diff --git a/ext/standard/basic_functions.stub.php b/ext/standard/basic_functions.stub.php
index 8e0a2cde6b0..de4d22bc3ce 100755
--- a/ext/standard/basic_functions.stub.php
+++ b/ext/standard/basic_functions.stub.php
@@ -499,9 +499,8 @@ function ucwords(string $str, string $delimiters = " \t\r\n\f\v"): string {}
 
 /**
  * @param string|array $from
- * @return string|false
  */
-function strtr(string $str, $from, string $to = UNKNOWN) {}
+function strtr(string $str, $from, string $to = UNKNOWN): string {}
 
 function strrev(string $str): string {}
 
diff --git a/ext/standard/basic_functions_arginfo.h b/ext/standard/basic_functions_arginfo.h
index 24735d679ff..103b44f1526 100755
--- a/ext/standard/basic_functions_arginfo.h
+++ b/ext/standard/basic_functions_arginfo.h
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_ucwords, 0, 1, IS_STRING, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, delimiters, IS_STRING, 0)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
-ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO_EX(arginfo_strtr, 0, 0, 2)
+ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_WITH_RETURN_TYPE_INFO_EX(arginfo_strtr, 0, 2, IS_STRING, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, str, IS_STRING, 0)
 	ZEND_ARG_INFO(0, from)
 	ZEND_ARG_TYPE_INFO(0, to, IS_STRING, 0)
diff --git a/ext/standard/string.c b/ext/standard/string.c
index 639e443c066..a23c85c6d36 100644
--- a/ext/standard/string.c
+++ b/ext/standard/string.c
@@ -2819,8 +2819,8 @@ static void php_strtr_array(zval *return_value, zend_string *input, HashTable *p
 		} else {
 			len = ZSTR_LEN(str_key);
 			if (UNEXPECTED(len < 1)) {
-				efree(num_bitset);
-				RETURN_FALSE;
+				php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING, "Ignoring replacement of empty string");
+				continue;
 			} else if (UNEXPECTED(len > slen)) {
 				/* skip long patterns */
 				continue;
@@ -3294,6 +3294,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(strtr)
 				}
 				replace = zval_get_tmp_string(entry, &tmp_replace);
 				if (ZSTR_LEN(str_key) < 1) {
+					php_error_docref(NULL, E_WARNING, "Ignoring replacement of empty string");
 					RETVAL_STR_COPY(str);
 				} else if (ZSTR_LEN(str_key) == 1) {
 					RETVAL_STR(php_char_to_str_ex(str,
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/strings/strtr_empty_search_string.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/strings/strtr_empty_search_string.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3c861600ff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/strings/strtr_empty_search_string.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--TEST--
+strtr() trying to replace an empty string
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+var_dump(strtr("foo", ["" => "bar"]));
+var_dump(strtr("foo", ["" => "bar", "x" => "y"]));
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Warning: strtr(): Ignoring replacement of empty string in %s on line %d
+string(3) "foo"
+
+Warning: strtr(): Ignoring replacement of empty string in %s on line %d
+string(3) "foo"