diff --git a/macros/src/attr/enum.rs b/macros/src/attr/enum.rs
index e70ba4b5..0f6796df 100644
--- a/macros/src/attr/enum.rs
+++ b/macros/src/attr/enum.rs
@@ -245,6 +245,15 @@ impl Attr for EnumAttr {
                 item;
                 "content cannot be used without tag"
             ),
+            (false, Some(_), None) => {
+                for variant in item.variants.iter() {
+                    if let Fields::Unnamed(ref unnamed) = variant.fields {
+                        if unnamed.unnamed.len() > 1 {
+                            syn_err_spanned!(variant; r#"`#[ts(tag = "...")]` cannot be used with tuple variants"#);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
             _ => (),
         };
 
diff --git a/macros/src/types/enum.rs b/macros/src/types/enum.rs
index 2366e886..90ca954f 100644
--- a/macros/src/types/enum.rs
+++ b/macros/src/types/enum.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ fn format_variant(
     };
 
     let formatted = match (untagged_variant, enum_attr.tagged()?) {
-        (true, _) | (_, Tagged::Untagged) => quote!(#parsed_ty),
+        (true, _) | (_, Tagged::Untagged) => parsed_ty,
         (false, Tagged::Externally) => match &variant.fields {
             Fields::Unit => quote!(format!("\"{}\"", #ts_name)),
             Fields::Unnamed(unnamed) if unnamed.unnamed.len() == 1 => {
@@ -183,36 +183,29 @@ fn format_variant(
                 format!("{{ \"{}\": \"{}\", \"{}\": {} }}", #tag, #ts_name, #content, #parsed_ty)
             ),
         },
-        (false, Tagged::Internally { tag }) => match variant_type.inline_flattened {
-            Some(_) => {
-                quote! { #parsed_ty }
-            }
-            None => match &variant.fields {
-                Fields::Unnamed(unnamed) if unnamed.unnamed.len() == 1 => {
-                    let field = &unnamed.unnamed[0];
-                    let field_attr = FieldAttr::from_attrs(&unnamed.unnamed[0].attrs)?;
-
-                    field_attr.assert_validity(field)?;
-
-                    if field_attr.skip {
-                        quote!(format!("{{ \"{}\": \"{}\" }}", #tag, #ts_name))
-                    } else {
-                        let ty = match field_attr.type_override {
-                            Some(type_override) => quote! { #type_override },
-                            None => {
-                                let ty = field_attr.type_as(&field.ty);
-                                quote!(<#ty as #crate_rename::TS>::name(cfg))
-                            }
-                        };
-
-                        quote!(format!("{{ \"{}\": \"{}\" }} & {}", #tag, #ts_name, #ty))
-                    }
-                }
-                Fields::Unit => quote!(format!("{{ \"{}\": \"{}\" }}", #tag, #ts_name)),
-                _ => {
-                    quote!(format!("{{ \"{}\": \"{}\" }} & {}", #tag, #ts_name, #parsed_ty))
+        (false, Tagged::Internally { tag }) => match &variant.fields {
+            Fields::Unnamed(unnamed) if unnamed.unnamed.len() == 1 => {
+                let field = &unnamed.unnamed[0];
+                let field_attr = FieldAttr::from_attrs(&unnamed.unnamed[0].attrs)?;
+
+                field_attr.assert_validity(field)?;
+
+                if field_attr.skip {
+                    quote!(format!("{{ \"{}\": \"{}\" }}", #tag, #ts_name))
+                } else {
+                    let ty = match field_attr.type_override {
+                        Some(type_override) => quote! { #type_override },
+                        None => {
+                            let ty = field_attr.type_as(&field.ty);
+                            quote!(<#ty as #crate_rename::TS>::name(cfg))
+                        }
+                    };
+
+                    quote!(format!("{{ \"{}\": \"{}\" }} & {}", #tag, #ts_name, #ty))
                 }
-            },
+            }
+            Fields::Unit => quote!(format!("{{ \"{}\": \"{}\" }}", #tag, #ts_name)),
+            _ => parsed_ty,
         },
     };
 
diff --git a/macros/src/types/unit.rs b/macros/src/types/unit.rs
index 2a95b502..cf6f4b80 100644
--- a/macros/src/types/unit.rs
+++ b/macros/src/types/unit.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub(crate) fn empty_object(attr: &StructAttr, ts_name: Expr) -> DerivedTS {
     DerivedTS {
         crate_rename: crate_rename.clone(),
         inline: quote!("Record<symbol, never>".to_owned()),
-        inline_flattened: None,
+        inline_flattened: Some(quote!("{ }".to_owned())),
         docs: attr.docs.clone(),
         dependencies: Dependencies::new(crate_rename),
         export: attr.export,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub(crate) fn null(attr: &StructAttr, ts_name: Expr) -> DerivedTS {
     DerivedTS {
         crate_rename: crate_rename.clone(),
         inline: quote!("null".to_owned()),
-        inline_flattened: None,
+        inline_flattened: Some(quote!("{ }".to_owned())),
         docs: attr.docs.clone(),
         dependencies: Dependencies::new(crate_rename),
         export: attr.export,
diff --git a/ts-rs/tests/integration/flatten.rs b/ts-rs/tests/integration/flatten.rs
index 8bb3a423..486f2471 100644
--- a/ts-rs/tests/integration/flatten.rs
+++ b/ts-rs/tests/integration/flatten.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@ struct C {
     d: i32,
 }
 
+#[derive(TS)]
+#[ts(export, export_to = "flatten/")]
+pub struct Inner {}
+
+// Create a parent struct that flattens the zero-field struct:
+#[derive(TS)]
+#[ts(export, export_to = "flatten/")]
+pub struct Outer {
+    #[ts(flatten)]
+    pub inner: Inner,
+    pub other_field: String,
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_def() {
     let cfg = Config::from_env();
@@ -36,4 +49,5 @@ fn test_def() {
         C::inline(&cfg),
         "{ b: { c: number, a: number, b: number, } & ({ [key in string]: number }), d: number, }"
     );
+    assert_eq!(Outer::inline(&cfg), "{ other_field: string, }");
 }