diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/components/input-document-granular-permission/input-document-granular-permission.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/components/input-document-granular-permission/input-document-granular-permission.element.ts
index 8f0ef5c5b4..c9543a88a2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/components/input-document-granular-permission/input-document-granular-permission.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/documents/documents/components/input-document-granular-permission/input-document-granular-permission.element.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class UmbInputDocumentGranularPermissionElement extends FormControlMixin(
 	@property()
 	public set value(idsString: string) {
 		if (idsString !== this._value) {
-			this.selectedIds = idsString.split(/[ ,]+/);
+			this.selectedIds = idsString !== '' ? idsString.split(/[ ,]+/) : [];
 		}
 	}