diff --git a/src/a2a/utils/task.py b/src/a2a/utils/task.py
index 9b8c82a9..79133a1d 100644
--- a/src/a2a/utils/task.py
+++ b/src/a2a/utils/task.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import uuid
 
-from a2a.types import Artifact, Message, Task, TaskState, TaskStatus
+from a2a.types import Artifact, Message, Task, TaskState, TaskStatus, TextPart
 
 
 def new_task(request: Message) -> Task:
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ def new_task(request: Message) -> Task:
 
     Raises:
         TypeError: If the message role is None.
-        ValueError: If the message parts are empty.
+        ValueError: If the message parts are empty or if any part has empty content.
     """
     if not request.role:
         raise TypeError('Message role cannot be None')
     if not request.parts:
         raise ValueError('Message parts cannot be empty')
+    for part in request.parts:
+        if isinstance(part.root, TextPart) and not part.root.text:
+            raise ValueError('TextPart content cannot be empty')
 
     return Task(
         status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.submitted),
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_task.py b/tests/utils/test_task.py
index 0e391b74..e332c977 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_task.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_task.py
@@ -145,6 +145,16 @@ def test_new_task_invalid_message_empty_parts(self):
                 )
             )
 
+    def test_new_task_invalid_message_empty_content(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            new_task(
+                Message(
+                    role=Role.user,
+                    parts=[Part(root=TextPart(text=''))],
+                    messageId=str(uuid.uuid4()),
+                )
+            )
+
     def test_new_task_invalid_message_none_role(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             msg = Message.model_construct(