diff --git a/java/core/src/java/org/apache/orc/impl/ParserUtils.java b/java/core/src/java/org/apache/orc/impl/ParserUtils.java
index 6491fb8bae..5b70e8f3f8 100644
--- a/java/core/src/java/org/apache/orc/impl/ParserUtils.java
+++ b/java/core/src/java/org/apache/orc/impl/ParserUtils.java
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ public static String parseName(ParserUtils.StringPosition source) {
       if (!closed) {
         source.position = start;
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unmatched quote at " + source);
-      } else if (buffer.length() == 0) {
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Empty quoted field name at " + source);
       }
       return buffer.toString();
     } else {
diff --git a/java/core/src/test/org/apache/orc/TestTypeDescription.java b/java/core/src/test/org/apache/orc/TestTypeDescription.java
index 7dba23a9f9..4947145f15 100644
--- a/java/core/src/test/org/apache/orc/TestTypeDescription.java
+++ b/java/core/src/test/org/apache/orc/TestTypeDescription.java
@@ -174,14 +174,6 @@ public void testQuotedField1() {
     assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("Unmatched quote at 'struct<^`abc'"));
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void testQuotedField2() {
-    IllegalArgumentException e = assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> {
-      TypeDescription.fromString("struct<``:int>");
-    });
-    assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("Empty quoted field name at 'struct<``^:int>'"));
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void testParserUnknownCategory() {
     IllegalArgumentException e = assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> {
@@ -523,4 +515,9 @@ public void testHashCode() {
     // Should not throw NPE
     TypeDescription.fromString("int").hashCode();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testEmptyFieldName() {
+    TypeDescription.fromString("struct<``:string>");
+  }
 }
diff --git a/java/core/src/test/org/apache/orc/impl/TestWriterImpl.java b/java/core/src/test/org/apache/orc/impl/TestWriterImpl.java
index e5d2616cc6..14204495b2 100644
--- a/java/core/src/test/org/apache/orc/impl/TestWriterImpl.java
+++ b/java/core/src/test/org/apache/orc/impl/TestWriterImpl.java
@@ -189,4 +189,30 @@ public void testCloseIsIdempotent() throws IOException {
     w.close();
     w.close();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testEmptyFieldName() throws Exception {
+    conf.set(OrcConf.OVERWRITE_OUTPUT_FILE.getAttribute(), "true");
+    VectorizedRowBatch b = schema.createRowBatch();
+    LongColumnVector f1 = (LongColumnVector) b.cols[0];
+    TypeDescription schema = TypeDescription.fromString("struct<``:int>");
+    Writer w = OrcFile.createWriter(testFilePath, OrcFile.writerOptions(conf).setSchema(schema));
+    long value = 0;
+    long rowCount = 1024;
+    while (value < rowCount) {
+      f1.vector[b.size] = Long.MIN_VALUE + value;
+      value += 1;
+      b.size += 1;
+      if (b.size == b.getMaxSize()) {
+        w.addRowBatch(b);
+        b.reset();
+      }
+    }
+    assertEquals(0, w.getStripes().size());
+    w.close();
+    assertEquals(1, w.getStripes().size());
+    assertEquals(rowCount, w.getNumberOfRows());
+    Reader r = OrcFile.createReader(testFilePath, OrcFile.readerOptions(conf));
+    assertEquals(r.getStripes(), w.getStripes());
+  }
 }