diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7fb1662db8..0147896c76 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 ### Fixed
 * <How do the end-user experience this issue? what was the impact?> ([#????](https://github.com/realm/realm-core/issues/????), since v?.?.?)
-* None.
+* Using an empty KeyPath in C API would result in no filtering being done ([#7805](https://github.com/realm/realm-core/issues/7805))
 
 ### Breaking changes
 * None.
diff --git a/src/realm/object-store/c_api/notifications.cpp b/src/realm/object-store/c_api/notifications.cpp
index 5bb041f35f..0f5bcc9271 100644
--- a/src/realm/object-store/c_api/notifications.cpp
+++ b/src/realm/object-store/c_api/notifications.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct DictionaryNotificationsCallback {
 std::optional<KeyPathArray> build_key_path_array(realm_key_path_array_t* key_path_array)
 {
     std::optional<KeyPathArray> ret;
-    if (key_path_array && key_path_array->size()) {
+    if (key_path_array) {
         ret.emplace(std::move(*key_path_array));
     }
     return ret;
diff --git a/test/object-store/c_api/c_api.cpp b/test/object-store/c_api/c_api.cpp
index fa11f1f294..fbbfd7518b 100644
--- a/test/object-store/c_api/c_api.cpp
+++ b/test/object-store/c_api/c_api.cpp
@@ -3130,6 +3130,7 @@ TEST_CASE("C API - properties", "[c_api]") {
                     SECTION("Embedded objects") {
                         realm_property_info_t info;
                         bool found = false;
+                        bool to_be_called = true;
                         realm_key_path_array_t* key_path_array = nullptr;
                         realm_find_property(realm, class_bar.key, "sub", &found, &info);
                         auto bar_sub_key = info.key;
@@ -3140,11 +3141,14 @@ TEST_CASE("C API - properties", "[c_api]") {
                             embedded = cptr_checked(realm_set_embedded(obj2.get(), bar_sub_key));
                         });
 
+                        SECTION("using empty keypath") {
+                            const char* bar_strings[1] = {""};
+                            key_path_array = realm_create_key_path_array(realm, class_bar.key, 0, bar_strings);
+                            to_be_called = false;
+                        }
                         SECTION("using valid nesting") {
-
                             const char* bar_strings[1] = {"sub.int"};
                             key_path_array = realm_create_key_path_array(realm, class_bar.key, 1, bar_strings);
-                            REQUIRE(key_path_array);
                         }
                         SECTION("using star notation") {
                             const char* bar_strings[1] = {"*.int"};
@@ -3160,12 +3164,14 @@ TEST_CASE("C API - properties", "[c_api]") {
                         checked(realm_refresh(realm, nullptr));
 
                         state.called = false;
+                        state.changes = nullptr;
                         write([&]() {
                             checked(realm_set_value(embedded.get(), embedded_int_key, rlm_int_val(999), false));
                         });
-                        REQUIRE(state.called);
+                        REQUIRE(state.called == to_be_called);
                         CHECK(!state.error);
-                        CHECK(state.changes);
+                        if (to_be_called)
+                            CHECK(state.changes);
                     }
                     SECTION("using backlink") {
                         const char* bar_strings[1] = {"linking_objects.public_int"};