diff --git a/localstack-core/localstack/services/sqs/models.py b/localstack-core/localstack/services/sqs/models.py
index cf08f905ad07b..759de9ecc82cc 100644
--- a/localstack-core/localstack/services/sqs/models.py
+++ b/localstack-core/localstack/services/sqs/models.py
@@ -748,9 +748,9 @@ def put(
                 f"Value {message_deduplication_id} for parameter MessageDeduplicationId is invalid. Reason: The "
                 f"request includes a parameter that is not valid for this queue type."
             )
-        if message_group_id:
+        if isinstance(message_group_id, str):
             raise InvalidParameterValueException(
-                f"Value {message_group_id} for parameter MessageGroupId is invalid. Reason: The request includes a "
+                f"Value {message_group_id} for parameter MessageGroupId is invalid. Reason: The request include "
                 f"parameter that is not valid for this queue type."
             )
 
diff --git a/tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.py b/tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.py
index 2903612e58e73..c89a56a374e3e 100644
--- a/tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.py
+++ b/tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.py
@@ -436,6 +436,16 @@ def test_send_message_batch_with_oversized_contents_with_updated_maximum_message
 
         snapshot.match("send_oversized_message_batch", response)
 
+    @markers.aws.validated
+    def test_send_message_to_standard_queue_with_empty_message_group_id(
+        self, sqs_create_queue, aws_client, snapshot
+    ):
+        queue = sqs_create_queue()
+
+        with pytest.raises(ClientError) as e:
+            aws_client.sqs.send_message(QueueUrl=queue, MessageBody="message", MessageGroupId="")
+        snapshot.match("error-response", e.value.response)
+
     @markers.aws.validated
     def test_tag_untag_queue(self, sqs_create_queue, aws_sqs_client, snapshot):
         queue_url = sqs_create_queue()
diff --git a/tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.snapshot.json b/tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.snapshot.json
index 5eb3d5dba7530..f29f5b16cb4b1 100644
--- a/tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.snapshot.json
+++ b/tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.snapshot.json
@@ -974,6 +974,23 @@
       }
     }
   },
+  "tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.py::TestSqsProvider::test_send_message_to_standard_queue_with_empty_message_group_id": {
+    "recorded-date": "08-11-2024, 12:04:39",
+    "recorded-content": {
+      "error-response": {
+        "Error": {
+          "Code": "InvalidParameterValue",
+          "Message": "Value  for parameter MessageGroupId is invalid. Reason: The request include parameter that is not valid for this queue type.",
+          "QueryErrorCode": "InvalidParameterValueException",
+          "Type": "Sender"
+        },
+        "ResponseMetadata": {
+          "HTTPHeaders": {},
+          "HTTPStatusCode": 400
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
   "tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.py::TestSqsProvider::test_send_batch_missing_message_group_id_for_fifo_queue[sqs_query]": {
     "recorded-date": "30-04-2024, 13:33:45",
     "recorded-content": {
diff --git a/tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.validation.json b/tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.validation.json
index 291ae1067b444..d697e29bddca7 100644
--- a/tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.validation.json
+++ b/tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.validation.json
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@
   "tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.py::TestSqsProvider::test_send_message_batch_with_oversized_contents_with_updated_maximum_message_size[sqs_query]": {
     "last_validated_date": "2024-04-30T13:33:10+00:00"
   },
+  "tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.py::TestSqsProvider::test_send_message_to_standard_queue_with_empty_message_group_id": {
+    "last_validated_date": "2024-11-08T12:08:17+00:00"
+  },
   "tests/aws/services/sqs/test_sqs.py::TestSqsProvider::test_send_message_with_binary_attributes[sqs]": {
     "last_validated_date": "2024-04-30T13:33:48+00:00"
   },