diff --git a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Lighting/Shadow/HDShadowAtlas.cs b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Lighting/Shadow/HDShadowAtlas.cs
index 7f8b413778d..8332db2b832 100644
--- a/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Lighting/Shadow/HDShadowAtlas.cs
+++ b/com.unity.render-pipelines.high-definition/Runtime/Lighting/Shadow/HDShadowAtlas.cs
@@ -566,6 +566,11 @@ TextureHandle IMBlurMoment(RenderGraph renderGraph, TextureHandle atlasTexture)
 
         internal TextureHandle BlurShadows(RenderGraph renderGraph)
         {
+            if (m_ShadowRequests.Count == 0)
+            {
+                return renderGraph.defaultResources.whiteTexture;
+            }
+
             if (m_BlurAlgorithm == BlurAlgorithm.EVSM)
             {
                 return EVSMBlurMoments(renderGraph, m_ShadowMapOutput);