diff --git a/PathPlanning/BidirectionalAStar/bidirectional_a_star.py b/PathPlanning/BidirectionalAStar/bidirectional_a_star.py
index 5387cca1ad..adcdaaa636 100644
--- a/PathPlanning/BidirectionalAStar/bidirectional_a_star.py
+++ b/PathPlanning/BidirectionalAStar/bidirectional_a_star.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ def planning(self, sx, sy, gx, gy):
         output:
             rx: x position list of the final path
             ry: y position list of the final path
+            Both lists are empty when the goal cannot be reached.
         """
 
         start_node = self.Node(self.calc_xy_index(sx, self.min_x),
@@ -78,11 +79,11 @@ def planning(self, sx, sy, gx, gy):
         while True:
             if len(open_set_A) == 0:
                 print("Open set A is empty..")
-                break
+                return [], []
 
             if len(open_set_B) == 0:
                 print("Open set B is empty..")
-                break
+                return [], []
 
             c_id_A = min(
                 open_set_A,
diff --git a/tests/test_bidirectional_a_star.py b/tests/test_bidirectional_a_star.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f77a83fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_bidirectional_a_star.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import conftest
+from PathPlanning.BidirectionalAStar import bidirectional_a_star as m
+
+
+def test_1():
+    m.show_animation = False
+    m.main()
+
+
+def test_unreachable_goal_returns_empty_path():
+    m.show_animation = False
+    # Square boundary from 0 to 10 with an inner wall at x = 5.
+    ox, oy = [], []
+    for i in range(11):
+        ox.extend([0.0, 10.0, float(i), float(i), 5.0])
+        oy.extend([float(i), float(i), 0.0, 10.0, float(i)])
+    planner = m.BidirectionalAStarPlanner(ox, oy, 1.0, 0.5)
+
+    rx, ry = planner.planning(2.0, 5.0, 8.0, 5.0)
+
+    assert rx == []
+    assert ry == []
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    conftest.run_this_test(__file__)