diff --git a/pkg/codegen/operations.go b/pkg/codegen/operations.go
index 7ec702a0c..a9b908bc9 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/operations.go
+++ b/pkg/codegen/operations.go
@@ -511,6 +511,15 @@ func (r ResponseContentDefinition) IsJSON() bool {
 	return util.IsMediaTypeJson(r.ContentType)
 }
 
+// __BEGIN_CYLONIX_MOD__
+// IsArray returns whether this is an array type response.
+func (r ResponseContentDefinition) IsArray() bool {
+	return r.Schema.ArrayType != nil ||
+		(r.Schema.OAPISchema != nil && r.Schema.OAPISchema.Type != nil &&
+			r.Schema.OAPISchema.Type.Is("array"))
+}
+// __END_CYLONIX_MOD__
+
 type ResponseHeaderDefinition struct {
 	Name   string
 	GoName string
diff --git a/pkg/codegen/templates/strict/strict-interface.tmpl b/pkg/codegen/templates/strict/strict-interface.tmpl
index 74c20d829..2406aa214 100644
--- a/pkg/codegen/templates/strict/strict-interface.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/codegen/templates/strict/strict-interface.tmpl
@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@
                 {{$hasBodyVar := or ($hasHeaders) (not $fixedStatusCode) (not .IsSupported)}}
                 {{if .IsJSON -}}
                     {{$hasUnionElements := ne 0 (len .Schema.UnionElements)}}
+                    {{/* __BEGIN_CYLONIX_MOD__ */}}
+                    {{/* Workaround for golang json encoding nil slice or array to 'null' value: */}}
+                    {{/* https://github.com/golang/go/issues/27589 */}}
+                    {{/* */}}
+                    {{if .IsArray -}}
+                        if response == nil {
+                            response = {{$receiverTypeName}}{}
+                        }
+                    {{end -}}
+                    {{/* __END_CYLONIX_MOD__ */}}
                     return json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response{{if $hasBodyVar}}.Body{{end}}{{if $hasUnionElements}}.union{{end}})
                 {{else if eq .NameTag "Text" -}}
                     _, err := w.Write([]byte({{if $hasBodyVar}}response.Body{{else}}response{{end}}))