diff --git a/src/modules/helpers/index.ts b/src/modules/helpers/index.ts
index 1b28ddfac34..7f056b9f3e0 100644
--- a/src/modules/helpers/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/helpers/index.ts
@@ -783,7 +783,10 @@ export class Helpers {
     count?: number
   ): T[] {
     if (typeof count !== 'number') {
-      count = this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 1, max: array.length });
+      count =
+        array.length === 0
+          ? 0
+          : this.faker.datatype.number({ min: 1, max: array.length });
     } else if (count > array.length) {
       count = array.length;
     } else if (count < 0) {
diff --git a/test/helpers.spec.ts b/test/helpers.spec.ts
index e436e6dc3e7..819f08a39d4 100644
--- a/test/helpers.spec.ts
+++ b/test/helpers.spec.ts
@@ -543,6 +543,18 @@ describe('helpers', () => {
           // Check uniqueness
           expect(subset).toHaveLength(new Set(subset).size);
         });
+
+        it('should return an empty array when receiving an empty array', () => {
+          const result = faker.helpers.arrayElements([]);
+
+          expect(result).toHaveLength(0);
+        });
+
+        it('should return an empty array when receiving an empty array and count > 0', () => {
+          const result = faker.helpers.arrayElements([], 3);
+
+          expect(result).toHaveLength(0);
+        });
       });
 
       describe('randomize()', () => {