diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/admin/impl/PersistentTopicsBase.java b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/admin/impl/PersistentTopicsBase.java
index ad75e723707a6..26170bb56f8c5 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/admin/impl/PersistentTopicsBase.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/admin/impl/PersistentTopicsBase.java
@@ -675,7 +675,8 @@ protected CompletableFuture<Void> internalUpdatePropertiesAsync(boolean authorit
                             return namespaceResources()
                                 .getPartitionedTopicResources().updatePartitionedTopicAsync(topicName,
                                     p -> new PartitionedTopicMetadata(p.partitions,
-                                        MapUtils.putAll(p.properties, properties.entrySet().toArray())));
+                                        p.properties == null ? properties
+                                            : MapUtils.putAll(p.properties, properties.entrySet().toArray())));
                         });
                 }
             }).thenAccept(__ ->
diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/admin/AdminApi2Test.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/admin/AdminApi2Test.java
index cb186ce256af2..d84fab7137f86 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/admin/AdminApi2Test.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/admin/AdminApi2Test.java
@@ -909,11 +909,14 @@ public void testUpdatePartitionedTopicProperties() throws Exception {
         final String topicNameTwo = "persistent://" + namespace + "/testUpdatePartitionedTopicProperties2";
         admin.namespaces().createNamespace(namespace, 20);
 
-        // create partitioned topic with properties
+        // create partitioned topic without properties
+        admin.topics().createPartitionedTopic(topicName, 2);
+        Map<String, String> properties = admin.topics().getProperties(topicName);
+        Assert.assertNull(properties);
         Map<String, String> topicProperties = new HashMap<>();
         topicProperties.put("key1", "value1");
-        admin.topics().createPartitionedTopic(topicName, 2, topicProperties);
-        Map<String, String> properties = admin.topics().getProperties(topicName);
+        admin.topics().updateProperties(topicName, topicProperties);
+        properties = admin.topics().getProperties(topicName);
         Assert.assertNotNull(properties);
         Assert.assertEquals(properties.get("key1"), "value1");