diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/TwigNodeTrans.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/TwigNodeTrans.php
index 98404b6..21006fd 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/TwigNodeTrans.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Template/TwigNodeTrans.php
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ protected function compileString(\Twig_Node $body) {
         }
       }
     }
+    elseif (!$body->hasAttribute('data')) {
+      throw new \Twig_Error_Syntax('{% trans %} tag cannot be empty');
+    }
     else {
       $text = $body->getAttribute('data');
     }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Theme/TwigTransTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Theme/TwigTransTest.php
index 65d10a5..6473d6e 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Theme/TwigTransTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Theme/TwigTransTest.php
@@ -92,6 +92,30 @@ public function testTwigTransTags() {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Test empty Twig "trans" tags.
+   */
+  public function testEmptyTwigTransTags() {
+    $elements = [
+      '#type' => 'inline_template',
+      '#template' => '{% trans %}{% endtrans %}',
+    ];
+    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Render\RendererInterface $renderer */
+    $renderer = \Drupal::service('renderer');
+
+    try {
+      $renderer->renderPlain($elements);
+
+      $this->fail('{% trans %}{% endtrans %} did not throw an exception.');
+    }
+    catch (\Twig_Error_Syntax $e) {
+      $this->assertTrue(strstr($e->getMessage(), '{% trans %} tag cannot be empty'), '{% trans %}{% endtrans %} threw the expected exception.');
+    }
+    catch (\Exception $e) {
+      $this->fail('{% trans %}{% endtrans %} threw an unexpected exception.');
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Asserts Twig trans tags.
    */
   protected function assertTwigTransTags() {