diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php
index 4f21a578a9..477c359a5e 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ class ObjectHydrator extends AbstractHydrator
     /** @var mixed[] */
     private $initializedCollections = [];
 
+    /** @var array<string, PersistentCollection> */
+    private $uninitializedCollections = [];
+
     /** @var mixed[] */
     private $existingCollections = [];
 
@@ -148,6 +151,12 @@ protected function hydrateAllData()
             $coll->takeSnapshot();
         }
 
+        foreach ($this->uninitializedCollections as $coll) {
+            if (! $coll->isInitialized()) {
+                $coll->setInitialized(true);
+            }
+        }
+
         return $result;
     }
 
@@ -411,8 +420,8 @@ protected function hydrateRowData(array $row, array &$result)
                         }
                     } elseif (! $reflFieldValue) {
                         $this->initRelatedCollection($parentObject, $parentClass, $relationField, $parentAlias);
-                    } elseif ($reflFieldValue instanceof PersistentCollection && $reflFieldValue->isInitialized() === false) {
-                        $reflFieldValue->setInitialized(true);
+                    } elseif ($reflFieldValue instanceof PersistentCollection && $reflFieldValue->isInitialized() === false && ! isset($this->uninitializedCollections[$oid . $relationField])) {
+                        $this->uninitializedCollections[$oid . $relationField] = $reflFieldValue;
                     }
                 } else {
                     // PATH B: Single-valued association
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH9807Test.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH9807Test.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7cb744d1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH9807Test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\Collection;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Internal\Hydration\ObjectHydrator;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\Column;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\Entity;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\GeneratedValue;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\Id;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Query\ResultSetMapping;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Mocks\ArrayResultFactory;
+use Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase;
+
+final class GH9807Test extends OrmFunctionalTestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->createSchemaForModels(GH9807Main::class, GH9807Join::class);
+    }
+
+    public function testHydrateJoinedCollectionWithFirstNullishRow(): void
+    {
+        $rsm = new ResultSetMapping();
+        $rsm->addEntityResult(GH9807Main::class, 'm');
+        $rsm->addJoinedEntityResult(GH9807Join::class, 'j', 'm', 'joins');
+
+        $rsm->addFieldResult('m', 'id_0', 'id');
+        $rsm->addFieldResult('j', 'id_1', 'id');
+        $rsm->addFieldResult('j', 'value_2', 'value');
+
+        $hydrator = new ObjectHydrator($this->_em);
+
+        $uow = $this->_em->getUnitOfWork();
+
+        $uow->createEntity(
+            GH9807Main::class,
+            ['id' => 1]
+        );
+
+        $resultSet = [
+            [
+                'id_0' => 1,
+                'id_1' => null,
+                'value_2' => null,
+            ],
+            [
+                'id_0' => 1,
+                'id_1' => 1,
+                'value_2' => '2',
+            ],
+            [
+                'id_0' => 1,
+                'id_1' => 2,
+                'value_2' => '2',
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        $stmt = ArrayResultFactory::createFromArray($resultSet);
+
+        /** @var GH9807Main[] $result */
+        $result = $hydrator->hydrateAll($stmt, $rsm);
+
+        self::assertInstanceOf(GH9807Main::class, $result[0]);
+        self::assertCount(2, $result[0]->getJoins());
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @Entity
+ */
+class GH9807Main
+{
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     * @Column(type="integer")
+     * @Id
+     * @GeneratedValue
+     */
+    private $id;
+
+    /**
+     * @ORM\ManyToMany(targetEntity="GH9807Join", inversedBy="starts")
+     *
+     * @var Collection<int, GH9807Join>
+     */
+    private $joins;
+
+    /**
+     * @return Collection<int, GH9807Join>
+     */
+    public function getJoins(): Collection
+    {
+        return $this->joins;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @Entity
+ */
+class GH9807Join
+{
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     * @Column(type="integer")
+     * @Id
+     * @GeneratedValue
+     */
+    private $id;
+
+    /**
+     * @ORM\ManyToMany(targetEntity="GH9807Main", mappedBy="bases")
+     *
+     * @var Collection<int, GH9807Main>
+     */
+    private $mains;
+
+    /**
+     * @ORM\Column(type="string", nullable=false)
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $value;
+}