diff --git a/contrib/drivers/mysql/mysql_z_unit_issue_test.go b/contrib/drivers/mysql/mysql_z_unit_issue_test.go
index edb4b2a18..265ac50f3 100644
--- a/contrib/drivers/mysql/mysql_z_unit_issue_test.go
+++ b/contrib/drivers/mysql/mysql_z_unit_issue_test.go
@@ -1949,3 +1949,37 @@ func Test_Issue4500(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Assert(len(all), 3)
 	})
 }
+
+// https://github.com/gogf/gf/issues/4697
+func Test_Issue4697(t *testing.T) {
+	table := createInitTable()
+	defer dropTable(table)
+
+	gtest.C(t, func(t *gtest.T) {
+		// Fields("") should be treated as Fields() and select all fields
+		result, err := db.Model(table).Fields("").Limit(1).All()
+		t.AssertNil(err)
+		t.AssertGT(len(result), 0)
+		// Should have all fields (id, passport, password, nickname, create_time, create_date)
+		t.Assert(len(result[0]), 6)
+	})
+
+	gtest.C(t, func(t *gtest.T) {
+		// Fields("", "id") should ignore empty string and only select "id"
+		result, err := db.Model(table).Fields("", "id").Limit(1).All()
+		t.AssertNil(err)
+		t.AssertGT(len(result), 0)
+		t.Assert(len(result[0]), 1)
+		t.AssertNE(result[0]["id"], nil)
+	})
+
+	gtest.C(t, func(t *gtest.T) {
+		// Fields("id", "", "nickname") should ignore empty string
+		result, err := db.Model(table).Fields("id", "", "nickname").Limit(1).All()
+		t.AssertNil(err)
+		t.AssertGT(len(result), 0)
+		t.Assert(len(result[0]), 2)
+		t.AssertNE(result[0]["id"], nil)
+		t.AssertNE(result[0]["nickname"], nil)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/database/gdb/gdb_model_utility.go b/database/gdb/gdb_model_utility.go
index 1ced41c39..48e6e974e 100644
--- a/database/gdb/gdb_model_utility.go
+++ b/database/gdb/gdb_model_utility.go
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ func (m *Model) mappingAndFilterToTableFields(table string, fields []any, filter
 			fieldStr         = gconv.String(field)
 			inputFieldsArray []string
 		)
+		// Skip empty string fields.
+		if fieldStr == "" {
+			continue
+		}
 		switch {
 		case gregex.IsMatchString(regularFieldNameWithoutDotRegPattern, fieldStr):
 			inputFieldsArray = append(inputFieldsArray, fieldStr)