diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/fields/display/field-types/hierarchy-item-display-field.module.ts b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/fields/display/field-types/hierarchy-item-display-field.module.ts
index 2097ed397d06..4530c387d440 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/fields/display/field-types/hierarchy-item-display-field.module.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/fields/display/field-types/hierarchy-item-display-field.module.ts
@@ -38,17 +38,22 @@ import { renderHierarchyItem } from 'core-app/shared/components/fields/display/f
 
 export class HierarchyItemDisplayField extends ResourceDisplayField {
   public render(element:HTMLElement, _displayText:string) {
+    const item = this.attribute as HalResource;
+    if (item === null || item.name === this.texts.placeholder) {
+      this.renderEmpty(element);
+      return;
+    }
+
     element.innerHTML = '';
     element.classList.add('hierarchy-items');
 
-    this.branch().subscribe((path) => {
+    this.branch(item).subscribe((path) => {
       element.appendChild(path);
     });
   }
 
-  private branch():Observable<HTMLDivElement> {
-    const attribute = this.attribute as HalResource;
-    const itemLink = attribute.$link as HalLink;
+  private branch(item:HalResource):Observable<HTMLDivElement> {
+    const itemLink = item.$link as HalLink;
 
     return from(itemLink.$fetch())
       .pipe(
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/fields/display/field-types/multiple-lines-hierarchy-item-display-field.module.ts b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/fields/display/field-types/multiple-lines-hierarchy-item-display-field.module.ts
index 038cd9be9059..4e60d43c9c19 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/components/fields/display/field-types/multiple-lines-hierarchy-item-display-field.module.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/components/fields/display/field-types/multiple-lines-hierarchy-item-display-field.module.ts
@@ -38,10 +38,15 @@ import { renderHierarchyItem } from 'core-app/shared/components/fields/display/f
 
 export class MultipleLinesHierarchyItemDisplayField extends ResourcesDisplayField {
   public render(element:HTMLElement, _displayText:string) {
+    const items = this.attribute as HalResource[];
+    if (items.length === 0) {
+      this.renderEmpty(element);
+      return;
+    }
+
     element.innerHTML = '';
     element.classList.add('hierarchy-items');
-
-    this.branches().subscribe((elements) => {
+    this.branches(items).subscribe((elements) => {
       elements.forEach((el) => {
         element.appendChild(el);
       });
@@ -52,10 +57,8 @@ export class MultipleLinesHierarchyItemDisplayField extends ResourcesDisplayFiel
     return this.stringValue.join(', ');
   }
 
-  private branches():Observable<HTMLDivElement[]> {
-    const attribute = this.attribute as HalResource[];
-
-    return combineLatest(attribute.map((value:HalResource) => {
+  private branches(items:HalResource[]):Observable<HTMLDivElement[]> {
+    return combineLatest(items.map((value:HalResource) => {
       const itemLink = value.$link as HalLink;
 
       return from(itemLink.$fetch())