diff --git a/changelog_unreleased/markdown/19487.md b/changelog_unreleased/markdown/19487.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..53fdb055d537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog_unreleased/markdown/19487.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#### Avoid corrupting empty link with title (#19487 by @andersk)
+
+Do not remove `<>` from an inline link or image with an empty URL and a title, as this removal would change its interpretation.
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+```md
+<!-- Input -->
+[link](<> "title")
+
+<!-- Prettier stable -->
+[link]( "title")
+
+<!-- Prettier main -->
+[link](<> "title")
+```
diff --git a/src/language-markdown/print/mdast.js b/src/language-markdown/print/mdast.js
index e70751cc8a18..ca3a5991bfd3 100644
--- a/src/language-markdown/print/mdast.js
+++ b/src/language-markdown/print/mdast.js
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ function printMdast(path, options, print) {
             "[",
             printChildren(path, options, print),
             "](",
-            printUrl(node.url, ")"),
+            options.parser !== "mdx" && node.url === ""
+              ? "<>"
+              : printUrl(node.url, ")"),
             printTitle(node.title, options),
             ")",
           ];
@@ -239,7 +241,9 @@ function printMdast(path, options, print) {
         "![",
         printImageAlt(node, options),
         "](",
-        printUrl(node.url, ")"),
+        options.parser !== "mdx" && node.url === ""
+          ? "<>"
+          : printUrl(node.url, ")"),
         printTitle(node.title, options),
         ")",
       ];
diff --git a/tests/format/markdown/blockquote/__snapshots__/format.test.js.snap b/tests/format/markdown/blockquote/__snapshots__/format.test.js.snap
index 14cf13f5544d..baf0416ffadd 100644
--- a/tests/format/markdown/blockquote/__snapshots__/format.test.js.snap
+++ b/tests/format/markdown/blockquote/__snapshots__/format.test.js.snap
@@ -879,8 +879,9 @@ proseWrap: "always"
 > This is a quote with an italic _across multuple lines which should just work_.
 > So make sure there is no > if we set proseWrap to \`never\`
 
-> This is a quote with a link [across multuple lines which should just work]().
-> So make sure there is no > if we set proseWrap to \`never\`
+> This is a quote with a link
+> [across multuple lines which should just work](<>). So make sure there is no >
+> if we set proseWrap to \`never\`
 
 ================================================================================
 `;
@@ -926,7 +927,7 @@ proseWrap: "never"
 
 > This is a quote with an italic _across multuple lines which should just work_. So make sure there is no > if we set proseWrap to \`never\`
 
-> This is a quote with a link [across multuple lines which should just work](). So make sure there is no > if we set proseWrap to \`never\`
+> This is a quote with a link [across multuple lines which should just work](<>). So make sure there is no > if we set proseWrap to \`never\`
 
 ================================================================================
 `;
@@ -977,7 +978,7 @@ proseWrap: "preserve"
 > proseWrap to \`never\`
 
 > This is a quote with a link [across multuple lines
-> which should just work](). So make sure there is no > if we set
+> which should just work](<>). So make sure there is no > if we set
 > proseWrap to \`never\`
 
 ================================================================================
diff --git a/tests/format/markdown/commonmark-test-suite/__snapshots__/format.test.js.snap b/tests/format/markdown/commonmark-test-suite/__snapshots__/format.test.js.snap
index 9a3664f8dec5..3e2bf98d086a 100644
--- a/tests/format/markdown/commonmark-test-suite/__snapshots__/format.test.js.snap
+++ b/tests/format/markdown/commonmark-test-suite/__snapshots__/format.test.js.snap
@@ -8195,7 +8195,7 @@ proseWrap: "always"
 [link]()
 
 =====================================output=====================================
-[link]()
+[link](<>)
 
 ================================================================================
 `;
@@ -8209,7 +8209,7 @@ proseWrap: "always"
 [link](<>)
 
 =====================================output=====================================
-[link]()
+[link](<>)
 
 ================================================================================
 `;
@@ -8223,7 +8223,7 @@ proseWrap: "always"
 []()
 
 =====================================output=====================================
-[]()
+[](<>)
 
 ================================================================================
 `;
@@ -9531,7 +9531,7 @@ proseWrap: "always"
 [foo]: /url1
 
 =====================================output=====================================
-[foo]()
+[foo](<>)
 
