diff --git a/source/parsing/Parser_members.cpp b/source/parsing/Parser_members.cpp
index 8329c80b7..221bcb534 100644
--- a/source/parsing/Parser_members.cpp
+++ b/source/parsing/Parser_members.cpp
@@ -2090,8 +2090,10 @@ DPIImportSyntax& Parser::parseDPIImport(AttrList attributes) {
         equals = expect(TokenKind::Equals);
     }
 
-    auto& method = parseFunctionPrototype(SyntaxKind::Unknown, FunctionOptions::AllowEmptyArgNames |
-                                                                   FunctionOptions::IsPrototype);
+    auto& method = parseFunctionPrototype(SyntaxKind::Unknown,
+                                          FunctionOptions::AllowEmptyArgNames |
+                                              FunctionOptions::AllowImplicitReturn |
+                                              FunctionOptions::IsPrototype);
 
     if (property.kind == TokenKind::PureKeyword && method.keyword.kind == TokenKind::TaskKeyword)
         addDiag(diag::DPIPureTask, method.keyword.range()) << property.range();
diff --git a/tests/unittests/parsing/MemberParsingTests.cpp b/tests/unittests/parsing/MemberParsingTests.cpp
index a478bc6e6..38327e94e 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/parsing/MemberParsingTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/unittests/parsing/MemberParsingTests.cpp
@@ -1164,3 +1164,12 @@ import "DPI-C" pure task bad_pure_dpi_t (logic [3:0] a);
     REQUIRE(diagnostics.size() == 1);
     CHECK(diagnostics[0].code == diag::DPIPureTask);
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("DPI implicit return parsing") {
+    auto& text = R"(
+import "DPI-C" function dpi_f (logic [3:0] a);
+)";
+
+    parseCompilationUnit(text);
+    CHECK_DIAGNOSTICS_EMPTY;
+}