diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/StringArrayDecodeTests.java b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/StringArrayDecodeTests.java
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+package org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.core.ParameterizedTypeReference;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+import reactor.netty.http.server.HttpServer;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+class StringArrayDecodeTests {
+
+	@Test
+	void decodeNotEmptyList() {
+		HttpServer server = HttpServer.create()
+				.port(0)
+				.route(routes -> routes.get("/not-empty", (req, res) ->
+						res.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
+								.sendString(Mono.just("[\"hello\",\"world\"]"))
+				));
+
+		var disposable = server.bindNow();
+
+		int port = disposable.port();
+
+		WebClient client = WebClient.builder()
+				.baseUrl("http://localhost:" + port)
+				.build();
+
+		List<String> values = client.get()
+				.uri("/not-empty")
+				.accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+				.retrieve()
+				.bodyToMono(new ParameterizedTypeReference<@NotNull List<String>>() {})
+				.block();
+
+		assertThat(values).containsExactly("hello", "world");
+
+		disposable.disposeNow();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void decodeEmptyList() {
+		HttpServer server = HttpServer.create()
+				.port(0)
+				.route(routes -> routes.get("/empty", (req, res) ->
+						res.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
+								.sendString(Mono.just("[]"))
+				));
+
+		var disposable = server.bindNow();
+		int port = disposable.port();
+
+		WebClient client = WebClient.builder()
+				.baseUrl("http://localhost:" + port)
+				.build();
+
+		List<String> values = client.get()
+				.uri("/empty")
+				.accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+				.retrieve()
+				.bodyToMono(new ParameterizedTypeReference<@NotNull List<String>>() {})
+				.block();
+
+		assertThat(values).isEmpty();
+
+		disposable.disposeNow();
+	}
+
+}