diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/CategoryGroupMenuModal.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/CategoryGroupMenuModal.tsx
index b79d4667d1e0d6fcdd29d28d1f26533cedafd7cc..abdcba1fd94891efbcaddd42b87c7b7bacd0cd04 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/CategoryGroupMenuModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/CategoryGroupMenuModal.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function CategoryGroupMenuModal({
   const notes = useNotes(group.id);
 
   const onRename = newName => {
-    if (newName !== group.name) {
+    if (newName && newName !== group.name) {
       onSave?.({
         ...group,
         name: newName,
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/CategoryMenuModal.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/CategoryMenuModal.tsx
index e17f43edb822cb5ce72a96f0c698be4e0adc53f0..721759fcadecc5481480b74dd038450f00c749de 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/CategoryMenuModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/CategoryMenuModal.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export function CategoryMenuModal({
   const originalNotes = useNotes(category.id);
 
   const onRename = newName => {
-    if (newName !== category.name) {
+    if (newName && newName !== category.name) {
       onSave?.({
         ...category,
         name: newName,
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/3463.md b/upcoming-release-notes/3463.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e0b7480280bae3f91f41058d68de5cc3f3666239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/3463.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Bugfix
+authors: [joel-jeremy]
+---
+
+Mobile - Do not allow renaming category or group to an empty name.