diff --git a/typescriptify/typescriptify.go b/typescriptify/typescriptify.go
index efc026a..00e8855 100644
--- a/typescriptify/typescriptify.go
+++ b/typescriptify/typescriptify.go
@@ -523,6 +523,10 @@ func (t *TypeScriptify) getJSONFieldName(field reflect.StructField, isPtr bool)
 		jsonTagParts := strings.Split(jsonTag, ",")
 		if len(jsonTagParts) > 0 {
 			jsonFieldName = strings.Trim(jsonTagParts[0], t.Indent)
+			//`json:",omitempty"` is valid
+			if jsonFieldName == "" {
+				jsonFieldName = field.Name
+			}
 		}
 		hasOmitEmpty := false
 		ignored := false