diff --git a/src/cpp/rtps/xmlparser/XMLDynamicParser.cpp b/src/cpp/rtps/xmlparser/XMLDynamicParser.cpp
index 05cbf53574..23e276028e 100644
--- a/src/cpp/rtps/xmlparser/XMLDynamicParser.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/rtps/xmlparser/XMLDynamicParser.cpp
@@ -724,6 +724,12 @@ XMLP_ret XMLParser::parseXMLStructDynamicType(
      */
     XMLP_ret ret = XMLP_ret::XML_OK;
     const char* name = p_root->Attribute(NAME);
+    if (nullptr == name || name[0] == '\0')
+    {
+        EPROSIMA_LOG_ERROR(XMLPARSER, "Missing required attribute 'name' in 'structDcl'.");
+        return XMLP_ret::XML_ERROR;
+    }
+
     p_dynamictypebuilder_t typeBuilder; // = types::DynamicTypeBuilderFactory::get_instance()->create_struct_builder();
     //typeBuilder->set_name(name);
     uint32_t mId = 0;
diff --git a/test/unittest/xmlparser/XMLParserTests.cpp b/test/unittest/xmlparser/XMLParserTests.cpp
index dfe1eba3b1..5629106e16 100644
--- a/test/unittest/xmlparser/XMLParserTests.cpp
+++ b/test/unittest/xmlparser/XMLParserTests.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ TEST_F(XMLParserTests, regressions)
     EXPECT_EQ(XMLP_ret::XML_ERROR, XMLParser::loadXML("regressions/18395_profile_bin.xml", root));
     EXPECT_EQ(XMLP_ret::XML_ERROR, XMLParser::loadXML("regressions/19354_profile_bin.xml", root));
     EXPECT_EQ(XMLP_ret::XML_ERROR, XMLParser::loadXML("regressions/19354_2_profile_bin.xml", root));
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLP_ret::XML_ERROR, XMLParser::loadXML("regressions/19851_profile_bin.xml", root));
     EXPECT_EQ(XMLP_ret::XML_ERROR, XMLParser::loadXML("regressions/simple_participant_profiles_nok.xml", root));
     EXPECT_EQ(XMLP_ret::XML_OK, XMLParser::loadXML("regressions/simple_participant_profiles_ok.xml", root));
 }
diff --git a/test/unittest/xmlparser/regressions/19851_profile_bin.xml b/test/unittest/xmlparser/regressions/19851_profile_bin.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db6b7a8427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unittest/xmlparser/regressions/19851_profile_bin.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<types><type><struct/></type></types>