diff --git a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_array.cc b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_array.cc
index de19712c96b..72f3c019621 100644
--- a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_array.cc
+++ b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_array.cc
@@ -381,6 +381,15 @@ static Mesh *arrayModifier_doArray(ArrayModifierData *amd,
 {
   using namespace blender;
   if (mesh->totvert == 0) {
+    /* Output just the start cap even if the mesh is empty. */
+    Object *start_cap_ob = amd->start_cap;
+    if (start_cap_ob && start_cap_ob != ctx->object) {
+      Mesh *start_cap_mesh = BKE_modifier_get_evaluated_mesh_from_evaluated_object(start_cap_ob);
+      if (start_cap_mesh) {
+        BKE_mesh_wrapper_ensure_mdata(start_cap_mesh);
+        return BKE_mesh_copy_for_eval(start_cap_mesh);
+      }
+    }
     return mesh;
   }