diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c68d7fefa..7bad81aeb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * None
 
 ### Fixed
-* None
+* Creating an `AppConfiguration` with an empty appId will now throw an exception rather than crashing the app. (Issue [#1487](https://github.com/realm/realm-dart/issues/1487))
 
 ### Compatibility
 * Realm Studio: 13.0.0 or later.
diff --git a/lib/src/app.dart b/lib/src/app.dart
index f603a5343..d22c0c729 100644
--- a/lib/src/app.dart
+++ b/lib/src/app.dart
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ class AppConfiguration {
     HttpClient? httpClient,
   })  : baseUrl = baseUrl ?? Uri.parse('https://realm.mongodb.com'),
         baseFilePath = baseFilePath ?? Directory(_path.dirname(Configuration.defaultRealmPath)),
-        httpClient = httpClient ?? _defaultClient;
+        httpClient = httpClient ?? _defaultClient {
+    if (appId == '') {
+      throw RealmException('Supplied appId must be a non-empty value');
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /// An [App] is the main client-side entry point for interacting with an [Atlas App Services](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/app-services/) application.
diff --git a/test/app_test.dart b/test/app_test.dart
index ab359d6eb..222d7bf3a 100644
--- a/test/app_test.dart
+++ b/test/app_test.dart
@@ -393,6 +393,10 @@ void main() {
 
     expect(log, contains('App constructor called on Isolate'));
   });
+
+  test('AppConfiguration(empty-id) throws', () {
+    expect(() => AppConfiguration(''), throwsA(isA<RealmException>()));
+  });
 }
 
 extension PersonExt on Person {