diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/src/Field/Modal/ArticleField.php b/administrator/components/com_content/src/Field/Modal/ArticleField.php
index 995187559c289..a497aecd62789 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/src/Field/Modal/ArticleField.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/src/Field/Modal/ArticleField.php
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ protected function getInput()
             } catch (\RuntimeException $e) {
                 Factory::getApplication()->enqueueMessage($e->getMessage(), 'error');
             }
+            if (empty($title)) {
+                $value = '';
+            }
         }
 
         $title = empty($title) ? Text::_('COM_CONTENT_SELECT_AN_ARTICLE') : htmlspecialchars($title, ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');