diff --git a/exposed-core/api/exposed-core.api b/exposed-core/api/exposed-core.api
index e9ea8b0cf3..dcfc6f6631 100644
--- a/exposed-core/api/exposed-core.api
+++ b/exposed-core/api/exposed-core.api
@@ -1127,6 +1127,7 @@ public abstract interface class org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder
 	public abstract fun isNotDistinctFromEntityID (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Column;Ljava/lang/Comparable;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/IsNotDistinctFromOp;
 	public abstract fun isNotNull (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Op;
 	public abstract fun isNull (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Op;
+	public abstract fun isNullOrEmpty (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Op;
 	public abstract fun lag (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Lag;
 	public abstract fun lastValue (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/LastValue;
 	public abstract fun lead (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Lead;
@@ -1260,6 +1261,7 @@ public final class org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder$DefaultImpls
 	public static fun isNotDistinctFromEntityID (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Column;Ljava/lang/Comparable;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/IsNotDistinctFromOp;
 	public static fun isNotNull (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Op;
 	public static fun isNull (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Op;
+	public static fun isNullOrEmpty (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Op;
 	public static fun lag (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Lag;
 	public static synthetic fun lag$default (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;ILjava/lang/Object;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Lag;
 	public static fun lastValue (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ISqlExpressionBuilder;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/LastValue;
@@ -2278,6 +2280,7 @@ public final class org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/SqlExpressionBuilder : org/jetbrain
 	public fun isNotDistinctFromEntityID (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Column;Ljava/lang/Comparable;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/IsNotDistinctFromOp;
 	public fun isNotNull (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Op;
 	public fun isNull (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Op;
+	public fun isNullOrEmpty (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Expression;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Op;
 	public fun lag (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Lag;
 	public fun lastValue (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/LastValue;
 	public fun lead (Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/ExpressionWithColumnType;)Lorg/jetbrains/exposed/sql/Lead;
diff --git a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/SQLExpressionBuilder.kt b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/SQLExpressionBuilder.kt
index e00eb852f7..47cfd3a146 100644
--- a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/SQLExpressionBuilder.kt
+++ b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/SQLExpressionBuilder.kt
@@ -509,6 +509,13 @@ interface ISqlExpressionBuilder {
         IsNullOp(this)
     }
 
+    /** Returns `true` if this string expression is null or empty, `false` otherwise. */
+    fun <T : String?> Expression<T>.isNullOrEmpty() = if (this is Column<*> && columnType.isEntityIdentifier()) {
+        (table as IdTable<*>).mapIdOperator(::IsNullOp)
+    } else {
+        IsNullOp(this)
+    }.or { this@isNullOrEmpty.charLength() eq 0 }
+
     /** Returns `true` if this expression is not null, `false` otherwise. */
     fun <T> Expression<T>.isNotNull() = if (this is Column<*> && columnType.isEntityIdentifier()) {
         (table as IdTable<*>).mapIdOperator(::IsNotNullOp)
diff --git a/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/dml/ConditionsTests.kt b/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/dml/ConditionsTests.kt
index 980f7bf559..cff78a6424 100644
--- a/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/dml/ConditionsTests.kt
+++ b/exposed-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/tests/shared/dml/ConditionsTests.kt
@@ -378,4 +378,18 @@ class ConditionsTests : DatabaseTestsBase() {
             )
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testNullOrEmpty() {
+        val tester = object : IntIdTable("tester") {
+            val name = text("name").nullable()
+        }
+
+        withTables(tester) {
+            tester.insert { it[name] = null }
+            tester.insert { it[name] = "" }
+
+            assertEquals(2, tester.selectAll().where { tester.name.isNullOrEmpty() }.count())
+        }
+    }
 }