diff --git a/code/Model/SiteTree.php b/code/Model/SiteTree.php
index 3280a26d..c592a24c 100755
--- a/code/Model/SiteTree.php
+++ b/code/Model/SiteTree.php
@@ -1779,7 +1779,12 @@ class SiteTree extends DataObject implements PermissionProvider, i18nEntityProvi
         }
 
         // Content links
-        $items = new ArrayList();
+        $items = ArrayList::create();
+
+        // If the record hasn't been written yet, it cannot be depended on yet
+        if (!$this->isInDB()) {
+            return $items;
+        }
 
         // We merge all into a regular SS_List, because DataList doesn't support merge
         if ($contentLinks = $this->BackLinkTracking()) {
diff --git a/tests/php/Model/SiteTreeTest.php b/tests/php/Model/SiteTreeTest.php
index dcfe1a58..ad10ccb8 100644
--- a/tests/php/Model/SiteTreeTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/Model/SiteTreeTest.php
@@ -1576,4 +1576,11 @@ class SiteTreeTest extends SapphireTest
         $title = $siteTree->getTreeTitle();
         $this->assertNotNull($title);
     }
+
+    public function testDependentPagesOnUnsavedRecord()
+    {
+        $record = new SiteTree();
+        $pages = $record->DependentPages();
+        $this->assertCount(0, $pages, 'Unsaved pages should have no dependent pages');
+    }
 }