 [foo]: /url1
 
diff --git a/tests/format/markdown/link/__snapshots__/format.test.js.snap b/tests/format/markdown/link/__snapshots__/format.test.js.snap
index 891edd2189de..f896dc4143af 100644
--- a/tests/format/markdown/link/__snapshots__/format.test.js.snap
+++ b/tests/format/markdown/link/__snapshots__/format.test.js.snap
@@ -22,6 +22,55 @@ proseWrap: "always"
 ================================================================================
 `;
 
+exports[`empty-url.md - {"proseWrap":"always"} format 1`] = `
+====================================options=====================================
+parsers: ["markdown"]
+proseWrap: "always"
+                                                      printWidth: 80 (default) |
+=====================================input======================================
+[link](<> "title")
+
+[link](<>)
+
+[link]()
+
+---
+
+![link](<> "title")
+
+![link](<>)
+
+![link]()
+
+---
+
+[link]: <> "title"
+
+[link]: <>
+
+=====================================output=====================================
+[link](<> "title")
+
+[link](<>)
+
+[link](<>)
+
+---
+
+![link](<> "title")
+
+![link](<>)
+
+![link](<>)
+
+---
+
+[link]: <> "title"
+[link]: <>
+
+================================================================================
+`;
+
 exports[`encodedLink.md - {"proseWrap":"always"} format 1`] = `
 ====================================options=====================================
 parsers: ["markdown"]
@@ -33,28 +82,35 @@ proseWrap: "always"
 [link](https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Ebar)
 [link](https://www.google.fr/foo-<bar)
 [link](https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Cbar)
+
 ![link](https://www.google.fr/()foo->bar)
 ![link](https://www.google.fr/foo->bar)
 ![link](https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Ebar)
 ![link](https://www.google.fr/foo-<bar)
 ![link](https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Cbar)
+
 [link]: https://www.google.fr/()foo->bar
 [link]: https://www.google.fr/foo->bar
 [link]: https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Ebar
 [link]: https://www.google.fr/foo-<bar
 [link]: https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Cbar
+
 =====================================output=====================================
 [link](<https://www.google.fr/()foo-%3Ebar>)
 [link](https://www.google.fr/foo->bar) [link](https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Ebar)
 [link](https://www.google.fr/foo-<bar) [link](https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Cbar)
+
 ![link](<https://www.google.fr/()foo-%3Ebar>)
 ![link](https://www.google.fr/foo->bar)
 ![link](https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Ebar)
 ![link](https://www.google.fr/foo-<bar)
-![link](https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Cbar) [link]:
-https://www.google.fr/()foo->bar [link]: https://www.google.fr/foo->bar [link]:
-https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Ebar [link]: https://www.google.fr/foo-<bar [link]:
-https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Cbar
+![link](https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Cbar)
+
+[link]: https://www.google.fr/()foo->bar
+[link]: https://www.google.fr/foo->bar
+[link]: https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Ebar
+[link]: https://www.google.fr/foo-<bar
+[link]: https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Cbar
 
 ================================================================================
 `;
diff --git a/tests/format/markdown/link/empty-url.md b/tests/format/markdown/link/empty-url.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5fab939561aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/format/markdown/link/empty-url.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[link](<> "title")
+
+[link](<>)
+
+[link]()
+
+---
+
+![link](<> "title")
+
+![link](<>)
+
+![link]()
+
+---
+
+[link]: <> "title"
+
+[link]: <>
diff --git a/tests/format/markdown/link/encodedLink.md b/tests/format/markdown/link/encodedLink.md
index 151023cad541..73f6aaec6a5c 100644
--- a/tests/format/markdown/link/encodedLink.md
+++ b/tests/format/markdown/link/encodedLink.md
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@
 [link](https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Ebar)
 [link](https://www.google.fr/foo-<bar)
 [link](https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Cbar)
+
 ![link](https://www.google.fr/()foo->bar)
 ![link](https://www.google.fr/foo->bar)
 ![link](https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Ebar)
 ![link](https://www.google.fr/foo-<bar)
 ![link](https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Cbar)
+
 [link]: https://www.google.fr/()foo->bar
 [link]: https://www.google.fr/foo->bar
 [link]: https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Ebar
 [link]: https://www.google.fr/foo-<bar
-[link]: https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Cbar
\ No newline at end of file
+[link]: https://www.google.fr/foo-%3Cbar