diff --git a/src/openedx_content/applets/backup_restore/serializers.py b/src/openedx_content/applets/backup_restore/serializers.py
index eb43528cb..105c25094 100644
--- a/src/openedx_content/applets/backup_restore/serializers.py
+++ b/src/openedx_content/applets/backup_restore/serializers.py
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ class EntityVersionSerializer(serializers.Serializer):  # pylint: disable=abstra
     """
     Serializer for publishable entity versions.
     """
-    title = serializers.CharField(required=True)
+    # We allow_blank because empty unit titles are legal and common.
+    title = serializers.CharField(required=True, allow_blank=True)
+
     created = serializers.DateTimeField(required=True, default_timezone=timezone.utc)
     version_num = serializers.IntegerField(required=True)
 
diff --git a/tests/openedx_content/applets/backup_restore/fixtures/library_backup/entities/unit1-b7eafb.toml b/tests/openedx_content/applets/backup_restore/fixtures/library_backup/entities/unit1-b7eafb.toml
index b8ab55466..c89478557 100644
--- a/tests/openedx_content/applets/backup_restore/fixtures/library_backup/entities/unit1-b7eafb.toml
+++ b/tests/openedx_content/applets/backup_restore/fixtures/library_backup/entities/unit1-b7eafb.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ version_num = 2
 # ### Versions
 
 [[version]]
-title = "Unit1"
+title = ""
 version_num = 2
 
 [version.container]
diff --git a/tests/openedx_content/applets/backup_restore/test_restore.py b/tests/openedx_content/applets/backup_restore/test_restore.py
index ef8156a92..fcaf99acd 100644
--- a/tests/openedx_content/applets/backup_restore/test_restore.py
+++ b/tests/openedx_content/applets/backup_restore/test_restore.py
@@ -342,6 +342,29 @@ def test_error_no_metadata_section(self):
         expected_error = "Errors encountered during restore:\npackage.toml meta section: {'non_field_errors': [Er"
         assert expected_error in log_content
 
+    def test_restore_with_blank_unit_title(self):
+        """
+        Restoring should succeed when a container version has a blank title.
+
+        Blank titles are legal and common -- content imported from courses
+        (e.g. via the modulestore migrator) frequently has untitled units, and
+        such content can be backed up. Restoring that same archive must work.
+
+        The ``library_backup`` fixture's ``unit1`` deliberately has a blank
+        title to exercise this path.
+        """
+        result = LearningPackageUnzipper(self.zip_file, package_ref="lib-xx:WGU:LIB_C001").load()
+
+        assert result["status"] == "success", f"Restore failed: {result['log_file_error']}"
+        assert result["log_file_error"] is None
+
+        lp = publishing_api.LearningPackage.objects.get(package_ref="lib-xx:WGU:LIB_C001")
+        unit = containers_api.get_containers(learning_package_id=lp.id).get(
+            publishable_entity__entity_ref="unit1-b7eafb"
+        )
+        draft_version = publishing_api.get_draft_version(unit.publishable_entity.id)
+        assert draft_version.title == ""
+
     def test_success_metadata_using_user_context(self):
         """Test that metadata is correctly extracted from learning_package.toml."""
         restore_result = LearningPackageUnzipper(self.zip_file, user=self.user).load()