diff --git a/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/QueryStrings/QueryStringReader.cs b/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/QueryStrings/QueryStringReader.cs
index c412d03c94..e3c944a045 100644
--- a/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/QueryStrings/QueryStringReader.cs
+++ b/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/QueryStrings/QueryStringReader.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ public void ReadAll(DisableQueryStringAttribute? disableQueryStringAttribute)
 
         foreach ((string parameterName, StringValues parameterValue) in _queryStringAccessor.Query)
         {
+            if (parameterName.Length == 0)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             IQueryStringParameterReader? reader = _parameterReaders.FirstOrDefault(nextReader => nextReader.CanRead(parameterName));
 
             if (reader != null)
diff --git a/test/JsonApiDotNetCoreTests/IntegrationTests/QueryStrings/QueryStringTests.cs b/test/JsonApiDotNetCoreTests/IntegrationTests/QueryStrings/QueryStringTests.cs
index 0aa955a219..4f6ee95ad2 100644
--- a/test/JsonApiDotNetCoreTests/IntegrationTests/QueryStrings/QueryStringTests.cs
+++ b/test/JsonApiDotNetCoreTests/IntegrationTests/QueryStrings/QueryStringTests.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,24 @@ public async Task Can_use_unknown_query_string_parameter()
         httpResponse.ShouldHaveStatusCode(HttpStatusCode.OK);
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("")]
+    [InlineData("bar")]
+    public async Task Can_use_empty_query_string_parameter_name(string parameterValue)
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var options = (JsonApiOptions)_testContext.Factory.Services.GetRequiredService<IJsonApiOptions>();
+        options.AllowUnknownQueryStringParameters = false;
+
+        string route = $"calendars?={parameterValue}";
+
+        // Act
+        (HttpResponseMessage httpResponse, Document _) = await _testContext.ExecuteGetAsync<Document>(route);
+
+        // Assert
+        httpResponse.ShouldHaveStatusCode(HttpStatusCode.OK);
+    }
+
     [Theory]
     [InlineData("filter")]
     [InlineData("sort")]