diff --git a/src/Domain/Value/Link.php b/src/Domain/Value/Link.php
index 1ca0c2e..3d2c6e8 100644
--- a/src/Domain/Value/Link.php
+++ b/src/Domain/Value/Link.php
@@ -93,9 +93,14 @@ public function __construct(array $values)
         Assert::keyExists($values, 'published');
         $this->isPublished = true === $values['published'];
 
-        Assert::keyExists($values, 'alternates');
-        Assert::isArray($values['alternates'], 'The value of the "alternates" key must be an array. Got: %s');
-        $this->alternates = array_map(static fn (array $values) => new LinkAlternate($values), $values['alternates']);
+        $alternates = [];
+
+        if (\array_key_exists('alternates', $values) && null !== $values['alternates'] && [] !== $values['alternates']) {
+            Assert::isArray($values['alternates'], 'The value of the "alternates" key must be an array. Got: %s');
+            $alternates = array_map(static fn (array $values): LinkAlternate => new LinkAlternate($values), $values['alternates']);
+        }
+
+        $this->alternates = $alternates;
     }
 
     public function isFolder(): bool
diff --git a/src/Resolver/StoryResolver.php b/src/Resolver/StoryResolver.php
index 651241f..0586ffd 100644
--- a/src/Resolver/StoryResolver.php
+++ b/src/Resolver/StoryResolver.php
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ public function resolve(array $target, array $relations): array
             $relationMap[$relation['uuid']] = $relation;
         }
 
-
         // Resolve relations within the relation map first
         $this->doResolve($relationMap, $relationMap);
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Domain/Value/LinkTest.php b/tests/Unit/Domain/Value/LinkTest.php
index e5fa444..b5e43aa 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Domain/Value/LinkTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Domain/Value/LinkTest.php
@@ -364,6 +364,41 @@ public function getNameWithLangAndAlternate(): void
         self::assertSame($name, (new Link($values))->getName($lang));
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function alternateIsOptional(): void
+    {
+        $faker = self::faker();
+
+        $values = $faker->linkResponse();
+        unset($values['alternates']);
+
+        self::assertEmpty((new Link($values))->alternates);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function alternateIsOptionalWithEmptyArray(): void
+    {
+        $faker = self::faker();
+
+        $values = $faker->linkResponse();
+        unset($values['alternates']);
+        $values['alternates'] = [];
+
+        self::assertEmpty((new Link($values))->alternates);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function alternateIsOptionalWithNull(): void
+    {
+        $faker = self::faker();
+
+        $values = $faker->linkResponse([
+            'alternates' => null,
+        ]);
+
+        self::assertEmpty((new Link($values))->alternates);
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function getNameWithNullReturnsDefaultName(): void
     {