diff --git a/test/empty-keys-cases.js b/test/empty-keys-cases.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e41d1819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/empty-keys-cases.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = {
+    emptyTestCases: [
+        { input: '&', withEmptyKeys: {}, stringifyOutput: '', noEmptyKeys: {} },
+        { input: '&&', withEmptyKeys: {}, stringifyOutput: '', noEmptyKeys: {} },
+        { input: '&=', withEmptyKeys: { '': '' }, stringifyOutput: '=', noEmptyKeys: {} },
+        { input: '&=&', withEmptyKeys: { '': '' }, stringifyOutput: '=', noEmptyKeys: {} },
+        { input: '&=&=', withEmptyKeys: { '': ['', ''] }, stringifyOutput: '[0]=&[1]=', noEmptyKeys: {} },
+        { input: '&=&=&', withEmptyKeys: { '': ['', ''] }, stringifyOutput: '[0]=&[1]=', noEmptyKeys: {} },
+
+        { input: '=', withEmptyKeys: { '': '' }, noEmptyKeys: {}, stringifyOutput: '=' },
+        { input: '=&', withEmptyKeys: { '': '' }, stringifyOutput: '=', noEmptyKeys: {} },
+        { input: '=&&&', withEmptyKeys: { '': '' }, stringifyOutput: '=', noEmptyKeys: {} },
+        { input: '=&=&=&', withEmptyKeys: { '': ['', '', ''] }, stringifyOutput: '[0]=&[1]=&[2]=', noEmptyKeys: {} },
+        { input: '=&a[]=b&a[1]=c', withEmptyKeys: { '': '', a: ['b', 'c'] }, stringifyOutput: '=&a[0]=b&a[1]=c', noEmptyKeys: { a: ['b', 'c'] } },
+        { input: '=a', withEmptyKeys: { '': 'a' }, noEmptyKeys: {}, stringifyOutput: '=a' },
+        { input: '=a', withEmptyKeys: { '': 'a' }, noEmptyKeys: {}, stringifyOutput: '=a' },
+        { input: 'a==a', withEmptyKeys: { a: '=a' }, noEmptyKeys: { a: '=a' }, stringifyOutput: 'a==a' },
+
+        { input: '=&a[]=b', withEmptyKeys: { '': '', a: ['b'] }, stringifyOutput: '=&a[0]=b', noEmptyKeys: { a: ['b'] } },
+        { input: '=&a[]=b&a[]=c&a[2]=d', withEmptyKeys: { '': '', a: ['b', 'c', 'd'] }, stringifyOutput: '=&a[0]=b&a[1]=c&a[2]=d', noEmptyKeys: { a: ['b', 'c', 'd'] } },
+        { input: '=a&=b', withEmptyKeys: { '': ['a', 'b'] }, stringifyOutput: '[0]=a&[1]=b', noEmptyKeys: {} },
+        { input: '=a&foo=b', withEmptyKeys: { '': 'a', foo: 'b' }, noEmptyKeys: { foo: 'b' }, stringifyOutput: '=a&foo=b' },
+
+        { input: 'a[]=b&a=c&=', withEmptyKeys: { '': '', a: ['b', 'c'] }, stringifyOutput: '=&a[0]=b&a[1]=c', noEmptyKeys: { a: ['b', 'c'] } },
+        { input: 'a[]=b&a=c&=', withEmptyKeys: { '': '', a: ['b', 'c'] }, stringifyOutput: '=&a[0]=b&a[1]=c', noEmptyKeys: { a: ['b', 'c'] } },
+        { input: 'a[0]=b&a=c&=', withEmptyKeys: { '': '', a: ['b', 'c'] }, stringifyOutput: '=&a[0]=b&a[1]=c', noEmptyKeys: { a: ['b', 'c'] } },
+        { input: 'a=b&a[]=c&=', withEmptyKeys: { '': '', a: ['b', 'c'] }, stringifyOutput: '=&a[0]=b&a[1]=c', noEmptyKeys: { a: ['b', 'c'] } },
+        { input: 'a=b&a[0]=c&=', withEmptyKeys: { '': '', a: ['b', 'c'] }, stringifyOutput: '=&a[0]=b&a[1]=c', noEmptyKeys: { a: ['b', 'c'] } },
+
+        { input: '[]=a&[]=b& []=1', withEmptyKeys: { '': ['a', 'b'], ' ': ['1'] }, stringifyOutput: '[0]=a&[1]=b& [0]=1', noEmptyKeys: { 0: 'a', 1: 'b', ' ': ['1'] } },
+        { input: '[0]=a&[1]=b&a[0]=1&a[1]=2', withEmptyKeys: { '': ['a', 'b'], a: ['1', '2'] }, noEmptyKeys: { 0: 'a', 1: 'b', a: ['1', '2'] }, stringifyOutput: '[0]=a&[1]=b&a[0]=1&a[1]=2' },
+        { input: '[deep]=a&[deep]=2', withEmptyKeys: { '': { deep: ['a', '2'] } }, stringifyOutput: '[deep][0]=a&[deep][1]=2', noEmptyKeys: { deep: ['a', '2'] } },
+        { input: '%5B0%5D=a&%5B1%5D=b', withEmptyKeys: { '': ['a', 'b'] }, stringifyOutput: '[0]=a&[1]=b', noEmptyKeys: { 0: 'a', 1: 'b' } }
+    ]
+};
diff --git a/test/parse.js b/test/parse.js
index ca9ca730..d4a213a2 100644
--- a/test/parse.js
+++ b/test/parse.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var iconv = require('iconv-lite');
 var mockProperty = require('mock-property');
 var hasOverrideMistake = require('has-override-mistake')();
 var SaferBuffer = require('safer-buffer').Buffer;
+var emptyTestCases = require('./empty-keys-cases').emptyTestCases;
 
 var qs = require('../');
 var utils = require('../lib/utils');
@@ -885,3 +886,13 @@ test('parse()', function (t) {
 
     t.end();
 });
+
+test('parses empty keys', function (t) {
+    emptyTestCases.forEach(function (testCase) {
+        t.test('skips empty string key with ' + testCase.input, function (st) {
+            st.deepEqual(qs.parse(testCase.input), testCase.noEmptyKeys);
+
+            st.end();
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/stringify.js b/test/stringify.js
index 32272730..a49e4f16 100644
--- a/test/stringify.js
+++ b/test/stringify.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var utils = require('../lib/utils');
 var iconv = require('iconv-lite');
 var SaferBuffer = require('safer-buffer').Buffer;
 var hasSymbols = require('has-symbols');
+var emptyTestCases = require('./empty-keys-cases').emptyTestCases;
 var hasBigInt = typeof BigInt === 'function';
 
 test('stringify()', function (t) {
@@ -952,3 +953,20 @@ test('stringify()', function (t) {
 
     t.end();
 });
+
+test('stringifies empty keys', function (t) {
+    emptyTestCases.forEach(function (testCase) {
+        t.test('stringifies an object with empty string key with ' + testCase.input, function (st) {
+            st.deepEqual(qs.stringify(testCase.withEmptyKeys, { encode: false }), testCase.stringifyOutput);
+
+            st.end();
+        });
+    });
+
+    t.test('edge case with object/arrays', function (st) {
+        st.deepEqual(qs.stringify({ '': { '': [2, 3] } }, { encode: false }), '[][0]=2&[][1]=3');
+        st.deepEqual(qs.stringify({ '': { '': [2, 3], a: 2 } }, { encode: false }), '[][0]=2&[][1]=3&[a]=2');
+
+        st.end();
+    });
+});