diff --git a/workflow/validate/validate.go b/workflow/validate/validate.go
index 24fbf9cf902c..35acaab2ed9d 100644
--- a/workflow/validate/validate.go
+++ b/workflow/validate/validate.go
@@ -866,6 +866,9 @@ func validateArgumentsValues(prefix string, arguments wfv1.Arguments, allowEmpty
 				return errors.Errorf(errors.CodeBadRequest, "%s%s.enum should contain at least one value", prefix, param.Name)
 			}
 			if param.Value == nil {
+				if allowEmptyValues {
+					return nil
+				}
 				return errors.Errorf(errors.CodeBadRequest, "%s%s.value is required", prefix, param.Name)
 			}
 			valueSpecifiedInEnumList := false
diff --git a/workflow/validate/validate_test.go b/workflow/validate/validate_test.go
index 230d52967e1a..d48a389c3a41 100644
--- a/workflow/validate/validate_test.go
+++ b/workflow/validate/validate_test.go
@@ -2710,9 +2710,9 @@ func TestWorkflowTemplateWithArgumentValueNotFromEnumList(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestWorkflowTemplateWithEnumValueWithoutValue(t *testing.T) {
 	err := validateWorkflowTemplate(workflowTeamplateWithEnumValuesWithoutValue, ValidateOpts{})
-	assert.EqualError(t, err, "spec.arguments.message.value is required")
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	err = validateWorkflowTemplate(workflowTeamplateWithEnumValuesWithoutValue, ValidateOpts{Lint: true})
-	assert.EqualError(t, err, "spec.arguments.message.value is required")
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	err = validateWorkflowTemplate(workflowTeamplateWithEnumValuesWithoutValue, ValidateOpts{Submit: true})
 	assert.EqualError(t, err, "spec.arguments.message.value is required")
 }