diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cfb61e9ec7..8582ddf55f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 - [#3564](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/3564) - Staking welcome message
 
 ### Fixes
+- [#3600](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/3600) - Prevent update validator metadata with empty name from contract
 - [#3592](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/3592) - Contract interaction: fix nested tuples in the output view, add formatting
 - [#3583](https://github.com/poanetwork/blockscout/pull/3583) - Reduce RPC requests and DB changes by Staking DApp
 
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/validator/metadata_importer.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/validator/metadata_importer.ex
index 5c6757ffbd..8cc3792a77 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/validator/metadata_importer.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/validator/metadata_importer.ex
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ defmodule Explorer.Validator.MetadataImporter do
 
   def import_metadata(metadata_maps) do
     # Enforce Name ShareLocks order (see docs: sharelocks.md)
-    ordered_metadata_maps = Enum.sort_by(metadata_maps, &{&1.address_hash, &1.name})
+    ordered_metadata_maps =
+      metadata_maps
+      |> Enum.filter(fn metadata ->
+        String.trim(metadata.name) !== ""
+      end)
+      |> Enum.sort_by(&{&1.address_hash, &1.name})
 
     Repo.transaction(fn -> Enum.each(ordered_metadata_maps, &upsert_validator_metadata(&1)) end)
   end