diff --git a/src/lib/Persistence/Legacy/Content/Handler.php b/src/lib/Persistence/Legacy/Content/Handler.php
index d28c53f31e..1165fcb9e8 100644
--- a/src/lib/Persistence/Legacy/Content/Handler.php
+++ b/src/lib/Persistence/Legacy/Content/Handler.php
@@ -922,6 +922,11 @@ static function ($lang) use ($languageCode) {
     public function loadVersionInfoList(array $contentIds): array
     {
         $rows = $this->contentGateway->loadVersionInfoList($contentIds);
+
+        if (empty($rows)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
         $mappedRows = array_map(
             static function (array $row): array {
                 return [
diff --git a/tests/integration/Core/Repository/ContentService/LoadVersionInfoTest.php b/tests/integration/Core/Repository/ContentService/LoadVersionInfoTest.php
index a03e7370b2..026d6f0e08 100644
--- a/tests/integration/Core/Repository/ContentService/LoadVersionInfoTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/Core/Repository/ContentService/LoadVersionInfoTest.php
@@ -42,4 +42,18 @@ public function testLoadVersionInfoListByContentInfo(): void
             self::assertEquals($loadedVersionInfo, $versionInfo);
         }
     }
+
+    public function testLoadVersionInfoListByContentInfoForTopLevelNode(): void
+    {
+        $contentService = self::getContentService();
+        $locationService = self::getLocationService();
+
+        $location = $locationService->loadLocation(1);
+
+        $versionInfoList = $contentService->loadVersionInfoListByContentInfo(
+            [$location->getContentInfo()]
+        );
+
+        self::assertCount(0, $versionInfoList);
+    }
 }