diff --git a/tests/test_rich_utils.py b/tests/test_rich_utils.py
index bd6e58799f..b7549ee57a 100644
--- a/tests/test_rich_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_rich_utils.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import typer.completion
 from typer.testing import CliRunner
 
-from tests.utils import needs_rich
+from tests.utils import needs_rich, normalize_rich_output
 
 runner = CliRunner()
 
@@ -298,3 +298,18 @@ def run(name: str) -> None:
     usage_line = result.output.splitlines()[0]
     assert usage_line.startswith("Usage: typer [path_or_module] run [OPTIONS] {name}")
     assert "Try 'typer [path_or_module] run --help' for help." in result.output
+
+
+@needs_rich
+def test_rich_utils_show_default_empty_string() -> None:
+    app = typer.Typer()
+
+    @app.command()
+    def main(
+        name: str = typer.Option("", help="Name to greet", show_default=True),
+    ) -> None:
+        print(f"Hello {name}")
+
+    result = runner.invoke(app, ["--help"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert '[default: ""]' in normalize_rich_output(result.stdout)
diff --git a/typer/core.py b/typer/core.py
index 97f96d89ab..c4aa9e0f2d 100644
--- a/typer/core.py
+++ b/typer/core.py
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ def _get_default_string(
         and not default_value
     ):
         default_string = ""
+    elif default_value == "":
+        default_string = '""'
     elif default_value is None:
         default_string = ""
     else: