diff --git a/lib/Service/StackService.php b/lib/Service/StackService.php
index 971992a68..d15544a1c 100644
--- a/lib/Service/StackService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/StackService.php
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class StackService {
 	 * @throws BadRequestException
 	 */
 	public function create($title, $boardId, $order) {
-		if ($title === false || $title === null) {
+		if ($title === false || $title === null || mb_strlen($title) === 0) {
 			throw new BadRequestException('title must be provided');
 		}
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class StackService {
 			throw new BadRequestException('stack id must be a number');
 		}
 
-		if ($title === false || $title === null) {
+		if ($title === false || $title === null || mb_strlen($title) === 0) {
 			throw new BadRequestException('title must be provided');
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/components/board/Stack.vue b/src/components/board/Stack.vue
index 52f24d703..4fd3e9acd 100644
--- a/src/components/board/Stack.vue
+++ b/src/components/board/Stack.vue
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@
 					{{ stack.title }}
 				</h3>
 				<form v-else @submit.prevent="finishedEdit(stack)">
-					<input v-model="copiedStack.title" v-focus type="text">
+					<input v-model="copiedStack.title"
+						v-focus
+						type="text"
+						required="required">
 					<input v-tooltip="t('deck', 'Add a new list')"
 						class="icon-confirm"
 						type="submit"