diff --git a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 4244b7ef..d0372a7d 100644
--- a/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/libraries/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -2272,6 +2272,7 @@ public:
                                            uint16_t desired_number_of_sons,
                                            bool broadcast /* = false */)
    { try {
+      FC_ASSERT(sons_to_approve.size() || sons_to_reject.size(), "Both accepted and rejected lists can't be empty simultaneously");
       account_object voting_account_object = get_account(voting_account);
       for (const std::string& son : sons_to_approve)
       {
diff --git a/tests/cli/son.cpp b/tests/cli/son.cpp
index 1dfd8381..c093cd84 100644
--- a/tests/cli/son.cpp
+++ b/tests/cli/son.cpp
@@ -481,6 +481,23 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( update_son_votes_test )
        BOOST_CHECK(son2_end_votes == son2_start_votes);
        son2_start_votes = son2_end_votes;
 
+       // Try to accept and reject empty lists
+       accepted.clear();
+       rejected.clear();
+       BOOST_REQUIRE_THROW(update_votes_tx = con.wallet_api_ptr->update_son_votes("nathan", accepted,
+                                                              rejected, 15, true), fc::exception);
+       BOOST_CHECK(generate_maintenance_block());
+
+       // Verify the votes
+       son1_obj = con.wallet_api_ptr->get_son("son1account");
+       son1_end_votes = son1_obj.total_votes;
+       BOOST_CHECK(son1_end_votes == son1_start_votes);
+       son1_start_votes = son1_end_votes;
+       son2_obj = con.wallet_api_ptr->get_son("son2account");
+       son2_end_votes = son2_obj.total_votes;
+       BOOST_CHECK(son2_end_votes == son2_start_votes);
+       son2_start_votes = son2_end_votes;
+
     } catch( fc::exception& e ) {
        BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE("SON cli wallet tests exception");
        edump((e.to_detail_string()));