diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusintegrator.cpp b/src/dbus/qdbusintegrator.cpp
index 348171ef88..e9b4bd0b1d 100644
--- a/src/dbus/qdbusintegrator.cpp
+++ b/src/dbus/qdbusintegrator.cpp
@@ -2556,6 +2556,11 @@ QDBusConnectionPrivate::findMetaObject(const QString &service, const QString &pa
         if (mo)
             return mo;
     }
+    if (path.isEmpty()) {
+        error = QDBusError(QDBusError::InvalidObjectPath, "Object path cannot be empty"_L1);
+        lastError = error;
+        return nullptr;
+    }
 
     // introspect the target object
     QDBusMessage msg = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall(service, path,
diff --git a/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusinterface/tst_qdbusinterface.cpp b/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusinterface/tst_qdbusinterface.cpp
index 1021876b45..10edc0e322 100644
--- a/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusinterface/tst_qdbusinterface.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/dbus/qdbusinterface/tst_qdbusinterface.cpp
@@ -306,6 +306,13 @@ void tst_QDBusInterface::notValid()
 
     QVERIFY(!interface.isValid());
     QVERIFY(!QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&interface, "ListNames", Qt::DirectConnection));
+
+    // With a connection, but empty/null service and path specified
+    QDBusConnection con = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
+    QVERIFY(con.isConnected());
+    QDBusInterface iface({}, {}, {}, con);
+    QVERIFY(!iface.isValid());
+    QVERIFY(!QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&interface, "ListNames", Qt::DirectConnection));
 }
 
 void tst_QDBusInterface::notValidDerived()