diff --git a/source/unified-test-format/tests/valid-pass/operation-empty_array.json b/source/unified-test-format/tests/valid-pass/operation-empty_array.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93b25c983c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/unified-test-format/tests/valid-pass/operation-empty_array.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "description": "operation-empty_array",
+  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
+  "tests": [
+    {
+      "description": "Empty operations array",
+      "operations": []
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/source/unified-test-format/tests/valid-pass/operation-empty_array.yml b/source/unified-test-format/tests/valid-pass/operation-empty_array.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35d5ba3711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/unified-test-format/tests/valid-pass/operation-empty_array.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+description: "operation-empty_array"
+
+schemaVersion: "1.0"
+
+tests:
+  - description: "Empty operations array"
+    operations: []
diff --git a/source/unified-test-format/unified-test-format.md b/source/unified-test-format/unified-test-format.md
index 6cb8d6d35a..2eb36557d2 100644
--- a/source/unified-test-format/unified-test-format.md
+++ b/source/unified-test-format/unified-test-format.md
@@ -775,8 +775,7 @@ The structure of this object is as follows:
 
 <span id="test_operations"></span>
 
-- `operations`: Required array of one or more [operation](#operation) objects. List of operations to be executed for the
-    test case.
+- `operations`: Required array of [operation](#operation) objects. List of operations to be executed for the test case.
 
 <span id="test_expectEvents"></span>
 
@@ -3551,6 +3550,8 @@ other specs *and* collating spec changes developed in parallel or during the sam
 
 ## Changelog
 
+- 2024-10-31: Test operations array may be empty.
+
 - 2024-10-29: List more examples of root-level documents
 
 - 2024-10-24: Document `namespace` option for `failCommand` fail point.