diff --git a/lib/EbookTag.php b/lib/EbookTag.php
index 34758d8d..69c214ed 100644
--- a/lib/EbookTag.php
+++ b/lib/EbookTag.php
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ class EbookTag extends Tag{
 	public function Validate(): void{
 		$error = new Exceptions\ValidationException();
 
+		$this->Name = trim($this->Name ?? '');
+		if($this->Name == ''){
+			$error->Add(new Exceptions\EbookTagNameRequiredException());
+		}
+
 		if(strlen($this->Name) > EBOOKS_MAX_STRING_LENGTH){
 			$error->Add(new Exceptions\StringTooLongException('Ebook tag: '. $this->Name));
 		}
diff --git a/lib/Exceptions/EbookTagNameRequiredException.php b/lib/Exceptions/EbookTagNameRequiredException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ab74a8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Exceptions/EbookTagNameRequiredException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?
+namespace Exceptions;
+
+class EbookTagNameRequiredException extends AppException{
+	/** @var string $message */
+	protected $message = 'EbookTag name is required.';
+}