diff --git a/frontend/src/app/plugins/format.cljs b/frontend/src/app/plugins/format.cljs
index c0b556bdab..36137f1307 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/plugins/format.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/plugins/format.cljs
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
   (when kw (d/name kw)))
 
 (defn format-array
+  "Formats a collection into a JS array, applying `format-fn` to each item.
+  Always returns an array; an empty array is returned for a nil/empty `coll`."
   [format-fn coll]
-  (when (some? coll)
-    (apply array (keep format-fn coll))))
+  (apply array (keep format-fn coll)))
 
 
 (defn format-mixed
@@ -174,9 +175,7 @@
 
 (defn format-shadows
   [shadows]
-  (if (some? shadows)
-    (format-array format-shadow shadows)
-    (array)))
+  (format-array format-shadow shadows))
 
 ;;export interface Fill {
 ;;  fillColor?: string;
@@ -258,8 +257,7 @@
 
 (defn format-exports
   [exports]
-  (when (some? exports)
-    (format-array format-export exports)))
+  (format-array format-export exports))
 
 ;; export interface GuideColumnParams {
 ;;   color: { color: string; opacity: number };
@@ -341,8 +339,7 @@
 
 (defn format-frame-guides
   [guides]
-  (when (some? guides)
-    (format-array format-frame-guide guides)))
+  (format-array format-frame-guide guides))
 
 ;;interface PathCommand {
 ;;  command:
@@ -396,8 +393,7 @@
 
 (defn format-path-content
   [content]
-  (when (some? content)
-    (format-array format-command content)))
+  (format-array format-command content))
 
 ;; export type TrackType = 'flex' | 'fixed' | 'percent' | 'auto';
 ;;
@@ -414,8 +410,7 @@
 
 (defn format-tracks
   [tracks]
-  (when (some? tracks)
-    (format-array format-track tracks)))
+  (format-array format-track tracks))
 
 
 ;; export interface Dissolve {
diff --git a/frontend/test/frontend_tests/plugins/context_shapes_test.cljs b/frontend/test/frontend_tests/plugins/context_shapes_test.cljs
index 4b0af4cbfe..dd1a7e3634 100644
--- a/frontend/test/frontend_tests/plugins/context_shapes_test.cljs
+++ b/frontend/test/frontend_tests/plugins/context_shapes_test.cljs
@@ -382,3 +382,23 @@
           (t/is (pos? (thw/call-count :clean-modifiers)))
           (t/is (pos? (thw/call-count :set-structure-modifiers)))
           (t/is (pos? (thw/call-count :propagate-modifiers))))))))
+
+(t/deftest test-array-properties-return-empty-array-when-no-items
+  ;; Array-typed properties must always return an array, never null,
+  ;; even when the shape has no items for that property.
+  (thw/with-wasm-mocks*
+    (fn []
+      (let [store       (ths/setup-store (cthf/sample-file :file1 :page-label :page1))
+            ^js context (api/create-context "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000")
+            _           (set! st/state store)
+            ^js shape   (.createRectangle context)]
+
+        (t/testing " - exports (no exports set)"
+          (let [exports (.-exports shape)]
+            (t/is (array? exports))
+            (t/is (= 0 (.-length exports)))))
+
+        (t/testing " - shadows (no shadows set)"
+          (let [shadows (.-shadows shape)]
+            (t/is (array? shadows))
+            (t/is (= 0 (.-length shadows)))))))))
diff --git a/frontend/test/frontend_tests/plugins/format_test.cljs b/frontend/test/frontend_tests/plugins/format_test.cljs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bc525b224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/test/frontend_tests/plugins/format_test.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+;; This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+;; License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+;; file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+;;
+;; Copyright (c) KALEIDOS INC Sucursal en España SL
+
+(ns frontend-tests.plugins.format-test
+  (:require
+   [app.plugins.format :as format]
+   [cljs.test :as t :include-macros true]))
+
+(t/deftest test-format-array-always-returns-array
+  (t/testing "nil collection returns an empty array"
+    (let [result (format/format-array identity nil)]
+      (t/is (array? result))
+      (t/is (= 0 (.-length result)))))
+
+  (t/testing "empty collection returns an empty array"
+    (let [result (format/format-array identity [])]
+      (t/is (array? result))
+      (t/is (= 0 (.-length result)))))
+
+  (t/testing "non-empty collection maps each item"
+    (let [result (format/format-array inc [1 2 3])]
+      (t/is (array? result))
+      (t/is (= [2 3 4] (vec result)))))
+
+  (t/testing "items dropped by format-fn (nil) are removed"
+    (let [result (format/format-array #(when (odd? %) %) [1 2 3 4])]
+      (t/is (= [1 3] (vec result))))))
+
+(t/deftest test-array-wrappers-return-empty-array-on-nil
+  ;; Each wrapper backs a non-nullable array-typed Plugin API property and
+  ;; must return an empty array (never nil) when the source collection is nil.
+  (t/are [result] (and (array? result) (= 0 (.-length result)))
+    (format/format-shadows nil)
+    (format/format-exports nil)
+    (format/format-frame-guides nil)
+    (format/format-tracks nil)
+    (format/format-path-content nil)))
diff --git a/frontend/test/frontend_tests/plugins/page_test.cljs b/frontend/test/frontend_tests/plugins/page_test.cljs
index 5dd97e6aec..f85cea4329 100644
--- a/frontend/test/frontend_tests/plugins/page_test.cljs
+++ b/frontend/test/frontend_tests/plugins/page_test.cljs
@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@
 
