diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
index 9445a4b28127b..6349e37fa7950 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ public function getPayload(): InputBag
     public function toArray(): array
     {
         if ('' === $content = $this->getContent()) {
-            throw new JsonException('Request body is empty.');
+            return [];
         }
 
         try {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php
index 5e8df28bb5713..e6df3ce68173e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Tests/RequestTest.php
@@ -1279,9 +1279,7 @@ public static function provideOverloadedMethods()
     public function testToArrayEmpty()
     {
         $req = new Request();
-        $this->expectException(JsonException::class);
-        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Request body is empty.');
-        $req->toArray();
+        $this->assertSame([], $req->toArray());
     }
 
     public function testToArrayNonJson()