diff --git a/src/Avalonia.DesignerSupport/Remote/HtmlTransport/HtmlTransport.cs b/src/Avalonia.DesignerSupport/Remote/HtmlTransport/HtmlTransport.cs
index 51d266f11a..361d35c0b7 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.DesignerSupport/Remote/HtmlTransport/HtmlTransport.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.DesignerSupport/Remote/HtmlTransport/HtmlTransport.cs
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.DesignerSupport.Remote.HtmlTransport
 
         private static InputProtocol.InputModifiers[] ParseInputModifiers(string modifiersText) =>
             string.IsNullOrEmpty(modifiersText)
-            ? new InputProtocol.InputModifiers[0]
+            ? null
             : modifiersText
                 .Split(',')
                 .Select(x => (InputProtocol.InputModifiers)Enum.Parse(