diff --git a/ui/src/i18n/lib/translate.ts b/ui/src/i18n/lib/translate.ts
index 59c7b60dfa5b..81b4218150d9 100644
--- a/ui/src/i18n/lib/translate.ts
+++ b/ui/src/i18n/lib/translate.ts
@@ -264,7 +264,9 @@ class I18nManager {
     }
 
     if (params) {
-      return value.replace(/\{(\w+)\}/g, (_, k) => params[k] || `{${k}}`);
+      // ?? not ||: an empty-string param is a provided value (render empty),
+      // while a missing param keeps the visible {placeholder} for debugging.
+      return value.replace(/\{(\w+)\}/g, (_, k) => params[k] ?? `{${k}}`);
     }
 
     return value;
diff --git a/ui/src/i18n/test/translate.test.ts b/ui/src/i18n/test/translate.test.ts
index a6d5580dc3d9..a1219b629fc6 100644
--- a/ui/src/i18n/test/translate.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/i18n/test/translate.test.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ describe("i18n", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("renders a provided empty-string param as empty, not the raw placeholder", () => {
+    expect(translate.t("connection.help.copyCommandAria", { command: "" })).toBe("Copy command: ");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the visible placeholder when the param is missing", () => {
+    expect(translate.t("connection.help.copyCommandAria", {})).toBe("Copy command: {command}");
+  });
+
   it("should fallback to English if key is missing in another locale", async () => {
     translate.i18n.registerTranslation("zh-CN", { common: {} } as never);
     await translate.i18n.setLocale("zh-CN");