diff --git a/src/validator.ts b/src/validator.ts
index d916991be6..98bb7b4cdf 100644
--- a/src/validator.ts
+++ b/src/validator.ts
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ export class AnswerCountValidator extends SurveyValidator {
   ): ValidatorResult {
     if (value == null || value.constructor != Array) return null;
     var count = value.length;
+    if (count == 0) return null;
     if (this.minCount && count < this.minCount) {
       return new ValidatorResult(
         null,
diff --git a/tests/surveyquestiontests.ts b/tests/surveyquestiontests.ts
index a9326b6107..cae0566c3a 100644
--- a/tests/surveyquestiontests.ts
+++ b/tests/surveyquestiontests.ts
@@ -990,6 +990,10 @@ QUnit.test("Validators for other values - checkbox, Bug #722", function(
     true,
     "There should be at least 2 values selected"
   );
+  question.value = [];
+  assert.equal(question.hasErrors(), false, "We do not check the empty array");
+  question.value = undefined;
+  assert.equal(question.hasErrors(), false, "We do not check the empty value");
 });
 QUnit.test(
   "other values in choices, hasOther=false, Bug(Editor) #242",