diff --git a/src/pandas_profiling/profile_report.py b/src/pandas_profiling/profile_report.py
index 2dacb67b7..f0a120b02 100644
--- a/src/pandas_profiling/profile_report.py
+++ b/src/pandas_profiling/profile_report.py
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ def __init__(
         if df is None and not lazy:
             raise ValueError("Can init a not-lazy ProfileReport with no DataFrame")
 
+        if df is not None and df.empty:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "DataFrame is empty. Please provide a non-empty DataFrame."
+            )
+
         if config_file is not None and minimal:
             raise ValueError(
                 "Arguments `config_file` and `minimal` are mutually exclusive."
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_pandas/test_dataframe_empty.py b/tests/unit/test_pandas/test_dataframe_empty.py
index 6cf0d115e..46cae9983 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_pandas/test_dataframe_empty.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_pandas/test_dataframe_empty.py
@@ -13,11 +13,5 @@
     ],
 )
 def test_empty(test_data):
-    profile = ProfileReport(test_data, progress_bar=False)
-    description = profile.get_description()
-
-    assert len(description["correlations"]) == 0
-    assert len(description["missing"]) == 0
-
-    html = profile.to_html()
-    assert "Dataset is empty" in html
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        ProfileReport(test_data, progress_bar=False)