diff --git a/pkg/fixedpoint/dec.go b/pkg/fixedpoint/dec.go
index b1902f47b..f0cab3bfe 100644
--- a/pkg/fixedpoint/dec.go
+++ b/pkg/fixedpoint/dec.go
@@ -491,6 +491,9 @@ func (v *Value) Scan(src interface{}) error {
 // NewFromString parses a numeric string and returns a Value representation.
 func NewFromString(s string) (Value, error) {
 	length := len(s)
+	if length == 0 {
+		return Zero, nil
+	}
 	isPercentage := s[length-1] == '%'
 	if isPercentage {
 		s = s[:length-1]
@@ -538,6 +541,9 @@ func MustNewFromString(input string) Value {
 
 func NewFromBytes(s []byte) (Value, error) {
 	length := len(s)
+	if length == 0 {
+		return Zero, nil
+	}
 	isPercentage := s[length-1] == '%'
 	if isPercentage {
 		s = s[:length-1]
diff --git a/pkg/fixedpoint/dec_test.go b/pkg/fixedpoint/dec_test.go
index 1a45c397c..517ea3562 100644
--- a/pkg/fixedpoint/dec_test.go
+++ b/pkg/fixedpoint/dec_test.go
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ func TestFromString(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "0.00000011", f.String())
 	f = MustNewFromString(".0%")
 	assert.Equal(t, Zero, f)
+	f = MustNewFromString("")
+	assert.Equal(t, Zero, f)
 }
 
 func TestJson(t *testing.T) {