diff --git a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/EmptyAnalyzer.php b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/EmptyAnalyzer.php
index 1598a1d42..917ffa901 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/EmptyAnalyzer.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Internal/Analyzer/Statements/Expression/EmptyAnalyzer.php
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ class EmptyAnalyzer
     ) : void {
         IssetAnalyzer::analyzeIssetVar($statements_analyzer, $stmt->expr, $context);
 
+        if (isset($codebase->config->forbidden_functions['empty'])) {
+            if (IssueBuffer::accepts(
+                new ForbiddenCode(
+                    'You have forbidden the use of empty',
+                    new CodeLocation($statements_analyzer->getSource(), $stmt)
+                ),
+                $statements_analyzer->getSuppressedIssues()
+            )) {
+                // continue
+            }
+        }
+
         if (($stmt_expr_type = $statements_analyzer->node_data->getType($stmt->expr))
             && $stmt_expr_type->hasBool()
             && $stmt_expr_type->isSingle()