diff --git a/core/core_bind.cpp b/core/core_bind.cpp
index e7a77384da..2d6b8e5666 100644
--- a/core/core_bind.cpp
+++ b/core/core_bind.cpp
@@ -373,6 +373,9 @@ Dictionary _OS::get_time(bool utc) const {
  * @return epoch calculated
  */
 int64_t _OS::get_unix_time_from_datetime(Dictionary datetime) const {
+	// if datetime is an empty Dictionary throws an error
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(datetime.is_empty(), 0, "Invalid datetime Dictionary: Dictionary is empty");
+
 	// Bunch of conversion constants
 	static const unsigned int SECONDS_PER_MINUTE = 60;
 	static const unsigned int MINUTES_PER_HOUR = 60;
diff --git a/doc/classes/OS.xml b/doc/classes/OS.xml
index 057a2b8d1a..548147beab 100644
--- a/doc/classes/OS.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/OS.xml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@
 			<description>
 				Gets an epoch time value from a dictionary of time values.
 				[code]datetime[/code] must be populated with the following keys: [code]year[/code], [code]month[/code], [code]day[/code], [code]hour[/code], [code]minute[/code], [code]second[/code].
+				If the dictionary is empty [code]0[/code] is returned.
 				You can pass the output from [method get_datetime_from_unix_time] directly into this function. Daylight Savings Time ([code]dst[/code]), if present, is ignored.
 			</description>
 		</method>