diff --git a/include/ocpp/v201/smart_charging.hpp b/include/ocpp/v201/smart_charging.hpp
index d37eb0b2a..c573dfa3e 100644
--- a/include/ocpp/v201/smart_charging.hpp
+++ b/include/ocpp/v201/smart_charging.hpp
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ enum class ProfileValidationResultEnum {
     ChargingStationMaxProfileEvseIdGreaterThanZero,
     DuplicateTxDefaultProfileFound,
     DuplicateProfileValidityPeriod,
-    RequestStartTransactionNonTxProfile
+    RequestStartTransactionNonTxProfile,
+    ChargingProfileEmptyChargingSchedules
 };
 
 /// \brief This is used to associate charging profiles with a source.
diff --git a/lib/ocpp/v201/smart_charging.cpp b/lib/ocpp/v201/smart_charging.cpp
index 29201b71f..2148ca73a 100644
--- a/lib/ocpp/v201/smart_charging.cpp
+++ b/lib/ocpp/v201/smart_charging.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ std::string profile_validation_result_to_string(ProfileValidationResultEnum e) {
         return "DuplicateProfileValidityPeriod";
     case ProfileValidationResultEnum::RequestStartTransactionNonTxProfile:
         return "RequestStartTransactionNonTxProfile";
+    case ProfileValidationResultEnum::ChargingProfileEmptyChargingSchedules:
+        return "ChargingProfileEmptyChargingSchedules";
     }
 
     throw EnumToStringException{e, "ProfileValidationResultEnum"};
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ std::string profile_validation_result_to_reason_code(ProfileValidationResultEnum
     case ProfileValidationResultEnum::ChargingSchedulePeriodUnsupportedNumberPhases:
     case ProfileValidationResultEnum::ChargingSchedulePeriodExtraneousPhaseValues:
     case ProfileValidationResultEnum::ChargingSchedulePeriodPhaseToUseACPhaseSwitchingUnsupported:
+    case ProfileValidationResultEnum::ChargingProfileEmptyChargingSchedules:
         return "InvalidSchedule";
     case ProfileValidationResultEnum::TxProfileMissingTransactionId:
         return "MissingParam";
@@ -338,6 +341,11 @@ SmartChargingHandler::validate_tx_profile(const ChargingProfile& profile, int32_
 ProfileValidationResultEnum
 SmartChargingHandler::validate_profile_schedules(ChargingProfile& profile,
                                                  std::optional<EvseInterface*> evse_opt) const {
+
+    if (profile.chargingSchedule.empty()) {
+        return ProfileValidationResultEnum::ChargingProfileEmptyChargingSchedules;
+    }
+
     auto charging_station_supply_phases =
         this->device_model->get_value<int32_t>(ControllerComponentVariables::ChargingStationSupplyPhases);
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/ocpp/v201/test_smart_charging_handler.cpp b/tests/lib/ocpp/v201/test_smart_charging_handler.cpp
index 065eb8761..86af5d1c0 100644
--- a/tests/lib/ocpp/v201/test_smart_charging_handler.cpp
+++ b/tests/lib/ocpp/v201/test_smart_charging_handler.cpp
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ class SmartChargingHandlerTestFixtureV201 : public DatabaseTestingUtils {
 
     ChargingProfile
     create_charging_profile(int32_t charging_profile_id, ChargingProfilePurposeEnum charging_profile_purpose,
-                            ChargingSchedule charging_schedule, std::optional<std::string> transaction_id = {},
+                            std::vector<ChargingSchedule> charging_schedules,
+                            std::optional<std::string> transaction_id = {},
                             ChargingProfileKindEnum charging_profile_kind = ChargingProfileKindEnum::Absolute,
                             int stack_level = DEFAULT_STACK_LEVEL, std::optional<ocpp::DateTime> validFrom = {},
                             std::optional<ocpp::DateTime> validTo = {}) {
         auto recurrency_kind = RecurrencyKindEnum::Daily;
-        std::vector<ChargingSchedule> charging_schedules = {charging_schedule};
         ChargingProfile charging_profile;
         charging_profile.id = charging_profile_id;
         charging_profile.stackLevel = stack_level;
@@ -166,6 +166,17 @@ class SmartChargingHandlerTestFixtureV201 : public DatabaseTestingUtils {
         return charging_profile;
     }
 
+    ChargingProfile
+    create_charging_profile(int32_t charging_profile_id, ChargingProfilePurposeEnum charging_profile_purpose,
+                            ChargingSchedule charging_schedule, std::optional<std::string> transaction_id = {},
+                            ChargingProfileKindEnum charging_profile_kind = ChargingProfileKindEnum::Absolute,
+                            int stack_level = DEFAULT_STACK_LEVEL, std::optional<ocpp::DateTime> validFrom = {},
+                            std::optional<ocpp::DateTime> validTo = {}) {
+        return create_charging_profile(charging_profile_id, charging_profile_purpose,
+                                       std::vector<ChargingSchedule>{charging_schedule}, transaction_id,
+                                       charging_profile_kind, stack_level, validFrom, validTo);
+    }
+
     ChargingProfileCriterion create_charging_profile_criteria(
         std::optional<std::vector<ocpp::v201::ChargingLimitSourceEnum>> sources = std::nullopt,
         std::optional<std::vector<int32_t>> ids = std::nullopt,
@@ -1747,4 +1758,12 @@ TEST_F(SmartChargingHandlerTestFixtureV201, K01_ValidateTxProfile_AllowsExisting
     EXPECT_THAT(sut, testing::Eq(ProfileValidationResultEnum::Valid));
 }
 
+TEST_F(SmartChargingHandlerTestFixtureV201, K01_ValidateTxProfile_EmptyChargingSchedule) {
+    auto profile = create_charging_profile(DEFAULT_PROFILE_ID, ChargingProfilePurposeEnum::ChargingStationMaxProfile,
+                                           std::vector<ChargingSchedule>{}, ocpp::DateTime("2024-01-17T17:00:00"));
+
+    auto sut = handler.conform_and_validate_profile(profile, DEFAULT_EVSE_ID);
+    ASSERT_THAT(sut, testing::Eq(ProfileValidationResultEnum::ChargingProfileEmptyChargingSchedules));
+}
+
 } // namespace ocpp::v201