diff --git a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Options/src/OptionsFactory.cs b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Options/src/OptionsFactory.cs
index f2dcad253fc1c622bb04653440461ecbfc7b7174..f14e2b1e28b1c85dccb97290c38bf17d976bb483 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Options/src/OptionsFactory.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Options/src/OptionsFactory.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class OptionsFactory<[DynamicallyAccessedMembers(Options.DynamicallyAcces
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="setups">The configuration actions to run.</param>
         /// <param name="postConfigures">The initialization actions to run.</param>
-        public OptionsFactory(IEnumerable<IConfigureOptions<TOptions>> setups, IEnumerable<IPostConfigureOptions<TOptions>> postConfigures) : this(setups, postConfigures, validations: null)
+        public OptionsFactory(IEnumerable<IConfigureOptions<TOptions>> setups, IEnumerable<IPostConfigureOptions<TOptions>> postConfigures) : this(setups, postConfigures, validations: Array.Empty<IValidateOptions<TOptions>>())
         { }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Options/tests/Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Tests/OptionsFactoryTests.cs b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Options/tests/Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Tests/OptionsFactoryTests.cs
index 061388035ebc95bbeb41cc9e721d35d09f51b6e8..b89752f4ce0dac219431a73d91758587acca1391 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Options/tests/Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Tests/OptionsFactoryTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Options/tests/Microsoft.Extensions.Options.Tests/OptionsFactoryTests.cs
@@ -168,6 +168,15 @@ public void CanPostConfigureAllDefaultAndNamedOptions()
             Assert.Equal("Default1", factory.Create("1").Message);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void CanCreateOptionsFactory()
+        {
+            var factory = new OptionsFactory<FakeOptions>(new IConfigureOptions<FakeOptions>[0],
+                new IPostConfigureOptions<FakeOptions>[] { });
+            
+            Assert.Equal("", factory.Create("").Message);
+        }
+
         public class FakeOptionsSetupA : ConfigureOptions<FakeOptions>
         {
             public FakeOptionsSetupA() : base(o => o.Message += "A") { }