diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5500eec86..6da18f874 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 + Cannot return null for non-nullable field "parentType.fieldName".
 ```
 - Simplified Deferred implementation
+- Having an empty string in `deprecationReason` will now print the `@deprecated` directive (only a `null` `deprecationReason` won't print the `@deprecated` directive).
 
 #### v0.13.5
 - Fix coroutine executor when using with promise (#486) 
diff --git a/phpstan-baseline.neon b/phpstan-baseline.neon
index 0fbb97f52..09f3df772 100644
--- a/phpstan-baseline.neon
+++ b/phpstan-baseline.neon
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ parameters:
 
 		-
 			message: "#^Construct empty\\(\\) is not allowed\\. Use more strict comparison\\.$#"
-			count: 3
+			count: 2
 			path: src/Utils/SchemaPrinter.php
 
 		-
diff --git a/src/Utils/SchemaPrinter.php b/src/Utils/SchemaPrinter.php
index 098912d8c..ccbb00734 100644
--- a/src/Utils/SchemaPrinter.php
+++ b/src/Utils/SchemaPrinter.php
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static function ($f, $i) use ($options) {
     private static function printDeprecated($fieldOrEnumVal) : string
     {
         $reason = $fieldOrEnumVal->deprecationReason;
-        if (empty($reason)) {
+        if ($reason === null) {
             return '';
         }
         if ($reason === '' || $reason === Directive::DEFAULT_DEPRECATION_REASON) {
diff --git a/tests/Utils/SchemaPrinterTest.php b/tests/Utils/SchemaPrinterTest.php
index 7131875f1..ab54cdf1b 100644
--- a/tests/Utils/SchemaPrinterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Utils/SchemaPrinterTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace GraphQL\Tests\Utils;
 
+use Generator;
 use GraphQL\Language\DirectiveLocation;
 use GraphQL\Type\Definition\CustomScalarType;
 use GraphQL\Type\Definition\Directive;
@@ -148,6 +149,47 @@ public function testPrintNonNullArrayNonNullStringField() : void
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @see it('Prints Field With "@deprecated" Directive')
+     *
+     * @dataProvider deprecationReasonDataProvider
+     */
+    public function testPrintDeprecatedField(?string $deprecationReason, string $expectedDeprecationDirective) : void
+    {
+        $output = $this->printSingleFieldSchema([
+            'type' => Type::int(),
+            'deprecationReason' => $deprecationReason,
+        ]);
+        self::assertSame(
+            '
+type Query {
+  singleField: Int' . $expectedDeprecationDirective . '
+}
+',
+            $output
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function deprecationReasonDataProvider() : Generator
+    {
+        yield 'when deprecationReason is null' => [
+            null,
+            '',
+        ];
+        yield 'when deprecationReason is empty string' => [
+            '',
+            ' @deprecated',
+        ];
+        yield 'when deprecationReason is the default deprecation reason' => [
+            Directive::DEFAULT_DEPRECATION_REASON,
+            ' @deprecated',
+        ];
+        yield 'when deprecationReason is not empty string' => [
+            'this is deprecated',
+            ' @deprecated(reason: "this is deprecated")',
+        ];
+    }
+
     /**
      * @see it('Print Object Field')
      */