diff --git a/Objective-J/ObjJAcornCompiler.js b/Objective-J/ObjJAcornCompiler.js
index d8851579b..9bdad14a3 100644
--- a/Objective-J/ObjJAcornCompiler.js
+++ b/Objective-J/ObjJAcornCompiler.js
@@ -1577,7 +1577,8 @@ MessageSendExpression: function(node, st, c) {
 
     var selectors = node.selectors,
         arguments = node.arguments,
-        selector = selectors[0].name;    // There is always at least one selector
+        firstSelector = selectors[0],
+        selector = firstSelector ? firstSelector.name : "";    // There is always at least one selector
 
     // Put together the selector. Maybe this should be done in the parser...
     for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++)
diff --git a/Tests/Objective-J/Preprocessor/OutputTests/Messages/colon-selector.j b/Tests/Objective-J/Preprocessor/OutputTests/Messages/colon-selector.j
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f995cbbbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Objective-J/Preprocessor/OutputTests/Messages/colon-selector.j
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+[object:argument];
diff --git a/Tests/Objective-J/Preprocessor/OutputTests/Messages/colon-selector.js b/Tests/Objective-J/Preprocessor/OutputTests/Messages/colon-selector.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aff484c53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Objective-J/Preprocessor/OutputTests/Messages/colon-selector.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+objj_msgSend(object, ":", argument);
diff --git a/Tests/Objective-J/Preprocessor/OutputTests/OutputTest.j b/Tests/Objective-J/Preprocessor/OutputTests/OutputTest.j
index d457565e7..3083447d2 100644
--- a/Tests/Objective-J/Preprocessor/OutputTests/OutputTest.j
+++ b/Tests/Objective-J/Preprocessor/OutputTests/OutputTest.j
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var FILENAMES = [
         "Messages/multiple-parameters",
         "Messages/ternary-operator-argument",
         "Messages/keyword-in-selector",
+        "Messages/colon-selector",
 
         "Misc/parenthesis-return",
         "Misc/preprocess-if-directives",