diff --git a/src/Screen/Fields/Support/ChoicePayload.php b/src/Screen/Fields/Support/ChoicePayload.php
index a11e328cb..b9f4005d1 100644
--- a/src/Screen/Fields/Support/ChoicePayload.php
+++ b/src/Screen/Fields/Support/ChoicePayload.php
@@ -266,6 +266,12 @@ private static function normalizeScope(mixed $scope): ?array
      */
     private function selectedItems(iterable $keys): iterable
     {
+        $keys = collect($keys)->filter(fn ($key): bool => $key !== null && $key !== '')->values();
+
+        if ($keys->isEmpty()) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
         $query = $this->query();
 
         return $query instanceof Builder
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Screen/Fields/ChoicePayloadTest.php b/tests/Unit/Screen/Fields/ChoicePayloadTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef479c9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Screen/Fields/ChoicePayloadTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Orchid\Tests\Unit\Screen\Fields;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Orchid\Platform\Models\Role;
+use Orchid\Screen\Fields\Support\ChoicePayload;
+use Orchid\Tests\Unit\Screen\TestFieldsUnitCase;
+
+/**
+ * Class ChoicePayloadTest.
+ */
+class ChoicePayloadTest extends TestFieldsUnitCase
+{
+    public function testSelectedOptionsIgnoresBlankValuesWithoutQuerying(): void
+    {
+        $payload = new ChoicePayload(model: Role::class, name: 'name', key: 'id');
+
+        DB::enableQueryLog();
+
+        $options = $payload->selectedOptions('');
+
+        $this->assertSame([], $options);
+        $this->assertEmpty(DB::getQueryLog());
+
+        DB::disableQueryLog();
+    }
+
+    public function testSelectedOptionsIgnoresNullAmongSelectedValues(): void
+    {
+        $role = Role::factory()->create();
+
+        $payload = new ChoicePayload(model: Role::class, name: 'name', key: 'id');
+
+        $options = $payload->selectedOptions([$role->id, null, '']);
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $options);
+        $this->assertSame($role->id, $options[0]['id']);
+    }
+}