diff --git a/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/bridge.rb b/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/bridge.rb
index d36b0cf3e66dc..249c8dfb9d399 100644
--- a/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/bridge.rb
+++ b/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/bridge.rb
@@ -385,9 +385,10 @@ def add_cookie(cookie)
         end
 
         def delete_cookie(name)
+          raise ArgumentError, 'Cookie name cannot be null or empty' if name.nil? || name.strip.empty?
           execute :delete_cookie, name: name
         end
-
+                
         def cookie(name)
           execute :get_cookie, name: name
         end
diff --git a/rb/spec/integration/selenium/webdriver/manager_spec.rb b/rb/spec/integration/selenium/webdriver/manager_spec.rb
index d8d9d791ddc74..3785a4c95742b 100644
--- a/rb/spec/integration/selenium/webdriver/manager_spec.rb
+++ b/rb/spec/integration/selenium/webdriver/manager_spec.rb
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ module WebDriver
           expect(driver.manage.all_cookies.find { |c| c[:name] == 'foo' }).to be_nil
         end
 
+        it 'throws an error when cookie name is an empty string' do
+          expect { driver.manage.delete_cookie('') }
+            .to raise_error(ArgumentError, /Cookie name cannot be null or empty/)
+        end
+        
         it 'deletes all' do
           driver.manage.add_cookie name: 'foo', value: 'bar'
           driver.manage.add_cookie name: 'bar', value: 'foo'