diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Models/RichTextEditorValue.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Models/RichTextEditorValue.cs
index 9904ea33bb..cf64747ec2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Models/RichTextEditorValue.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Models/RichTextEditorValue.cs
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ public class RichTextEditorValue
     public required string Markup { get; set; }
 
     [DataMember(Name = "blocks")]
-    public required RichTextBlockValue? Blocks { get; set; }
+    public RichTextBlockValue? Blocks { get; set; }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/RichTextPropertyEditorHelperTests.cs b/tests/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/RichTextPropertyEditorHelperTests.cs
index 8d2d59337f..ab68db550f 100644
--- a/tests/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/RichTextPropertyEditorHelperTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Umbraco.Tests.UnitTests/Umbraco.Core/PropertyEditors/RichTextPropertyEditorHelperTests.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,22 @@ public class RichTextPropertyEditorHelperTests
         });
     }
 
+    [Test]
+    public void Can_Parse_JObject_With_Missing_Blocks()
+    {
+        var input = JsonNode.Parse(""""
+                                   {
+                                    "markup": "<h2>Vælg et af vores mest populære produkter</h2>"
+                                   }
+                                   """");
+
+        var result = RichTextPropertyEditorHelper.TryParseRichTextEditorValue(input, JsonSerializer(), Logger(), out RichTextEditorValue? value);
+        Assert.IsTrue(result);
+        Assert.IsNotNull(value);
+        Assert.AreEqual("<h2>Vælg et af vores mest populære produkter</h2>", value.Markup);
+        Assert.IsNull(value.Blocks);
+    }
+
     [Test]
     public void Can_Parse_Blocks_With_Both_Content_And_Settings()
     {