diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/NoteCreateService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/NoteCreateService.ts
index 419e58ec62..39c2a89387 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/NoteCreateService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/NoteCreateService.ts
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ export class NoteCreateService implements OnApplicationShutdown {
 				data.text = data.text.slice(0, DB_MAX_NOTE_TEXT_LENGTH);
 			}
 			data.text = data.text.trim();
+			if (data.text === '') {
+				data.text = null;
+			}
 		} else {
 			data.text = null;
 		}