diff --git a/scenedetect/scene_manager.py b/scenedetect/scene_manager.py
index 581a172f..34fee38f 100644
--- a/scenedetect/scene_manager.py
+++ b/scenedetect/scene_manager.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ def get_scenes_from_cuts(cut_list, base_timecode, num_frames, start_frame=0):
     # Scene list, where scenes are tuples of (Start FrameTimecode, End FrameTimecode).
     scene_list = []
     if not cut_list:
+        scene_list.append((base_timecode + start_frame, base_timecode + num_frames))
         return scene_list
     # Initialize last_cut to the first frame we processed,as it will be
     # the start timecode for the first scene in the list.