diff --git a/features/ability.feature b/features/ability.feature
index 94a014c..4ccaae4 100644
--- a/features/ability.feature
+++ b/features/ability.feature
@@ -191,6 +191,19 @@ Feature: Manage abilities registered via the WordPress Abilities API.
               },
               'permission_callback' => '__return_true',
           ) );
+
+          wp_register_ability( 'test-plugin/simple-no-input', array(
+              'label'               => 'Simple No Input',
+              'description'         => 'Returns an empty array.',
+              'category'            => 'test-category',
+              'output_schema'       => array(
+                  'type' => 'array',
+              ),
+              'execute_callback'    => function( $input = null ) {
+                  return array();
+              },
+              'permission_callback' => '__return_true',
+          ) );
       } );
       """
 
@@ -224,6 +237,12 @@ Feature: Manage abilities registered via the WordPress Abilities API.
       {"sum":30}
       """
 
+    When I run `wp ability run test-plugin/simple-no-input`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      []
+      """
+
     When I run `wp ability run test-plugin/get-site-title --format=yaml`
     Then STDOUT should contain:
       """
diff --git a/src/Ability_Command.php b/src/Ability_Command.php
index 837b61a..48fc9a4 100644
--- a/src/Ability_Command.php
+++ b/src/Ability_Command.php
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ public function run( $args, $assoc_args ): void {
 
 		// Build input data (with stdin support).
 		$input = $this->build_input_with_stdin( $assoc_args );
+		if ( null === $input && [] !== $ability->get_input_schema() ) {
+			$input = [];
+		}
 
 		// Execute the ability.
 		$result = $ability->execute( $input );
@@ -593,7 +596,7 @@ private function build_input( $assoc_args ) {
 	 * Builds input data from associative arguments with stdin support.
 	 *
 	 * @param array $assoc_args Associative arguments.
-	 * @return array<string,mixed> The input data.
+	 * @return array<string,mixed>|null The input data, or null if none provided.
 	 */
 	private function build_input_with_stdin( $assoc_args ) {
 		$input = [];
@@ -626,7 +629,8 @@ private function build_input_with_stdin( $assoc_args ) {
 			$input[ $key ] = $value;
 		}
 
-		return $input;
+		// Return null only when no input was provided (no --input flag and no field args).
+		return ( empty( $input ) && null === $json_input ) ? null : $input;
 	}
 
 	/**