diff --git a/cyclonedx/output/schema.py b/cyclonedx/output/schema.py
index f36dc336..a72b15ec 100644
--- a/cyclonedx/output/schema.py
+++ b/cyclonedx/output/schema.py
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ def component_supports_bom_ref_attribute(self) -> bool:
     def component_supports_mime_type_attribute(self) -> bool:
         return True
 
+    def component_supports_licenses_expression(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
     def component_version_optional(self) -> bool:
         return False
 
@@ -230,6 +233,9 @@ def component_supports_author(self) -> bool:
     def component_supports_bom_ref_attribute(self) -> bool:
         return False
 
+    def component_supports_licenses_expression(self) -> bool:
+        return False
+
     def component_supports_mime_type_attribute(self) -> bool:
         return False
 
diff --git a/cyclonedx/output/xml.py b/cyclonedx/output/xml.py
index 5d784cb9..79516850 100644
--- a/cyclonedx/output/xml.py
+++ b/cyclonedx/output/xml.py
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ def _add_component_element(self, component: Component) -> ElementTree.Element:
 
         # licenses
         if component.licenses:
+            license_output: bool = False
             licenses_e = ElementTree.SubElement(component_element, 'licenses')
             for license in component.licenses:
                 if license.license:
@@ -177,8 +178,14 @@ def _add_component_element(self, component: Component) -> ElementTree.Element:
                                                license_text_e_attrs).text = license.license.text.content
 
                         ElementTree.SubElement(license_e, 'text').text = license.license.id
+                    license_output = True
                 else:
-                    ElementTree.SubElement(licenses_e, 'expression').text = license.expression
+                    if self.component_supports_licenses_expression():
+                        ElementTree.SubElement(licenses_e, 'expression').text = license.expression
+                        license_output = True
+
+            if not license_output:
+                component_element.remove(licenses_e)
 
         # cpe
         if component.cpe: