diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/custom_favorite_item.js b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/custom_favorite_item.js
index 6fbfe827b6c..27db3b680b9 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/custom_favorite_item.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/js/control_panel/custom_favorite_item.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ odoo.define('web.CustomFavoriteItem', function (require) {
          * @private
          */
         saveFavorite() {
-            if (!this.state.description.length) {
+            if (!this.state.description) {
                 this.env.services.notification.notify({
                     message: this.env._t("A name for your favorite filter is required."),
                     type: 'danger',
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/search/favorite_menu/custom_favorite_item.js b/addons/web/static/src/search/favorite_menu/custom_favorite_item.js
index 3369b521bfb..f8c0441e29a 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/search/favorite_menu/custom_favorite_item.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/search/favorite_menu/custom_favorite_item.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class CustomFavoriteItem extends Component {
      * @param {Event} ev
      */
     saveFavorite(ev) {
-        if (!this.state.description.length) {
+        if (!this.state.description) {
             this.notificationService.add(
                 this.env._t("A name for your favorite filter is required."),
                 { type: "danger" }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/search/custom_favorite_item_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/search/custom_favorite_item_tests.js
index 1fbe3c9ef7e..090318b319e 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/search/custom_favorite_item_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/search/custom_favorite_item_tests.js
@@ -345,6 +345,45 @@ QUnit.module("Search", (hooks) => {
         }
     );
 
+    QUnit.test("undefined name for filter shows notification and not error", async function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
+
+        serviceRegistry.add(
+            "notification",
+            {
+                start() {
+                    return {
+                        add(message, options) {
+                            assert.strictEqual(
+                                message,
+                                "A name for your favorite filter is required.",
+                                "The notification should match: A name for your favorite filter is required."
+                            );
+                            assert.deepEqual(options, { type: "danger" });
+                        },
+                    };
+                },
+            },
+            { force: true }
+        );
+
+        await makeWithSearch({
+            serverData,
+            mockRPC: (_, args) => {
+                if (args.model === "ir.filters" && args.method === "create_or_replace") {
+                    return 7; // fake serverSideId
+                }
+            },
+            resModel: "foo",
+            Component: FavoriteMenu,
+            searchViewId: false,
+        });
+
+        await toggleFavoriteMenu(target);
+        await toggleSaveFavorite(target);
+        await saveFavorite(target);
+    });
+
     QUnit.skip("save search filter in modal", async function (assert) {
         /** @todo I don't know yet how to convert this test */
         // assert.expect(5);