3 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
index f42aa4c5cf..f57ca1854f 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+*   Defining an Enum as a Hash with blank key, or as an Array with a blank value, now raises an `ArgumentError`.
+
+    *Christophe Maximin*
+
 *   Adds support for multiple databases to `rails db:schema:cache:dump` and `rails db:schema:cache:clear`.
 
     *Gannon McGibbon*
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb
index 3d97e4e513..3a600835e1 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
           MSG
           raise ArgumentError, error_message
         end
+
+        if values.is_a?(Hash) && values.keys.any?(&:blank?) || values.is_a?(Array) && values.any?(&:blank?)
+          raise ArgumentError, "Enum label name must not be blank."
+        end
       end
 
       ENUM_CONFLICT_MESSAGE = \
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/enum_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/enum_test.rb
index b4593ccdf2..867ce7082b 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/enum_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/enum_test.rb
@@ -274,6 +274,24 @@ class EnumTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     end
 
     assert_match(/must be either a hash, an array of symbols, or an array of strings./, e.message)
+
+    e = assert_raises(ArgumentError) do
+      Class.new(ActiveRecord::Base) do
+        self.table_name = "books"
+        enum status: { "" => 1, "active" => 2 }
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_match(/Enum label name must not be blank/, e.message)
+
+    e = assert_raises(ArgumentError) do
+      Class.new(ActiveRecord::Base) do
+        self.table_name = "books"
+        enum status: ["active", ""]
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_match(/Enum label name must not be blank/, e.message)
   end
 
   test "reserved enum names" do