diff --git a/src/View/SSViewer_DataPresenter.php b/src/View/SSViewer_DataPresenter.php
index b808773a3..9a65d01fa 100644
--- a/src/View/SSViewer_DataPresenter.php
+++ b/src/View/SSViewer_DataPresenter.php
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class SSViewer_DataPresenter extends SSViewer_Scope
         // Check if the method to-be-called exists on the target object - if so, don't check any further
         // injection locations
         $on = $this->itemIterator ? $this->itemIterator->current() : $this->item;
-        if ($on !== null && (isset($on->$property) || method_exists($on, $property ?? ''))) {
+        if (is_object($on) && (isset($on->$property) || method_exists($on, $property ?? ''))) {
             return [];
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/php/View/SSViewerTest.php b/tests/php/View/SSViewerTest.php
index 457c64b98..f7314c8a1 100644
--- a/tests/php/View/SSViewerTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/View/SSViewerTest.php
@@ -1035,22 +1035,22 @@ after'
     {
         $this->assertEquals(
             $this->render('<% include SSViewerTestIncludeWithArguments %>'),
-            '<p>[out:Arg1]</p><p>[out:Arg2]</p>'
+            '<p>[out:Arg1]</p><p>[out:Arg2]</p><p>[out:Arg2.Count]</p>'
         );
 
         $this->assertEquals(
             $this->render('<% include SSViewerTestIncludeWithArguments Arg1=A %>'),
-            '<p>A</p><p>[out:Arg2]</p>'
+            '<p>A</p><p>[out:Arg2]</p><p>[out:Arg2.Count]</p>'
         );
 
         $this->assertEquals(
             $this->render('<% include SSViewerTestIncludeWithArguments Arg1=A, Arg2=B %>'),
-            '<p>A</p><p>B</p>'
+            '<p>A</p><p>B</p><p></p>'
         );
 
         $this->assertEquals(
             $this->render('<% include SSViewerTestIncludeWithArguments Arg1=A Bare String, Arg2=B Bare String %>'),
-            '<p>A Bare String</p><p>B Bare String</p>'
+            '<p>A Bare String</p><p>B Bare String</p><p></p>'
         );
 
         $this->assertEquals(
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ after'
                 '<% include SSViewerTestIncludeWithArguments Arg1="A", Arg2=$B %>',
                 new ArrayData(['B' => 'Bar'])
             ),
-            '<p>A</p><p>Bar</p>'
+            '<p>A</p><p>Bar</p><p></p>'
         );
 
         $this->assertEquals(
@@ -1066,7 +1066,22 @@ after'
                 '<% include SSViewerTestIncludeWithArguments Arg1="A" %>',
                 new ArrayData(['Arg1' => 'Foo', 'Arg2' => 'Bar'])
             ),
-            '<p>A</p><p>Bar</p>'
+            '<p>A</p><p>Bar</p><p></p>'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $this->render('<% include SSViewerTestIncludeWithArguments Arg1="A", Arg2=0 %>'),
+            '<p>A</p><p>0</p><p></p>'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $this->render('<% include SSViewerTestIncludeWithArguments Arg1="A", Arg2=false %>'),
+            '<p>A</p><p></p><p></p>'
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $this->render('<% include SSViewerTestIncludeWithArguments Arg1="A", Arg2=null %>'),
+            '<p>A</p><p></p><p></p>'
         );
 
         $this->assertEquals(
diff --git a/tests/php/View/SSViewerTest/templates/Includes/SSViewerTestIncludeWithArguments.ss b/tests/php/View/SSViewerTest/templates/Includes/SSViewerTestIncludeWithArguments.ss
index 385eb7abf..73004e1b7 100644
--- a/tests/php/View/SSViewerTest/templates/Includes/SSViewerTestIncludeWithArguments.ss
+++ b/tests/php/View/SSViewerTest/templates/Includes/SSViewerTestIncludeWithArguments.ss
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<p>$Arg1</p><p>$Arg2</p>
+<p>$Arg1</p><p>$Arg2</p><p>{$Arg2.Count}</p>