diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
index 228691d26d12b..e4533e875741f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
@@ -1062,6 +1062,11 @@ public function parse_query( $query = '' ) {
 				unset( $_query['pagename'] );
 			}
 
+			// Ignore an empty post name query variable.
+			if ( isset( $_query['name'] ) && '' === $_query['name'] ) {
+				unset( $_query['name'] );
+			}
+
 			unset( $_query['embed'] );
 
 			if ( empty( $_query ) || ! array_diff( array_keys( $_query ), array( 'preview', 'page', 'paged', 'cpage' ) ) ) {
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/query/conditionals.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/query/conditionals.php
index 4b473178897ae..a58b892b8f168 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/query/conditionals.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/query/conditionals.php
@@ -72,6 +72,37 @@ public function test_page_on_front() {
 		delete_option( 'page_for_posts' );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Tests that an empty name query variable does not override the static front page.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 56312
+	 */
+	public function test_page_on_front_with_empty_name_query_var() {
+		$page_on_front = self::factory()->post->create(
+			array(
+				'post_type' => 'page',
+			)
+		);
+
+		$page_for_posts = self::factory()->post->create(
+			array(
+				'post_type' => 'page',
+			)
+		);
+
+		update_option( 'show_on_front', 'page' );
+		update_option( 'page_on_front', $page_on_front );
+		update_option( 'page_for_posts', $page_for_posts );
+
+		$this->go_to( '/?name' );
+
+		$this->assertQueryTrue( 'is_front_page', 'is_page', 'is_singular' );
+
+		update_option( 'show_on_front', 'posts' );
+		delete_option( 'page_on_front' );
+		delete_option( 'page_for_posts' );
+	}
+
 	public function test_404() {
 		$this->go_to( '/notapage' );
 		$this->assertQueryTrue( 'is_404' );