diff --git a/tests/formats/dataclass/parsers/nodes/test_element.py b/tests/formats/dataclass/parsers/nodes/test_element.py
index 1d9bcfcd..8ef4fd99 100644
--- a/tests/formats/dataclass/parsers/nodes/test_element.py
+++ b/tests/formats/dataclass/parsers/nodes/test_element.py
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ def test_bind_wild_text(self) -> None:
         self.assertEqual({"wildcard": ["txt"]}, params)
 
         self.node.bind_wild_text(params, var, None, "tail")
-        self.assertEqual({"wildcard": [None, "txt"]}, params)
+        self.assertEqual({"wildcard": ["txt"]}, params)
 
         self.node.bind_wild_text(params, var, "first", None)
-        self.assertEqual({"wildcard": ["first", None, "txt"]}, params)
+        self.assertEqual({"wildcard": ["first", "txt"]}, params)
 
     def test_bind_attrs(self) -> None:
         self.node.meta = self.context.build(AttrsType)
diff --git a/xsdata/formats/dataclass/parsers/nodes/element.py b/xsdata/formats/dataclass/parsers/nodes/element.py
index bf62a22f..0e875203 100644
--- a/xsdata/formats/dataclass/parsers/nodes/element.py
+++ b/xsdata/formats/dataclass/parsers/nodes/element.py
@@ -448,6 +448,9 @@ def bind_wild_text(
             return False
 
         if var.list_element:
+            if text is None:
+                return False
+
             items = params.get(var.name)
             if items is None:
                 params[var.name] = items = PendingCollection(None, var.factory)