diff --git a/system/Router/RouteCollection.php b/system/Router/RouteCollection.php
index 8a23264058cb..e484129a77b1 100644
--- a/system/Router/RouteCollection.php
+++ b/system/Router/RouteCollection.php
@@ -1156,6 +1156,10 @@ public function environment(string $env, Closure $callback): RouteCollectionInte
      */
     public function reverseRoute(string $search, ...$params)
     {
+        if ($search === '') {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // Named routes get higher priority.
         foreach ($this->routesNames as $verb => $collection) {
             if (array_key_exists($search, $collection)) {
diff --git a/tests/system/Helpers/URLHelper/MiscUrlTest.php b/tests/system/Helpers/URLHelper/MiscUrlTest.php
index 73ce680ea757..04da4f7352fe 100644
--- a/tests/system/Helpers/URLHelper/MiscUrlTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Helpers/URLHelper/MiscUrlTest.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void
         parent::setUp();
 
         Services::reset(true);
+        Services::routes()->loadRoutes();
 
         // Set a common base configuration (overriden by individual tests)
         $this->config            = new App();
diff --git a/tests/system/Router/RouteCollectionReverseRouteTest.php b/tests/system/Router/RouteCollectionReverseRouteTest.php
index d00e48e35b0d..02c8f4ba18f8 100644
--- a/tests/system/Router/RouteCollectionReverseRouteTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Router/RouteCollectionReverseRouteTest.php
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ protected function getCollector(array $config = [], array $files = [], $moduleCo
         return (new RouteCollection($loader, $moduleConfig, new Routing()))->setHTTPVerb('get');
     }
 
+    public function testReverseRoutingEmptyString(): void
+    {
+        $routes = $this->getCollector();
+
+        $routes->add('/', 'Home::index');
+
+        $match = $routes->reverseRoute('');
+        $this->assertFalse($match);
+    }
+
     public function testReverseRoutingFindsSimpleMatch(): void
     {
         $routes = $this->getCollector();