diff --git a/src/Core/Components/List/FluentAutocomplete.razor b/src/Core/Components/List/FluentAutocomplete.razor
index 7b1503885e..b2f164a9be 100644
--- a/src/Core/Components/List/FluentAutocomplete.razor
+++ b/src/Core/Components/List/FluentAutocomplete.razor
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
ReadOnly="@ReadOnly"
Label="@Label"
LabelTemplate="@LabelTemplate"
- Placeholder="@(SelectedOptions?.Any() is false ? Placeholder : string.Empty)"
+ Placeholder="@(SelectedOptions is null || SelectedOptions?.Any() is false ? Placeholder : null)"
aria-expanded="@(IsMultiSelectOpened ? "true" : "false")"
aria-controls="@(IsMultiSelectOpened ? IdPopup : string.Empty)"
aria-label="@GetAutocompleteAriaLabel()"
diff --git a/tests/Core/List/FluentAutocompleteTests.FluentAutocomplete_AutofocusAttribute.verified.razor.html b/tests/Core/List/FluentAutocompleteTests.FluentAutocomplete_AutofocusAttribute.verified.razor.html
index edb9ef5c9f..f55d798b6c 100644
--- a/tests/Core/List/FluentAutocompleteTests.FluentAutocomplete_AutofocusAttribute.verified.razor.html
+++ b/tests/Core/List/FluentAutocompleteTests.FluentAutocomplete_AutofocusAttribute.verified.razor.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-
+