diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1799883-6ea95fc64f70c9ef.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1799883-6ea95fc64f70c9ef.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..630908f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1799883-6ea95fc64f70c9ef.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixed bug #1799883. ``tempest workspace register`` and ``tempest workspace move`` CLI
+    will now validate the value of the ``--path`` CLI argument and raise an exception if
+    it is None or empty string. Earlier both CLI actions were accepting None or empty path
+    which was confusing.
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/workspace.py b/tempest/cmd/workspace.py
index d276bde..d0c4b28 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/workspace.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/workspace.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     @lockutils.synchronized('workspaces', external=True)
     def move_workspace(self, name, path):
         self._populate()
-        path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(path))
+        path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(path)) if path else path
         self._name_exists(name)
         self._validate_path(path)
         self.workspaces[name] = path
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
 
     @lockutils.synchronized('workspaces', external=True)
     def remove_workspace_directory(self, workspace_path):
+        self._validate_path(workspace_path)
         shutil.rmtree(workspace_path)
 
     @lockutils.synchronized('workspaces', external=True)
@@ -136,6 +137,10 @@
             sys.exit(1)
 
     def _validate_path(self, path):
+        if not path:
+            print("None or empty path is specified for workspace."
+                  " Please specify correct workspace path.")
+            sys.exit(1)
         if not os.path.exists(path):
             print("Path does not exist.")
             sys.exit(1)
@@ -144,7 +149,7 @@
     def register_new_workspace(self, name, path, init=False):
         """Adds the new workspace and writes out the new workspace config"""
         self._populate()
-        path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(path))
+        path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(path)) if path else path
         # This only happens when register is called from outside of init
         if not init:
             self._validate_path(path)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py
index a256368..65481de 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_workspace.py
@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@
         self.assertEqual(
             self.workspace_manager.get_workspace(self.name), new_path)
 
+    def test_workspace_manager_move_no_workspace_path(self):
+        new_path = ""
+        with patch('sys.stdout', new_callable=StringIO) as mock_stdout:
+            ex = self.assertRaises(SystemExit,
+                                   self.workspace_manager.move_workspace,
+                                   self.name, new_path)
+        self.assertEqual(1, ex.code)
+        self.assertEqual(mock_stdout.getvalue(),
+                         "None or empty path is specified for workspace."
+                         " Please specify correct workspace path.\n")
+
     def test_workspace_manager_remove_entry(self):
         self.workspace_manager.remove_workspace_entry(self.name)
         self.assertIsNone(self.workspace_manager.get_workspace(self.name))
@@ -149,6 +160,18 @@
         self.workspace_manager.remove_workspace_directory(path)
         self.assertIsNone(self.workspace_manager.get_workspace(self.name))
 
+    def test_workspace_manager_remove_directory_no_path(self):
+        no_path = ""
+        with patch('sys.stdout', new_callable=StringIO) as mock_stdout:
+            ex = self.assertRaises(SystemExit,
+                                   self.workspace_manager.
+                                   remove_workspace_directory,
+                                   no_path)
+        self.assertEqual(1, ex.code)
+        self.assertEqual(mock_stdout.getvalue(),
+                         "None or empty path is specified for workspace."
+                         " Please specify correct workspace path.\n")
+
     def test_path_expansion(self):
         name = data_utils.rand_uuid()
         path = os.path.join("~", name)
@@ -207,3 +230,15 @@
         self.assertEqual(mock_stdout.getvalue(),
                          "None or empty name is specified."
                          " Please specify correct name for workspace.\n")
+
+    def test_register_new_workspace_no_path(self):
+        no_path = ""
+        with patch('sys.stdout', new_callable=StringIO) as mock_stdout:
+            ex = self.assertRaises(SystemExit,
+                                   self.workspace_manager.
+                                   register_new_workspace,
+                                   self.name, no_path)
+        self.assertEqual(1, ex.code)
+        self.assertEqual(mock_stdout.getvalue(),
+                         "None or empty path is specified for workspace."
+                         " Please specify correct workspace path.\n")