diff --git a/CRM/Core/BAO/Translation.php b/CRM/Core/BAO/Translation.php
index 88c9cd0e56424f14bfe8f8abebb0e18b476669fd..8918d27ec4a3a5a3bed133ee6b86b9d72a2e5d3d 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/BAO/Translation.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/BAO/Translation.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class CRM_Core_BAO_Translation extends CRM_Core_DAO_Translation implements \Civi
   public static function self_civi_api4_validate(\Civi\Api4\Event\ValidateValuesEvent $e) {
     $statuses = self::getStatuses('validate');
     $dataTypes = [CRM_Utils_Type::T_STRING, CRM_Utils_Type::T_TEXT, CRM_Utils_Type::T_LONGTEXT];
-    $htmlTypes = ['Text', 'TextArea', 'RichTextEditor'];
+    $htmlTypes = ['Text', 'TextArea', 'RichTextEditor', ''];
 
     foreach ($e->records as $r => $record) {
       if (array_key_exists('status_id', $record) && !isset($statuses[$record['status_id']])) {