diff --git a/src/ast/nodes/SwitchStatement.ts b/src/ast/nodes/SwitchStatement.ts
index 7939b8ac0b0..2850b18f122 100644
--- a/src/ast/nodes/SwitchStatement.ts
+++ b/src/ast/nodes/SwitchStatement.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ export default class SwitchStatement extends StatementBase {
 				switchCase.include(context, includeChildrenRecursively);
 				minBrokenFlow = minBrokenFlow < context.brokenFlow ? minBrokenFlow : context.brokenFlow;
 				context.brokenFlow = brokenFlow;
+			} else {
+				minBrokenFlow = brokenFlow;
 			}
 		}
 		if (
diff --git a/test/function/samples/switch-statements-removed-default/_config.js b/test/function/samples/switch-statements-removed-default/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2c58f54526d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/function/samples/switch-statements-removed-default/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+	description: 'does not remove code after a switch statement that should be retained'
+};
diff --git a/test/function/samples/switch-statements-removed-default/main.js b/test/function/samples/switch-statements-removed-default/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..034104555ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/function/samples/switch-statements-removed-default/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+function performSwitch(value) {
+	switch (value) {
+		case 'foo':
+			return false;
+		default:
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+assert.ok(performSwitch('baz'));