diff --git a/src/store/__tests__/addressBookSlice.test.ts b/src/store/__tests__/addressBookSlice.test.ts
index 435927eafd..d72cc69d2b 100644
--- a/src/store/__tests__/addressBookSlice.test.ts
+++ b/src/store/__tests__/addressBookSlice.test.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ describe('addressBookSlice', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('should ignore empty names in the address book', () => {
+    const state = addressBookSlice.reducer(
+      initialState,
+      upsertAddressBookEntry({
+        chainId: '1',
+        address: '0x2',
+        name: '',
+      }),
+    )
+    expect(state).toEqual(initialState)
+  })
+
   it('should edit an entry in the address book', () => {
     const state = addressBookSlice.reducer(
       initialState,
diff --git a/src/store/addressBookSlice.ts b/src/store/addressBookSlice.ts
index 62bf1f6449..9a24c03637 100644
--- a/src/store/addressBookSlice.ts
+++ b/src/store/addressBookSlice.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ export const addressBookSlice = createSlice({
 
     upsertAddressBookEntry: (state, action: PayloadAction<{ chainId: string; address: string; name: string }>) => {
       const { chainId, address, name } = action.payload
+      if (name.trim() === '') {
+        return
+      }
       if (!state[chainId]) state[chainId] = {}
       state[chainId][address] = name
     },