diff --git a/OMCompiler/Compiler/Script/InteractiveUtil.mo b/OMCompiler/Compiler/Script/InteractiveUtil.mo
index 3edf9b1145f..4279df39345 100644
--- a/OMCompiler/Compiler/Script/InteractiveUtil.mo
+++ b/OMCompiler/Compiler/Script/InteractiveUtil.mo
@@ -616,10 +616,36 @@ algorithm
       end if;
     end for;
 
-    outArgs := list(arg for arg guard not AbsynUtil.isEmptySubMod(arg) in outArgs);
+    outArgs := removeEmptySubMods(outArgs);
   end if;
 end mergeElementArgs;
 
+function removeEmptySubMods
+  input list<Absyn.ElementArg> subMods;
+  output list<Absyn.ElementArg> outSubMods = {};
+protected
+  Absyn.Modification mod;
+algorithm
+  for m in subMods loop
+    () := match m
+      case Absyn.ElementArg.MODIFICATION(modification = SOME(mod))
+        algorithm
+          mod.elementArgLst := removeEmptySubMods(mod.elementArgLst);
+          m.modification := if AbsynUtil.isEmptyMod(mod) then NONE() else SOME(mod);
+        then
+          ();
+
+      else ();
+    end match;
+
+    if not AbsynUtil.isEmptySubMod(m) then
+      outSubMods := m :: outSubMods;
+    end if;
+  end for;
+
+  outSubMods := Dangerous.listReverseInPlace(outSubMods);
+end removeEmptySubMods;
+
 protected function propagateMod2
   input Absyn.Path inComponentName;
   input list<Absyn.ElementArg> inSubMods;
diff --git a/testsuite/openmodelica/interactive-API/setElementModifierValue.mos b/testsuite/openmodelica/interactive-API/setElementModifierValue.mos
index c8a9fad5e05..be9f287abaa 100644
--- a/testsuite/openmodelica/interactive-API/setElementModifierValue.mos
+++ b/testsuite/openmodelica/interactive-API/setElementModifierValue.mos
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ setElementModifierValue(M, classwithReplaceable, $Code((final A, B = 2)));
 getErrorString();
 list(M);
 
+setElementModifierValue(M, classwithReplaceable, $Code((A(fixed = true))));
+getErrorString();
+list(M);
+
+setElementModifierValue(M, classwithReplaceable, $Code((A(fixed))));
+getErrorString();
+list(M);
+
 // Result:
 // true
 // true
@@ -68,4 +76,14 @@ list(M);
 // "model M
 //   ClasswithReplaceable classwithReplaceable(otherClass(redeclare ClassB testClass \"C\"), final A, B = 2);
 // end M;"
+// true
+// ""
+// "model M
+//   ClasswithReplaceable classwithReplaceable(otherClass(redeclare ClassB testClass \"C\"), A(fixed = true), B = 2);
+// end M;"
+// true
+// ""
+// "model M
+//   ClasswithReplaceable classwithReplaceable(otherClass(redeclare ClassB testClass \"C\"), B = 2);
+// end M;"
 // endResult