diff --git a/mem0-ts/src/oss/src/memory/index.ts b/mem0-ts/src/oss/src/memory/index.ts
index 4768c635e..a8dde5d01 100644
--- a/mem0-ts/src/oss/src/memory/index.ts
+++ b/mem0-ts/src/oss/src/memory/index.ts
@@ -619,6 +619,25 @@ export class Memory {
         "messages is required and cannot be undefined or null. Provide a string or array of messages.",
       );
     }
+    if (Array.isArray(messages)) {
+      if (messages.length === 0) {
+        throw new Error(
+          "messages array cannot be empty. Provide at least one message with non-empty content.",
+        );
+      }
+      const allBlank = messages.every(
+        (m) => typeof m.content === "string" && m.content.trim() === "",
+      );
+      if (allBlank) {
+        throw new Error(
+          "messages array cannot contain only blank content. Provide at least one message with non-empty content.",
+        );
+      }
+    } else if (messages.trim() === "") {
+      throw new Error(
+        "messages string cannot be empty. Provide non-empty content.",
+      );
+    }
 
     const temporalUsageNotice = detectTemporalUsageFromMetadata(
       config?.metadata,
diff --git a/mem0-ts/src/oss/tests/memory.validation.test.ts b/mem0-ts/src/oss/tests/memory.validation.test.ts
index 1227d930c..73808ba95 100644
--- a/mem0-ts/src/oss/tests/memory.validation.test.ts
+++ b/mem0-ts/src/oss/tests/memory.validation.test.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,24 @@ describe("Memory Input Validation", () => {
         memory.add(null, { userId: testUserId }),
       ).rejects.toThrow("messages is required");
     });
+
+    it("should throw error when messages is an empty array", async () => {
+      await expect(memory.add([], { userId: testUserId })).rejects.toThrow(
+        "messages array cannot be empty",
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("should throw error when messages array contains only blank content", async () => {
+      await expect(
+        memory.add([{ role: "user", content: "   " }], { userId: testUserId }),
+      ).rejects.toThrow("messages array cannot contain only blank content");
+    });
+
+    it("should throw error when messages is an empty string", async () => {
+      await expect(memory.add("   ", { userId: testUserId })).rejects.toThrow(
+        "messages string cannot be empty",
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   describe("search() threshold validation", () => {