diff --git a/src/sx/src/__tests__/create.test.js b/src/sx/src/__tests__/create.test.js
index be4c5af24a..0ad14b06df 100644
--- a/src/sx/src/__tests__/create.test.js
+++ b/src/sx/src/__tests__/create.test.js
@@ -99,10 +99,9 @@ it('supports conditional calls', () => {
   expect(styles('button', isEnabled && 'disabled')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"_2dHaKY"`);
 
   // alternative syntax:
+  expect(() => styles({ button: false })).not.toThrowError();
+  expect(styles({ button: false })).toBeUndefined();
   expect(styles({ button: true })).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"_324Crd"`);
-  expect(() => styles({ button: false })).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
-    `"SX must be called with at least one stylesheet name."`,
-  );
   expect(styles({ button: true, disabled: isDisabled })).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"_324Crd"`);
   expect(styles({ button: true, disabled: isEnabled })).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`"_2dHaKY"`);
 });
@@ -122,14 +121,22 @@ it('validates incorrect usage', () => {
     aaa: { color: 'red' },
     bbb: { color: 'blue' },
   });
+
+  // $FlowExpectedError[incompatible-call] unexpected yadada
+  expect(() => styles({}, 'yadada')).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
+    `"SX accepts only one argument when using conditional objects. Either remove the second argument or switch to traditional syntax without conditional objects."`,
+  );
+  expect(() => styles({})).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
+    `"SX must be called with at least one stylesheet selector (empty object given)."`,
+  );
   expect(() => styles()).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
     `"SX must be called with at least one stylesheet name."`,
   );
-  // $FlowExpectedError[incompatible-call] ccc
+  // $FlowExpectedError[incompatible-call] unexpected bbc
   expect(() => styles('bbc')).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
     `"SX was called with 'bbc' stylesheet name but it doesn't exist. Did you mean 'bbb' instead?"`,
   );
-  // $FlowExpectedError[incompatible-call] ccc
+  // $FlowExpectedError[incompatible-call] unexpected ccc
   expect(() => styles('ccc')).toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(
     `"SX was called with 'ccc' stylesheet name but it doesn't exist. Did you mean 'aaa' instead?"`,
   );
diff --git a/src/sx/src/create.js b/src/sx/src/create.js
index 0d74c60959..bee807d1bb 100644
--- a/src/sx/src/create.js
+++ b/src/sx/src/create.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function suggest(sheetDefinitionName: string, alternativeNames: Array<string>):
 
 type CreateReturnType<T> = {
   (...$ReadOnlyArray<?$Keys<T> | false>): string, // conditional strings `styles(isRed && 'red')`
-  ({ +[$Keys<T>]: boolean }): string, // conditional object `styles({ red: isRed })`
+  ({ +[$Keys<T>]: boolean }): string | void, // conditional object `styles({ red: isRed })`
   +[$Keys<T>]: AllCSSProperties, // for external styles merging
 };
 
@@ -57,15 +57,23 @@ export default function create<T: SheetDefinitions>(sheetDefinitions: T): Create
   function sxFunction(maybeObject, ...styleSheetsSelectors) {
     let sheetDefinitionNames;
     if (isObject(maybeObject)) {
+      invariant(
+        styleSheetsSelectors.length === 0,
+        'SX accepts only one argument when using conditional objects. Either remove the second argument or switch to traditional syntax without conditional objects.',
+      );
       sheetDefinitionNames = Object.keys(maybeObject).filter((key) => maybeObject[key] === true);
+      invariant(
+        isObjectEmpty(maybeObject) === false,
+        'SX must be called with at least one stylesheet selector (empty object given).',
+      );
     } else {
       sheetDefinitionNames = [maybeObject, ...styleSheetsSelectors].filter((el) => el != null);
+      invariant(
+        sheetDefinitionNames.length > 0,
+        'SX must be called with at least one stylesheet name.',
+      );
     }
 
-    invariant(
-      sheetDefinitionNames.length > 0,
-      'SX must be called with at least one stylesheet name.',
-    );
     const selectedStyles = {};
     for (const sheetDefinitionName of sheetDefinitionNames) {
       if (sheetDefinitionName != null && sheetDefinitionName !== false) {
@@ -83,6 +91,18 @@ export default function create<T: SheetDefinitions>(sheetDefinitions: T): Create
       }
     }
     const classes = Object.values(selectedStyles);
+
+    if (classes.length === 0 && isObject(maybeObject)) {
+      // This happens when user is using conditional selectors. It would be incorrect to return an
+      // empty string because React would render `class=""`. Instead, we want to skip the class
+      // attribute completely. Example of such situation:
+      //
+      // ```
+      // <div className={styles({ conditionalStyle: false })} />
+      // ```
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
     const uniqueClasses = [...new Set(classes)];
     return uniqueClasses.join(' ');
   }
@@ -92,5 +112,6 @@ export default function create<T: SheetDefinitions>(sheetDefinitions: T): Create
     sxFunction[sheetDefinitionKey] = sheetDefinitions[sheetDefinitionKey];
   }
 
+  // $FlowFixMe[incompatible-return] not sure how to explain that conditional object can return `void`
   return sxFunction;
 }