diff --git a/src/Populator/ArrayPropertyMappingPopulator.php b/src/Populator/ArrayPropertyMappingPopulator.php
index 6dbb072..7f4cc4a 100644
--- a/src/Populator/ArrayPropertyMappingPopulator.php
+++ b/src/Populator/ArrayPropertyMappingPopulator.php
@@ -45,12 +45,17 @@ public function __construct(
     public function populate(object $target, object $source, ?object $ctx = null): void
     {
         try {
-            $unwrappedArray = array_map(
-                fn ($item) => null !== $this->sourceArrayItemProperty
-                    ? $this->arrayItemAccessor->getValue($item, $this->sourceArrayItemProperty)
-                    : $item,
-                $this->accessor->getValue($source, $this->sourceArrayProperty),
-            );
+            $sourceArrayPropertyValues = $this->accessor->getValue($source, $this->sourceArrayProperty);
+
+            $unwrappedArray = [];
+            if (\is_array($sourceArrayPropertyValues) && [] !== $sourceArrayPropertyValues) {
+                $unwrappedArray = array_map(
+                    fn ($item) => null !== $this->sourceArrayItemProperty
+                        ? $this->arrayItemAccessor->getValue($item, $this->sourceArrayItemProperty)
+                        : $item,
+                    $sourceArrayPropertyValues,
+                );
+            }
 
             $this->accessor->setValue(
                 $target,
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/Model/User.php b/tests/Fixtures/Model/User.php
index 3a8ed3e..0382c06 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures/Model/User.php
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/Model/User.php
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ class User
     /** @var array<string> */
     private array $favouriteMovies;
 
-    /** @var array<Hobby> */
-    private array $hobbies;
+    /** @var array<Hobby>|null */
+    private ?array $hobbies;
 
     /** @var array<Phone> */
     private array $phones;
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ public function setFavouriteMovies(array $favouriteMovies): self
         return $this;
     }
 
-    public function getHobbies(): array
+    public function getHobbies(): ?array
     {
         return $this->hobbies;
     }
 
-    public function setHobbies(array $hobbies): self
+    public function setHobbies(?array $hobbies): self
     {
         $this->hobbies = $hobbies;
 
diff --git a/tests/Populator/ArrayPropertyMappingPopulatorTest.php b/tests/Populator/ArrayPropertyMappingPopulatorTest.php
index a82a666..e5b6a1a 100644
--- a/tests/Populator/ArrayPropertyMappingPopulatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Populator/ArrayPropertyMappingPopulatorTest.php
@@ -46,4 +46,15 @@ public function test_populateWithInnerProperty(): void
 
         self::assertEquals(['reading', 'swimming', 'computers'], $person->getActivities());
     }
+
+    public function test_populateWithInnerProperty_is_null(): void
+    {
+        $populator = new ArrayPropertyMappingPopulator('activities', 'hobbies', 'label');
+        $user = (new User())->setHobbies(null);
+        $person = new Person();
+
+        $populator->populate($person, $user);
+
+        self::assertEmpty($person->getActivities());
+    }
 }