diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/collections.py b/lib/matplotlib/collections.py
index 05b78b42cf62..a072e22a73fb 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/collections.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/collections.py
@@ -2213,6 +2213,7 @@ def get_cursor_data(self, event):
         contained, info = self.contains(event)
         if len(info["ind"]) == 1:
             ind, = info["ind"]
-            return self.get_array()[ind]
+            array = self.get_array()
+            return array[ind] if array else None
         else:
             return None