diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/__init__.py b/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/__init__.py
index 78222205f..5e61b50ed 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/__init__.py
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/__init__.py
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ class PostgresSaver(BasePostgresSaver):
         thread_id = config["configurable"]["thread_id"]
         checkpoint_ns = config["configurable"].get("checkpoint_ns", "")
         checkpoint_id = get_checkpoint_id(config)
-        if checkpoint_id is None:
+        if not checkpoint_id:
             target = self.get_tuple(config)
             if target is None:
                 return {ch: {"writes": []} for ch in channels}
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/aio.py b/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/aio.py
index 2b813b391..5a00c99b1 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/aio.py
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-postgres/langgraph/checkpoint/postgres/aio.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ class AsyncPostgresSaver(BasePostgresSaver):
         thread_id = config["configurable"]["thread_id"]
         checkpoint_ns = config["configurable"].get("checkpoint_ns", "")
         checkpoint_id = get_checkpoint_id(config)
-        if checkpoint_id is None:
+        if not checkpoint_id:
             target = await self.aget_tuple(config)
             if target is None:
                 return {ch: {"writes": []} for ch in channels}
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/tests/test_delta_pagination.py b/libs/checkpoint-postgres/tests/test_delta_pagination.py
index 0c7407068..f9b483fc3 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/tests/test_delta_pagination.py
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-postgres/tests/test_delta_pagination.py
@@ -164,6 +164,40 @@ def test_sync_walk_reads_nothing_newer_than_the_target(
     assert read == _ids_from_target_down(configs)
 
 
+def _empty_checkpoint_id(config: dict) -> dict:
+    return {"configurable": {**config["configurable"], "checkpoint_id": ""}}
+
+
+async def test_async_empty_checkpoint_id_reads_from_the_latest_checkpoint() -> None:
+    async with AsyncPostgresSaver.from_conn_string(DEFAULT_URI) as saver:
+        await saver.setup()
+        configs = await _abuild_chain(saver)
+        latest = await saver.aget_delta_channel_history(
+            config=configs[-1], channels=[CHANNEL]
+        )
+
+        result = await saver.aget_delta_channel_history(
+            config=_empty_checkpoint_id(configs[-1]), channels=[CHANNEL]
+        )
+
+    assert latest[CHANNEL]["writes"]
+    assert result == latest
+
+
+def test_sync_empty_checkpoint_id_reads_from_the_latest_checkpoint() -> None:
+    with PostgresSaver.from_conn_string(DEFAULT_URI) as saver:
+        saver.setup()
+        configs = _build_chain(saver)
+        latest = saver.get_delta_channel_history(config=configs[-1], channels=[CHANNEL])
+
+        result = saver.get_delta_channel_history(
+            config=_empty_checkpoint_id(configs[-1]), channels=[CHANNEL]
+        )
+
+    assert latest[CHANNEL]["writes"]
+    assert result == latest
+
+
 async def test_root_target_has_no_history_and_still_terminates(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
 ) -> None:
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-sqlite/langgraph/checkpoint/sqlite/__init__.py b/libs/checkpoint-sqlite/langgraph/checkpoint/sqlite/__init__.py
index d7369921d..ba77deb98 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-sqlite/langgraph/checkpoint/sqlite/__init__.py
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-sqlite/langgraph/checkpoint/sqlite/__init__.py
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ class SqliteSaver(BaseCheckpointSaver[str]):
         thread_id = str(config["configurable"]["thread_id"])
         checkpoint_ns = config["configurable"].get("checkpoint_ns", "")
         checkpoint_id = get_checkpoint_id(config)
-        if checkpoint_id is None:
+        if not checkpoint_id:
             target = self.get_tuple(config)
             if target is None:
                 return {ch: {"writes": []} for ch in channels}
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-sqlite/langgraph/checkpoint/sqlite/aio.py b/libs/checkpoint-sqlite/langgraph/checkpoint/sqlite/aio.py
index b26e6ac9c..a62a35473 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-sqlite/langgraph/checkpoint/sqlite/aio.py
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-sqlite/langgraph/checkpoint/sqlite/aio.py
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ class AsyncSqliteSaver(BaseCheckpointSaver[str]):
         thread_id = str(config["configurable"]["thread_id"])
         checkpoint_ns = config["configurable"].get("checkpoint_ns", "")
         checkpoint_id = get_checkpoint_id(config)
-        if checkpoint_id is None:
+        if not checkpoint_id:
             target = await self.aget_tuple(config)
             if target is None:
                 return {ch: {"writes": []} for ch in channels}
diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-sqlite/tests/test_delta_parent_walk.py b/libs/checkpoint-sqlite/tests/test_delta_parent_walk.py
index 849752a5d..d8fc82698 100644
--- a/libs/checkpoint-sqlite/tests/test_delta_parent_walk.py
+++ b/libs/checkpoint-sqlite/tests/test_delta_parent_walk.py
@@ -65,6 +65,39 @@ async def test_async_walk_reaches_parent_whatever_the_id_order(
         assert got[CHANNEL] == EXPECTED
 
 
+EMPTY_CHECKPOINT_ID: dict[str, Any] = {
+    "configurable": {**CONFIG["configurable"], "checkpoint_id": ""}
+}
+
+
+def test_sync_empty_checkpoint_id_reads_from_the_latest_checkpoint() -> None:
+    with SqliteSaver.from_conn_string(":memory:") as saver:
+        root = saver.put(CONFIG, _checkpoint("a-older", {CHANNEL: "seed"}), {}, {})
+        saver.put_writes(root, [(CHANNEL, "write-root")], "task")
+        saver.put(root, _checkpoint("z-newer", {}), {}, {})
+
+        got = saver.get_delta_channel_history(
+            config=EMPTY_CHECKPOINT_ID, channels=[CHANNEL]
+        )
+
+        assert got[CHANNEL] == EXPECTED
+
+
+async def test_async_empty_checkpoint_id_reads_from_the_latest_checkpoint() -> None:
+    async with AsyncSqliteSaver.from_conn_string(":memory:") as saver:
+        root = await saver.aput(
+            CONFIG, _checkpoint("a-older", {CHANNEL: "seed"}), {}, {}
+        )
+        await saver.aput_writes(root, [(CHANNEL, "write-root")], "task")
+        await saver.aput(root, _checkpoint("z-newer", {}), {}, {})
+
+        got = await saver.aget_delta_channel_history(
+            config=EMPTY_CHECKPOINT_ID, channels=[CHANNEL]
+        )
+
+        assert got[CHANNEL] == EXPECTED
+
+
 def test_walk_reaches_root_of_long_chain_with_descending_ids() -> None:
     steps = 40
     with SqliteSaver.from_conn_string(":memory:") as saver: