diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchResult/SearchResult.tsx b/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchResult/SearchResult.tsx
index a3e4c0e1f0..40c60c3263 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchResult/SearchResult.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/components/SearchResult/SearchResult.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export type SearchResultContextProps = {
   /**
    * A child function that receives an asynchronous result set and returns a react element.
    */
-  children: (state: AsyncState<SearchResultSet>) => JSX.Element;
+  children: (state: AsyncState<SearchResultSet>) => JSX.Element | null;
 };
 
 /**