diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/FlexibleForm/FieldObject.test.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/FlexibleForm/FieldObject.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f8fa9fdd43245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/FlexibleForm/FieldObject.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/*!
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+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
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+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
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+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import type { Mock } from "vitest";
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import * as ParamStore from "src/queries/useParamStore";
+
+import { Wrapper } from "src/utils/Wrapper";
+
+import { FieldObject } from "./FieldObject";
+
+// Mock useParamStore
+const mockSetParamsDict = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock("src/queries/useParamStore", () => {
+  const mockUseParamStore = vi.fn();
+
+  return {
+    // Keep paramPlaceholder first to satisfy object sort rules
+    paramPlaceholder: {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
+      description: null,
+      schema: {},
+      value: "",
+    },
+    useParamStore: mockUseParamStore,
+  };
+});
+
+// Mock JsonEditor
+vi.mock("../JsonEditor", () => ({
+  JsonEditor: ({ value }: Readonly<{ value: string }>) => (
+    <textarea aria-label="json-editor" data-testid="json-editor" readOnly value={value} />
+  ),
+}));
+
+describe("FieldObject", () => {
+  const mockOnUpdate = vi.fn();
+  let mockUseParamStore: Mock;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    mockSetParamsDict.mockClear();
+    mockOnUpdate.mockClear();
+
+    // Get the mocked function from the statically imported (mocked) module
+    mockUseParamStore = (ParamStore.useParamStore as unknown) as Mock;
+  });
+
+  it("renders empty object {} when param.value is undefined (using paramPlaceholder)", () => {
+    mockUseParamStore.mockReturnValue({
+      disabled: false,
+      paramsDict: {
+        testParam: {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
+          description: null,
+          schema: { type: "object" },
+          value: undefined, // Explicitly set to undefined
+        },
+      },
+      setParamsDict: mockSetParamsDict,
+    });
+
+    render(<FieldObject name="testParam" onUpdate={mockOnUpdate} />, { wrapper: Wrapper });
+
+    const editor = screen.getByTestId("json-editor");
+
+    // When param.value is undefined, it should default to {} for object type
+    // This is the key fix: {} instead of []
+    expect(editor).toHaveValue("{}");
+  });
+
+  it("renders empty object {} when param.value is null", () => {
+    mockUseParamStore.mockReturnValue({
+      disabled: false,
+      paramsDict: {
+        testParam: {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
+          description: null,
+          schema: { type: "object" },
+          // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
+          value: null,
+        },
+      },
+      setParamsDict: mockSetParamsDict,
+    });
+
+    render(<FieldObject name="testParam" onUpdate={mockOnUpdate} />, { wrapper: Wrapper });
+
+    const editor = screen.getByTestId("json-editor");
+
+    // When value is null, it should still default to {} for object type
+    expect(editor).toHaveValue("{}");
+  });
+
+  it("renders empty object {} when param.value is an empty object", () => {
+    mockUseParamStore.mockReturnValue({
+      disabled: false,
+      paramsDict: {
+        testParam: {
+          description: "Test param",
+          schema: { type: "object" },
+          value: {},
+        },
+      },
+      setParamsDict: mockSetParamsDict,
+    });
+
+    render(<FieldObject name="testParam" onUpdate={mockOnUpdate} />, { wrapper: Wrapper });
+
+    const editor = screen.getByTestId("json-editor");
+
+    expect(editor).toHaveValue("{}");
+  });
+
+  it("renders non-empty object correctly", () => {
+    const testValue = { key: "value", number: 42 };
+
+    mockUseParamStore.mockReturnValue({
+      disabled: false,
+      paramsDict: {
+        testParam: {
+          description: "Test param",
+          schema: { type: "object" },
+          value: testValue,
+        },
+      },
+      setParamsDict: mockSetParamsDict,
+    });
+
+    render(<FieldObject name="testParam" onUpdate={mockOnUpdate} />, { wrapper: Wrapper });
+
+    const editor = screen.getByTestId("json-editor");
+
+    expect(editor).toHaveValue(JSON.stringify(testValue, undefined, 2));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/FlexibleForm/FieldObject.tsx b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/FlexibleForm/FieldObject.tsx
index 658e84ea5b201..282f9182ab1a5 100644
--- a/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/FlexibleForm/FieldObject.tsx
+++ b/airflow-core/src/airflow/ui/src/components/FlexibleForm/FieldObject.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const FieldObject = ({ name, namespace = "default", onUpdate }: FlexibleF
       editable={!disabled}
       id={`element_${name}`}
       onChange={handleChange}
-      value={JSON.stringify(param.value ?? [], undefined, 2)}
+      value={JSON.stringify(param.value ?? {}, undefined, 2)}
     />
   );
 };