diff --git a/src/extras/amd.js b/src/extras/amd.js
index d5eaeaa5..f5130280 100644
--- a/src/extras/amd.js
+++ b/src/extras/amd.js
@@ -115,39 +115,43 @@
   global.define = function (name, deps, execute) {
     // define('', [], function () {})
     if (typeof name === 'string') {
+      const depsAndExec = getDepsAndExec(deps, execute);
       if (amdDefineDeps) {
         if (!System.registerRegistry)
           throw Error('Include the named register extension for SystemJS named AMD support.');
-        addToRegisterRegistry(name, createAMDRegister(deps, execute));
+        addToRegisterRegistry(name, createAMDRegister(depsAndExec[0], depsAndExec[1]));
         amdDefineDeps = [];
         amdDefineExec = emptyFn;
         return;
       }
       else {
         if (System.registerRegistry)
-          addToRegisterRegistry(name, createAMDRegister([].concat(deps), execute));
+          addToRegisterRegistry(name, createAMDRegister([].concat(depsAndExec[0]), depsAndExec[1]));
         name = deps;
         deps = execute;
       }
     }
-    // define([], function () {})
-    if (name instanceof Array) {
-      amdDefineDeps = name;
-      amdDefineExec = deps;
-    }
-    // define({})
-    else if (typeof name === 'object') {
-      amdDefineDeps = [];
-      amdDefineExec = function () { return name };
-    }
-    // define(function () {})
-    else if (typeof name === 'function') {
-      amdDefineDeps = requireExportsModule;
-      amdDefineExec = name;
-    }
+    const depsAndExec = getDepsAndExec(name, deps);
+    amdDefineDeps = depsAndExec[0];
+    amdDefineExec = depsAndExec[1];
   };
   global.define.amd = {};
 
+  function getDepsAndExec(arg1, arg2) {
+    // define([], function () {})
+    if (arg1 instanceof Array) {
+      return [arg1, arg2];
+    }
+    // define({})
+    else if (typeof arg1 === 'object') {
+      return [[], function () { return arg1 }];
+    }
+    // define(function () {})
+    else if (typeof arg1 === 'function') {
+      return [requireExportsModule, arg1];
+    }
+  }
+
   function addToRegisterRegistry(name, define) {
     if (!firstNamedDefine) {
       firstNamedDefine = define;
diff --git a/test/browser/named-register.js b/test/browser/named-register.js
index baadb072..47bda077 100644
--- a/test/browser/named-register.js
+++ b/test/browser/named-register.js
@@ -88,4 +88,24 @@ suite('Named System.register', function() {
       assert.equal(m.default, 'The module depending on the named thing');
     });
   });
+
+  // https://github.com/systemjs/systemjs/issues/2118
+  test('named define without dependencies specified', function () {
+    define('named-define-no-deps', function () {
+      return 'The named-define-no-deps module';
+    });
+
+    return System.import('named-define-no-deps').then(function (m) {
+      assert.equal(m.default, 'The named-define-no-deps module');
+    });
+  });
+
+  // https://github.com/systemjs/systemjs/issues/2118
+  test('named define with object', function () {
+    define('named-define-object', { hello: 'there' });
+
+    return System.import('named-define-object').then(function (m) {
+      assert.equal(m.hello, 'there');
+    });
+  });
 });
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