diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/renderer/partial_renderer.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/renderer/partial_renderer.rb
index 1b28c180e3325d8bf99bd3ea1b1211e35aa1b6fa..c2b6e6a2906ab578334fdc18ff4b3f8bf95f7f2b 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/renderer/partial_renderer.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/renderer/partial_renderer.rb
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ def setup(context, options, block)
 
     def collection_from_options
       if @options.key?(:collection)
-        collection = @options[:collection]
+        collection = @options[:collection] || []
         collection = collection.to_ary if collection.respond_to?(:to_ary)
         collection
       end