diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
index 9702badfb..a95102e25 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
@@ -870,7 +870,10 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
                                                                             file.writeString(wolv::util::trim(this->m_textEditor.GetText()));
                                                                         });
-                                                }, ImHexApi::Provider::isValid);
+                                                }, [this] {
+                                                    return !wolv::util::trim(this->m_textEditor.GetText()).empty() && ImHexApi::Provider::isValid();
+                                                }
+        );
 
         constexpr static std::array<std::pair<const char *, size_t>, 21>  Types = {{
            { "u8", 1 }, { "u16", 2 }, { "u24", 3 }, { "u32", 4 }, { "u48", 6 }, { "u64", 8 }, { "u96", 12 }, { "u128", 16 },