       (mock-page-initialized store page2-id))))
 
+(t/deftest test-flows-returns-empty-array-when-no-flows
+  ;; page.flows must always return an array, even when the page has no flows
+  (let [{:keys [context]} (setup)
+        ^js pages         (.. context -currentFile -pages)
+        ^js page1         (aget pages 0)
+        ^js flows         (.-flows page1)]
+    (t/is (array? flows))
+    (t/is (= 0 (.-length flows)))))
+
 (t/deftest test-open-page-does-not-resolve-for-wrong-page
   ;; Promise should not resolve when a different page is initialized
   (t/async done
diff --git a/frontend/test/frontend_tests/runner.cljs b/frontend/test/frontend_tests/runner.cljs
index e625900a35..b3b16a2079 100644
--- a/frontend/test/frontend_tests/runner.cljs
+++ b/frontend/test/frontend_tests/runner.cljs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
    [frontend-tests.logic.pasting-in-containers-test]
    [frontend-tests.main-errors-test]
    [frontend-tests.plugins.context-shapes-test]
+   [frontend-tests.plugins.format-test]
    [frontend-tests.plugins.interactions-test]
    [frontend-tests.plugins.page-active-validation-test]
    [frontend-tests.plugins.page-test]
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@
     frontend-tests.plugins.context-shapes-test
     frontend-tests.plugins.page-active-validation-test
     frontend-tests.plugins.interactions-test
+    frontend-tests.plugins.format-test
     frontend-tests.plugins.page-test
     frontend-tests.plugins.parser-test
     frontend-tests.plugins.tokens-test
diff --git a/plugins/CHANGELOG.md b/plugins/CHANGELOG.md
index 74d0d8bfa3..64163dbd42 100644
--- a/plugins/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/plugins/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 - **plugins-runtime**: changes outside the current page now raise a validation error when the target belongs to a page that is not currently active, instead of silently operating on the active page.
 - **plugins-runtime**: Fix inverted validation that rejected valid values (and accepted invalid ones) on text range `align`, `direction`, `textDecoration`, `letterSpacing` and on layout child `zIndex`.
+- **plugins-runtime**: Array-typed properties (e.g. `page.flows`, `shape.exports`, `shape.shadows`, layout `rows`/`columns`, ruler guides, path `commands`) now always return an array, returning an empty array instead of `null` when there are no items
 - **plugins-runtime**: Added `version` field that returns the current version
 - **plugins-runtime**: Added optional parameter `throwOnError` to `penpot.ui.sendMessage` (default false, backwards-compatible)
 - **plugin-types**: Added a flags subcontexts with the flag `naturalChildrenOrdering`