diff --git a/src/Products/ZCatalog/ZCatalog.py b/src/Products/ZCatalog/ZCatalog.py
index 1504bfc0..42209632 100644
--- a/src/Products/ZCatalog/ZCatalog.py
+++ b/src/Products/ZCatalog/ZCatalog.py
@@ -612,6 +612,11 @@ def searchResults(self, query=None, **kw):
 
         Search terms can be passed as a query or as keyword arguments.
         """
+        # Check if the query is empty
+        if not kw:
+            LOG.warning("Empty query: No search parameters provided.")
+            raise ValueError("Empty query: No search parameters provided.") 
+            
         return self._catalog.searchResults(query, **kw)
 
     security.declareProtected(search_zcatalog, '__call__')