Index: llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
+++ llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
@@ -6061,9 +6061,12 @@
     CheckDI(isa<DIAssignID>(DAI->getRawAssignID()),
             "invalid llvm.dbg.assign intrinsic DIAssignID", &DII,
             DAI->getRawAssignID());
-    CheckDI(isa<ValueAsMetadata>(DAI->getRawAddress()),
-            "invalid llvm.dbg.assign intrinsic address)", &DII,
-            DAI->getRawAddress());
+    const auto *RawAddr = DAI->getRawAddress();
+    CheckDI(
+        isa<ValueAsMetadata>(RawAddr) ||
+            (isa<MDNode>(RawAddr) && !cast<MDNode>(RawAddr)->getNumOperands()),
+        "invalid llvm.dbg.assign intrinsic address", &DII,
+        DAI->getRawAddress());
     CheckDI(isa<DIExpression>(DAI->getRawAddressExpression()),
             "invalid llvm.dbg.assign intrinsic address expression", &DII,
             DAI->getRawAddressExpression());
Index: llvm/test/DebugInfo/Generic/assignment-tracking/parse-and-verify/verify.ll
===================================================================
--- llvm/test/DebugInfo/Generic/assignment-tracking/parse-and-verify/verify.ll
+++ llvm/test/DebugInfo/Generic/assignment-tracking/parse-and-verify/verify.ll
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
   call void @llvm.dbg.assign(metadata !14, metadata !10, metadata !DIExpression(), metadata !2, metadata ptr undef, metadata !DIExpression()), !dbg !13
   ; CHECK: invalid llvm.dbg.assign intrinsic address
   call void @llvm.dbg.assign(metadata !14, metadata !10, metadata !DIExpression(), metadata !14, metadata !3, metadata !DIExpression()), !dbg !13
+  ;; Empty metadata debug operands are allowed.
+  ; CHECK-NOT: invalid llvm.dbg.assign
+  call void @llvm.dbg.assign(metadata !14, metadata !10, metadata !DIExpression(), metadata !14, metadata !2, metadata !DIExpression()), !dbg !13
   ; CHECK: invalid llvm.dbg.assign intrinsic address expression
   call void @llvm.dbg.assign(metadata !14, metadata !10, metadata !DIExpression(), metadata !14, metadata ptr undef, metadata !2), !dbg !13
   ret void