diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 45079849..36ad4d54 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 
 ## unreleased
 
-- Clarify that tables typically cannot be nested infinitely [#1087]).
+- Clarify that tables typically cannot be nested infinitely ([#1087]).
+
+- Clarify the reason for allowing empty keys ([#1095]).
 
 [#1087]: https://github.com/toml-lang/toml/pull/1087
+[#1095]: https://github.com/toml-lang/toml/pull/1095
 
 ## 1.1.0 / 2025-12-18
 
diff --git a/toml.md b/toml.md
index e4119dcb..d772df7d 100644
--- a/toml.md
+++ b/toml.md
@@ -129,8 +129,11 @@ to use bare keys except when absolutely necessary.
 'quoted "value"' = "value"
 ```
 
-A bare key must be non-empty, but an empty quoted key is allowed (though
-discouraged). You cannot use multi-line strings to define quoted keys.
+You cannot use multi-line strings to define quoted keys.
+
+TOML tables correspond to hash tables (also known as dictionaries) which usually
+permit any string value. For that reason empty quoted keys are allowed, though
+discouraged. A bare key must be non-empty.
 
 ```toml
 = "no key name"           # INVALID