourced;
 mod sourced_index;
 mod sourced_pbgid;
 mod unknown;
 
+pub use crate::command_data::empty::Empty;
 pub use crate::command_data::pbgid::Pbgid;
 pub use crate::command_data::sourced::Sourced;
 pub use crate::command_data::sourced_index::SourcedIndex;
diff --git a/src/data/ticks/command.rs b/src/data/ticks/command.rs
index 2e15c5b..ef8d00e 100644
--- a/src/data/ticks/command.rs
+++ b/src/data/ticks/command.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use nom::{
 
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
 pub enum CommandData {
+    Empty,
     Pbgid(u32),
     SourcedPbgid(u32, u16),
     Sourced(u16),
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ pub enum CommandData {
 }
 
 impl CommandData {
+    pub fn parse_empty(input: Span) -> ParserResult<CommandData> {
+        map(rest, |_| CommandData::Empty)(input)
+    }
+
     pub fn parse_pbgid(input: Span) -> ParserResult<CommandData> {
         map(tuple((take(27u32), le_u32)), |(_, pbgid)| {
             CommandData::Pbgid(pbgid)
@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ impl CommandData {
         command_type: CommandType,
     ) -> impl FnMut(Span) -> ParserResult<CommandData> {
         match command_type {
+            CommandType::PCMD_AIPlayer => Self::parse_empty,
             CommandType::PCMD_Ability
             | CommandType::PCMD_InstantUpgrade
             | CommandType::PCMD_TentativeUpgrade => Self::parse_pbgid,
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index 13e5ae5..33091b3 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ fn parse_new_map_chunk() {
     assert_eq!(replay.map_localized_description_id(), "$11233955");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn parse_ai_takeover() {
+    let data = include_bytes!("../replays/ai_takeover.rec");
+    let replay = Replay::from_bytes(data);
+    assert!(replay.is_ok());
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "regression"), ignore)]
 fn regression() {