diff --git a/.changeset/silly-falcons-explain.md b/.changeset/silly-falcons-explain.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f4ed5415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silly-falcons-explain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"eslint-plugin-vue": patch
+---
+
+Fix `vue/valid-v-for` rule to allow empty value alias
diff --git a/lib/rules/valid-v-for.js b/lib/rules/valid-v-for.js
index 21781142b..dc9686fe3 100644
--- a/lib/rules/valid-v-for.js
+++ b/lib/rules/valid-v-for.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ module.exports = {
         const key = lhs[1]
         const index = lhs[2]
 
-        if (value === null) {
+        if (value === null && !key) {
           context.report({
             node: expr,
             messageId: 'invalidEmptyAlias'
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/valid-v-for.js b/tests/lib/rules/valid-v-for.js
index 451b86811..b47ca59dc 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/valid-v-for.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/valid-v-for.js
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ tester.run('valid-v-for', rule, {
       filename: 'test.vue',
       code: '<template><div><your-component v-for="x in list" :key="x.id"></your-component></div></template>'
     },
+    {
+      filename: 'test.vue',
+      code: '<template><div><div v-for="(, key) in obj"></div></div></template>'
+    },
+    {
+      filename: 'test.vue',
+      code: '<template><div><div v-for="(, key, index) in obj"></div></div></template>'
+    },
     {
       filename: 'test.vue',
       code: '<template><div><div is="your-component" v-for="x in list" :key="x.id"></div></div></template>'
@@ -183,11 +191,6 @@ tester.run('valid-v-for', rule, {
       code: '<template><div><div v-for></div></div></template>',
       errors: ["'v-for' directives require that attribute value."]
     },
-    {
-      filename: 'test.vue',
-      code: '<template><div><div v-for="(,a,b) in list"></div></div></template>',
-      errors: ["Invalid alias ''."]
-    },
     {
       filename: 'test.vue',
       code: '<template><div><div v-for="(a,,b) in list"></div></div></template>',