diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Resources/views/Form/bootstrap_4_layout.html.twig b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Resources/views/Form/bootstrap_4_layout.html.twig
index 97710c79b5..ef45624c4e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Resources/views/Form/bootstrap_4_layout.html.twig
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Resources/views/Form/bootstrap_4_layout.html.twig
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
         {{- block('form_widget_simple') -}}
         {%- set label_attr = label_attr|merge({ class: (label_attr.class|default('') ~ ' custom-file-label')|trim }) -%}
         <label for="{{ form.vars.id }}" {% with { attr: label_attr } %}{{ block('attributes') }}{% endwith %}>
-            {%- if attr.placeholder is defined -%}
+            {%- if attr.placeholder is defined and attr.placeholder is not none -%}
                 {{- translation_domain is same as(false) ? attr.placeholder : attr.placeholder|trans({}, translation_domain) -}}
             {%- endif -%}
         </label>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/DataCollectorTranslator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/DataCollectorTranslator.php
index f69a8e7f66..d6295c8df6 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/DataCollectorTranslator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/DataCollectorTranslator.php
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class DataCollectorTranslator implements LegacyTranslatorInterface, TranslatorIn
         return $this->messages;
     }
 
-    private function collectMessage(?string $locale, ?string $domain, string $id, string $translation, ?array $parameters = [])
+    private function collectMessage(?string $locale, ?string $domain, ?string $id, string $translation, ?array $parameters = [])
     {
         if (null === $domain) {
             $domain = 'messages';
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/LoggingTranslator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/LoggingTranslator.php
index d0b06ff70c..812136fcd1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/LoggingTranslator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/LoggingTranslator.php
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class LoggingTranslator implements TranslatorInterface, LegacyTranslatorInterfac
     /**
      * Logs for missing translations.
      */
-    private function log(string $id, ?string $domain, ?string $locale)
+    private function log(?string $id, ?string $domain, ?string $locale)
     {
         if (null === $domain) {
             $domain = 'messages';
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/TranslatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/TranslatorTest.php
index f171ed93fc..5be3ef6c79 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/TranslatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Tests/TranslatorTest.php
@@ -491,6 +491,19 @@ class TranslatorTest extends TestCase
         $this->addToAssertionCount(1);
     }
 
+    public function testTransNullId()
+    {
+        $translator = new Translator('en');
+        $translator->addLoader('array', new ArrayLoader());
+        $translator->addResource('array', ['foo' => 'foofoo'], 'en');
+
+        $this->assertSame('', $translator->trans(null));
+
+        (\Closure::bind(function () use ($translator) {
+            $this->assertSame([], $translator->catalogues);
+        }, $this, Translator::class))();
+    }
+
     public function getTransFileTests()
     {
         return [
@@ -512,6 +525,7 @@ class TranslatorTest extends TestCase
             ['Symfony est super !', 'Symfony is great!', 'Symfony est super !', [], 'fr', ''],
             ['Symfony est awesome !', 'Symfony is %what%!', 'Symfony est %what% !', ['%what%' => 'awesome'], 'fr', ''],
             ['Symfony est super !', new StringClass('Symfony is great!'), 'Symfony est super !', [], 'fr', ''],
+            ['', null, '', [], 'fr', ''],
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Translator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Translator.php
index 47784bd8af..f98698d136 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Translator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Translation/Translator.php
@@ -210,11 +210,14 @@ class Translator implements LegacyTranslatorInterface, TranslatorInterface, Tran
      */
     public function trans($id, array $parameters = [], $domain = null, $locale = null)
     {
+        if ('' === $id = (string) $id) {
+            return '';
+        }
+
         if (null === $domain) {
             $domain = 'messages';
         }
 
-        $id = (string) $id;
         $catalogue = $this->getCatalogue($locale);
         $locale = $catalogue->getLocale();
         while (!$catalogue->defines($id, $domain)) {
@@ -242,6 +245,10 @@ class Translator implements LegacyTranslatorInterface, TranslatorInterface, Tran
     {
         @trigger_error(sprintf('The "%s()" method is deprecated since Symfony 4.2, use the trans() one instead with a "%%count%%" parameter.', __METHOD__), E_USER_DEPRECATED);
 
+        if ('' === $id = (string) $id) {
+            return '';
+        }
+
         if (!$this->formatter instanceof ChoiceMessageFormatterInterface) {
             throw new LogicException(sprintf('The formatter "%s" does not support plural translations.', \get_class($this->formatter)));
         }
@@ -250,7 +257,6 @@ class Translator implements LegacyTranslatorInterface, TranslatorInterface, Tran
             $domain = 'messages';
         }
 
-        $id = (string) $id;
         $catalogue = $this->getCatalogue($locale);
         $locale = $catalogue->getLocale();
         while (!$catalogue->defines($id, $domain)) {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Contracts/Translation/TranslatorTrait.php b/src/Symfony/Contracts/Translation/TranslatorTrait.php
index 488b4f4f23..a8267342a0 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Contracts/Translation/TranslatorTrait.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Contracts/Translation/TranslatorTrait.php
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ trait TranslatorTrait
      */
     public function trans($id, array $parameters = [], $domain = null, $locale = null)
     {
-        $id = (string) $id;
+        if ('' === $id = (string) $id) {
+            return '';
+        }
 
         if (!isset($parameters['%count%']) || !is_numeric($parameters['%count%'])) {
             return strtr($id, $parameters);