diff --git a/components-api/src/main/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/engine/api/context/ProcessCompilationError.scala b/components-api/src/main/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/engine/api/context/ProcessCompilationError.scala
index a0cc5551c2d..b248babe4be 100644
--- a/components-api/src/main/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/engine/api/context/ProcessCompilationError.scala
+++ b/components-api/src/main/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/engine/api/context/ProcessCompilationError.scala
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ object ProcessCompilationError {
       extends DuplicateFragmentOutputNames
       with ScenarioGraphLevelError
 
+  final case class EmptyMandatoryField(nodeId: String, qualifiedFieldName: ParameterName)
+      extends PartSubGraphCompilationError
+      with InASingleNode
+
   final case class DictNotDeclared(dictId: String, nodeId: String, paramName: ParameterName)
       extends PartSubGraphCompilationError
       with InASingleNode
diff --git a/designer/restmodel/src/main/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/restmodel/validation/PrettyValidationErrors.scala b/designer/restmodel/src/main/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/restmodel/validation/PrettyValidationErrors.scala
index f312d917bf4..083e7a71c96 100644
--- a/designer/restmodel/src/main/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/restmodel/validation/PrettyValidationErrors.scala
+++ b/designer/restmodel/src/main/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/restmodel/validation/PrettyValidationErrors.scala
@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ object PrettyValidationErrors {
           paramName =
             Some(qualifiedParamFieldName(paramName = paramName, subFieldName = Some(ValidationExpressionFieldName)))
         )
+      case EmptyMandatoryField(_, qualifiedFieldName) =>
+        node(
+          message = s"This field is mandatory and cannot be empty",
+          description = s"This field is mandatory and cannot be empty",
+          paramName = Some(qualifiedFieldName)
+        )
       case DictNotDeclared(dictId, _, paramName) =>
         node(
           message = s"Dictionary not declared: $dictId",
diff --git a/designer/server/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/ui/validation/UIProcessValidatorSpec.scala b/designer/server/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/ui/validation/UIProcessValidatorSpec.scala
index c62fe7d3af7..67382902532 100644
--- a/designer/server/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/ui/validation/UIProcessValidatorSpec.scala
+++ b/designer/server/src/test/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/ui/validation/UIProcessValidatorSpec.scala
@@ -612,7 +612,20 @@ class UIProcessValidatorSpec extends AnyFunSuite with Matchers with TableDrivenP
                   valueCompileTimeValidation = None
                 ),
                 FragmentParameter(
-                  ParameterName("subParam3_valid"),
+                  ParameterName("subParam3"),
+                  FragmentClazzRef[java.lang.String],
+                  initialValue = None,
+                  hintText = None,
+                  valueEditor = Some(
+                    ValueInputWithDictEditor(
+                      dictId = "",
+                      allowOtherValue = false
+                    )
+                  ),
+                  valueCompileTimeValidation = None
+                ),
+                FragmentParameter(
+                  ParameterName("subParam4_valid"),
                   FragmentClazzRef[java.lang.String],
                   initialValue =
                     Some(FixedExpressionValue("""{"key":"some string key","label":"some label"}""", "some label")),
@@ -660,6 +673,14 @@ class UIProcessValidatorSpec extends AnyFunSuite with Matchers with TableDrivenP
               Some("$param.subParam2.$dictId"),
               NodeValidationErrorType.SaveAllowed,
               None
+            ),
+            NodeValidationError(
+              "EmptyMandatoryField",
+              "This field is mandatory and cannot be empty",
+              _,
+              Some("$param.subParam3.$dictId"),
+              NodeValidationErrorType.SaveAllowed,
+              None
             )
           ) =>
     }
diff --git a/interpreter/src/main/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/engine/compile/nodecompilation/FragmentParameterValidator.scala b/interpreter/src/main/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/engine/compile/nodecompilation/FragmentParameterValidator.scala
index 871456f290b..3dc54a69668 100644
--- a/interpreter/src/main/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/engine/compile/nodecompilation/FragmentParameterValidator.scala
+++ b/interpreter/src/main/scala/pl/touk/nussknacker/engine/compile/nodecompilation/FragmentParameterValidator.scala
@@ -138,37 +138,54 @@ object FragmentParameterValidator {
   )(implicit nodeId: NodeId): Validated[NonEmptyList[PartSubGraphCompilationError], Unit] =
     fragmentParameter.valueEditor match {
       case Some(ValueInputWithDictEditor(dictId, _)) =>
-        dictionaries.get(dictId) match {
-          case Some(dictDefinition) =>
-            val fragmentParameterTypingResult = fragmentParameter.typ
-              .toRuntimeClass(classLoader)
-              .map(Typed(_))
-              .getOrElse(Unknown)
+        validateNonEmptyDictId(dictId, fragmentParameter.name).andThen(_ =>
+          dictionaries.get(dictId) match {
+            case Some(dictDefinition) =>
+              val fragmentParameterTypingResult = fragmentParameter.typ
+                .toRuntimeClass(classLoader)
+                .map(Typed(_))
+                .getOrElse(Unknown)
 
-            val dictValueType = dictDefinition.valueType(dictId)
+              val dictValueType = dictDefinition.valueType(dictId)
 
-            if (dictValueType.canBeSubclassOf(fragmentParameterTypingResult)) {
-              Valid(())
-            } else {
+              if (dictValueType.canBeSubclassOf(fragmentParameterTypingResult)) {
+                Valid(())
+              } else {
+                invalidNel(
+                  DictIsOfInvalidType(
+                    dictId,
+                    dictValueType,
+                    fragmentParameterTypingResult,
+                    nodeId.id,
+                    qualifiedParamFieldName(fragmentParameter.name, Some(DictIdFieldName))
+                  )
+                )
+              }
+            case None =>
               invalidNel(
-                DictIsOfInvalidType(
+                DictNotDeclared(
                   dictId,
-                  dictValueType,
-                  fragmentParameterTypingResult,
                   nodeId.id,
                   qualifiedParamFieldName(fragmentParameter.name, Some(DictIdFieldName))
                 )
               )
-            }
-          case None =>
-            invalidNel(
-              DictNotDeclared(dictId, nodeId.id, qualifiedParamFieldName(fragmentParameter.name, Some(DictIdFieldName)))
-            )
-        }
+          }
+        )
 
       case _ => Valid(())
     }
 
+  private def validateNonEmptyDictId(dictId: String, parameterName: ParameterName)(implicit nodeId: NodeId) =
+    if (dictId.isBlank)
+      invalidNel(
+        EmptyMandatoryField(
+          nodeId.id,
+          qualifiedParamFieldName(parameterName, Some(DictIdFieldName))
+        )
+      )
+    else
+      valid(())
+
   def validateParameterNames(
       parameters: List[Parameter]
   )(implicit nodeId: NodeId): ValidatedNel[ProcessCompilationError, Unit] = {