diff --git a/src/qweb/template_helpers.ts b/src/qweb/template_helpers.ts
index 9c679220..432de023 100644
--- a/src/qweb/template_helpers.ts
+++ b/src/qweb/template_helpers.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function callSlot(
   name: string,
   defaultSlot?: (ctx: any, key: string) => BDom,
   dynamic?: boolean
-): BDom | null {
+): BDom {
   const slots = ctx.__owl__.slots;
   const slotFn = slots[name];
   const slotBDom = slotFn ? slotFn(parent, key) : null;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function callSlot(
     }
     return multi([child1, child2]);
   }
-  return slotBDom;
+  return slotBDom || text("");
 }
 
 function capture(ctx: any): any {
diff --git a/tests/components/__snapshots__/slots.test.ts.snap b/tests/components/__snapshots__/slots.test.ts.snap
index 12297dba..1d1ca6de 100644
--- a/tests/components/__snapshots__/slots.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/components/__snapshots__/slots.test.ts.snap
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ exports[`slots can define and call slots 2`] = `
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`slots can render only empty slot 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(bdom, helpers
+) {
+  let { text, createBlock, list, multi, html, toggler, component } = bdom;
+  let { withDefault, getTemplate, prepareList, withKey, zero, call, callSlot, capture, isBoundary, shallowEqual, setContextValue, toNumber } = helpers;
+  
+  return function template(ctx, node, key = \\"\\") {
+    return callSlot(ctx, node, key, 'default');
+  }
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`slots content is the default slot (variation) 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(bdom, helpers
 ) {
diff --git a/tests/components/slots.test.ts b/tests/components/slots.test.ts
index 3048924c..9fbea862 100644
--- a/tests/components/slots.test.ts
+++ b/tests/components/slots.test.ts
@@ -1332,4 +1332,19 @@ describe("slots", () => {
 
     expect(fixture.innerHTML).toBe("<div><div><p>Ablip</p><div><p>Bblip</p></div></div></div>");
   });
+
+  test("can render only empty slot", async () => {
+    class Parent extends Component {
+      static template = xml`<t t-slot="default"/>`;
+    }
+
+    let error = null;
+    try {
+      await mount(Parent, fixture);
+    } catch (e) {
+      error = e;
+    }
+    expect(error).toBeNull();
+    expect(fixture.innerHTML).toEqual("");
+  });
 });