diff --git a/ocpp-v1_6/src/main/java/eu/chargetime/ocpp/model/core/MeterValue.java b/ocpp-v1_6/src/main/java/eu/chargetime/ocpp/model/core/MeterValue.java
index d8e59f5ca..2fc671123 100644
--- a/ocpp-v1_6/src/main/java/eu/chargetime/ocpp/model/core/MeterValue.java
+++ b/ocpp-v1_6/src/main/java/eu/chargetime/ocpp/model/core/MeterValue.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public MeterValue(ZonedDateTime timestamp, SampledValue[] sampledValue) {
 
   @Override
   public boolean validate() {
-    boolean valid = timestamp != null && sampledValue != null;
+    boolean valid = timestamp != null && sampledValue != null && sampledValue.length > 0;
 
     if (valid) {
       for (SampledValue value : sampledValue) {
diff --git a/ocpp-v1_6/src/main/java/eu/chargetime/ocpp/model/core/MeterValuesRequest.java b/ocpp-v1_6/src/main/java/eu/chargetime/ocpp/model/core/MeterValuesRequest.java
index c28e5da2c..fd4a35d4f 100644
--- a/ocpp-v1_6/src/main/java/eu/chargetime/ocpp/model/core/MeterValuesRequest.java
+++ b/ocpp-v1_6/src/main/java/eu/chargetime/ocpp/model/core/MeterValuesRequest.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public MeterValuesRequest(Integer connectorId) {
 
   @Override
   public boolean validate() {
-    boolean valid = this.connectorId != null && this.connectorId >= 0 && this.meterValue != null;
+    boolean valid = this.connectorId != null && this.connectorId >= 0 && this.meterValue != null && meterValue.length > 0;
 
     if (valid) {
       for (MeterValue current : this.meterValue) {
diff --git a/ocpp-v1_6/src/test/java/eu/chargetime/ocpp/model/core/MeterValuesRequestTest.java b/ocpp-v1_6/src/test/java/eu/chargetime/ocpp/model/core/MeterValuesRequestTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc3d341cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ocpp-v1_6/src/test/java/eu/chargetime/ocpp/model/core/MeterValuesRequestTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package eu.chargetime.ocpp.model.core;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
+
+public class MeterValuesRequestTest extends TestCase {
+
+    public void testEmptyMeterValuesArray_FailsValidation() {
+        MeterValuesRequest request = new MeterValuesRequest(1);
+        request.setTransactionId(2);
+        request.setMeterValue(new MeterValue[]{});
+        assertFalse(request.validate());
+    }
+
+    public void testEmptySampledValuesArray_failsValidation() {
+        MeterValuesRequest request = new MeterValuesRequest(1);
+        MeterValue measured = new MeterValue(ZonedDateTime.now(), new SampledValue[]{});
+        request.setTransactionId(2);
+        request.setMeterValue(new MeterValue[]{measured});
+        assertFalse(request.validate());
+    }
+
+    public void testMeterValuesWithAtLeastOneMeasurementPassesValidation() {
+        MeterValuesRequest request = new MeterValuesRequest(1);
+        SampledValue sample = new SampledValue("5");
+        MeterValue measured = new MeterValue(ZonedDateTime.now(), new SampledValue[]{sample});
+        request.setTransactionId(2);
+        request.setMeterValue(new MeterValue[]{measured});
+        assertTrue(request.validate());
+    }
+}
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