diff --git a/waddrmgr/manager.go b/waddrmgr/manager.go
index 49f210b..dee041f 100644
--- a/waddrmgr/manager.go
+++ b/waddrmgr/manager.go
@@ -1711,6 +1711,10 @@ func (m *Manager) LastInternalAddress(account uint32) (ManagedAddress, error) {
 
 // ValidateAccountName validates the given account name and returns an error, if any.
 func ValidateAccountName(name string) error {
+	if name == "" {
+		str := "accounts may not be named the empty string"
+		return managerError(ErrInvalidAccount, str, nil)
+	}
 	if isReservedAccountName(name) {
 		str := "reserved account name"
 		return managerError(ErrInvalidAccount, str, nil)
diff --git a/waddrmgr/manager_test.go b/waddrmgr/manager_test.go
index 0d79a18..1d66aa3 100644
--- a/waddrmgr/manager_test.go
+++ b/waddrmgr/manager_test.go
@@ -1138,6 +1138,12 @@ func testNewAccount(tc *testContext) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	// Test account name validation
+	testName = "" // Empty account names are not allowed
+	_, err = tc.manager.NewAccount(testName)
+	wantErrCode = waddrmgr.ErrInvalidAccount
+	if !checkManagerError(tc.t, testName, err, wantErrCode) {
+		return false
+	}
 	testName = "imported" // A reserved account name
 	_, err = tc.manager.NewAccount(testName)
 	wantErrCode = waddrmgr.ErrInvalidAccount