diff --git a/lib/pleroma/maps.ex b/lib/pleroma/maps.ex
index 6d586e53eb..5020a8ff8d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/maps.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/maps.ex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
-# Copyright © 2017-2022 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# Copyright © 2017-2024 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
 
 defmodule Pleroma.Maps do
@@ -18,4 +18,17 @@ def safe_put_in(data, keys, value) when is_map(data) and is_list(keys) do
   rescue
     _ -> data
   end
+
+  def filter_empty_values(data) do
+    # TODO: Change to Map.filter in Elixir 1.13+
+    data
+    |> Enum.filter(fn
+      {_k, nil} -> false
+      {_k, ""} -> false
+      {_k, []} -> false
+      {_k, %{} = v} -> Map.keys(v) != []
+      {_k, _v} -> true
+    end)
+    |> Map.new()
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/maps_test.exs b/test/pleroma/maps_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05f1b18b2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/pleroma/maps_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Pleroma: A lightweight social networking server
+# Copyright © 2024 Pleroma Authors <https://pleroma.social/>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+
+defmodule Pleroma.MapsTest do
+  use Pleroma.DataCase, async: true
+
+  alias Pleroma.Maps
+
+  describe "filter_empty_values/1" do
+    assert %{"bar" => "b", "ray" => ["foo"], "objs" => %{"a" => "b"}} ==
+             Maps.filter_empty_values(%{
+               "foo" => nil,
+               "fooz" => "",
+               "bar" => "b",
+               "rei" => [],
+               "ray" => ["foo"],
+               "obj" => %{},
+               "objs" => %{"a" => "b"}
+             })
+  end
+end