diff --git a/config/rector/cakephp53.php b/config/rector/cakephp53.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bdf4b523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rector/cakephp53.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Cake\Upgrade\Rector\Set\CakePHPSetList;
+use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
+
+return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->sets([CakePHPSetList::CAKEPHP_53]);
+};
diff --git a/config/rector/sets/cakephp53.php b/config/rector/sets/cakephp53.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..743c554f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rector/sets/cakephp53.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Cake\Upgrade\Rector\Rector\MethodCall\EntityIsEmptyRector;
+use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
+
+# @see https://book.cakephp.org/5/en/appendices/5-3-migration-guide.html
+return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
+    $rectorConfig->rule(EntityIsEmptyRector::class);
+};
diff --git a/src/Rector/Rector/MethodCall/EntityIsEmptyRector.php b/src/Rector/Rector/MethodCall/EntityIsEmptyRector.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..593c2a84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Rector/Rector/MethodCall/EntityIsEmptyRector.php
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Cake\Upgrade\Rector\Rector\MethodCall;
+
+use Cake\ORM\Entity;
+use PhpParser\Node;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\BooleanNot;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\MethodCall;
+use PhpParser\Node\Identifier;
+use PHPStan\Type\ObjectType;
+use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
+use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\CodeSample;
+use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\RuleDefinition;
+
+final class EntityIsEmptyRector extends AbstractRector
+{
+    public function getRuleDefinition(): RuleDefinition
+    {
+        return new RuleDefinition(
+            'Replace $entity->isEmpty() with !$entity->hasValue() for \Cake\ORM\Entity descendants',
+            [
+                new CodeSample(
+                    '$entity->isEmpty();',
+                    '!$entity->hasValue();',
+                ),
+            ],
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function getNodeTypes(): array
+    {
+        return [MethodCall::class];
+    }
+
+    public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
+    {
+        if (!$node instanceof MethodCall) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (!$this->isName($node->name, 'isEmpty')) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $objectType = $this->getType($node->var);
+        if (!$objectType instanceof ObjectType) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (!$objectType->isInstanceOf(Entity::class)->yes()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $newMethodCall = new MethodCall(
+            $node->var,
+            new Identifier('hasValue'),
+            $node->args,
+        );
+
+        // Replace with !$entity->hasValue($args)
+        return new BooleanNot($newMethodCall);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Rector/Set/CakePHPSetList.php b/src/Rector/Set/CakePHPSetList.php
index ee3e77ee..65b1d975 100644
--- a/src/Rector/Set/CakePHPSetList.php
+++ b/src/Rector/Set/CakePHPSetList.php
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ final class CakePHPSetList
      */
     public const CAKEPHP_52 = __DIR__ . '/../../../config/rector/sets/cakephp52.php';
 
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public const CAKEPHP_53 = __DIR__ . '/../../../config/rector/sets/cakephp53.php';
+
     /**
      * @var string
      */
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Command/RectorCommandTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Command/RectorCommandTest.php
index 3da8850c..6925df2c 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Command/RectorCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Command/RectorCommandTest.php
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ public function testApply52()
         $this->assertTestAppUpgraded();
     }
 
+    public function testApply53()
+    {
+        $this->setupTestApp(__FUNCTION__);
+        $this->exec('upgrade rector --rules cakephp53 ' . TEST_APP);
+        $this->assertTestAppUpgraded();
+    }
+
     public function testApplyMigrations45()
     {
         $this->setupTestApp(__FUNCTION__);
diff --git a/tests/test_apps/original/RectorCommand-testApply53/src/SomeTest.php b/tests/test_apps/original/RectorCommand-testApply53/src/SomeTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6879e22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_apps/original/RectorCommand-testApply53/src/SomeTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace MyPlugin;
+
+use Cake\ORM\Entity;
+
+class SomeTest
+{
+    public function testRenames(): void
+    {
+        $entity = new Entity();
+        $result = $entity->isEmpty('test');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_apps/upgraded/RectorCommand-testApply53/src/SomeTest.php b/tests/test_apps/upgraded/RectorCommand-testApply53/src/SomeTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00172c06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_apps/upgraded/RectorCommand-testApply53/src/SomeTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace MyPlugin;
+
+use Cake\ORM\Entity;
+
+class SomeTest
+{
+    public function testRenames(): void
+    {
+        $entity = new Entity();
+        $result = !$entity->hasValue('test');
+    }
+}