diff --git a/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c b/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
index f05e86fa936..6d3e870e641 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 #include "replication/logicallauncher.h"
 #include "replication/origin.h"
+#include "replication/slot.h"
 #include "replication/walreceiver.h"
 #include "replication/walsender.h"
 #include "replication/worker_internal.h"
@@ -145,6 +146,8 @@ parse_subscription_options(List *options, bool *connect, bool *enabled_given,
 			/* Setting slot_name = NONE is treated as no slot name. */
 			if (strcmp(*slot_name, "none") == 0)
 				*slot_name = NULL;
+			else
+				ReplicationSlotValidateName(*slot_name, ERROR);
 		}
 		else if (strcmp(defel->defname, "copy_data") == 0 && copy_data)
 		{
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out b/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out
index 4fcbf7efe97..1bebfb1ade6 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/subscription.out
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ ALTER SUBSCRIPTION testsub SET PUBLICATION testpub2, testpub3 WITH (refresh = fa
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=doesnotexist2';
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION testsub SET (slot_name = 'newname');
 -- fail
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION testsub SET (slot_name = '');
+ERROR:  replication slot name "" is too short
+-- fail
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION doesnotexist CONNECTION 'dbname=doesnotexist2';
 ERROR:  subscription "doesnotexist" does not exist
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION testsub SET (create_slot = false);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql
index 36fa1bbac80..b20eeb088d9 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/subscription.sql
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ ALTER SUBSCRIPTION testsub SET PUBLICATION testpub2, testpub3 WITH (refresh = fa
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION testsub CONNECTION 'dbname=doesnotexist2';
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION testsub SET (slot_name = 'newname');
 
+-- fail
+ALTER SUBSCRIPTION testsub SET (slot_name = '');
+
 -- fail
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION doesnotexist CONNECTION 'dbname=doesnotexist2';
 ALTER SUBSCRIPTION testsub SET (create_slot = false);