diff --git a/packages/forms/src/Components/RichEditor/RichContentRenderer.php b/packages/forms/src/Components/RichEditor/RichContentRenderer.php
index edb11588be..c57347faa1 100644
--- a/packages/forms/src/Components/RichEditor/RichContentRenderer.php
+++ b/packages/forms/src/Components/RichEditor/RichContentRenderer.php
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ class RichContentRenderer implements Htmlable
      */
     public function toJson(bool $decoded = false): string | array
     {
+        if (empty($this->content)) {
+            return $decoded ? [] : '';
+        }
+
         $editor = $this->getEditor();
 
         if ($decoded) {