diff --git a/components/empty/nz-embed-empty.component.html b/components/empty/nz-embed-empty.component.html
index 1304c4514d7..b1b3e13e11a 100644
--- a/components/empty/nz-embed-empty.component.html
+++ b/components/empty/nz-embed-empty.component.html
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<ng-container *ngIf="!content; else userDefineTpl" [ngSwitch]="size">
+<ng-container *ngIf="!content && specificContent !== null" [ngSwitch]="size">
   <nz-empty *ngSwitchCase="'normal'" class="ant-empty-normal" [nzNotFoundImage]="defaultSvg"></nz-empty>
   <nz-empty *ngSwitchCase="'small'" class="ant-empty-small" [nzNotFoundImage]="defaultSvg"></nz-empty>
   <nz-empty *ngSwitchDefault></nz-empty>
 </ng-container>
-<ng-template #userDefineTpl>
+<ng-container *ngIf="content">
   <ng-template *ngIf="contentType !== 'string'" [cdkPortalOutlet]="contentPortal"></ng-template>
   <ng-container *ngIf="contentType === 'string'">
     {{ content }}
   </ng-container>
-</ng-template>
+</ng-container>
diff --git a/components/empty/nz-embed-empty.component.ts b/components/empty/nz-embed-empty.component.ts
index 2fd593f7187..d6781cf6111 100644
--- a/components/empty/nz-embed-empty.component.ts
+++ b/components/empty/nz-embed-empty.component.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import {
 import { DomSanitizer } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 
-import { simpleEmptyImage, NzEmptyCustomContent, NzEmptySize, NZ_EMPTY_COMPONENT_NAME } from './nz-empty.config';
-import { NzEmptyContentTypeError } from './nz-empty.error';
+import { simpleEmptyImage, NzEmptyCustomContent, NzEmptySize, NZ_EMPTY_COMPONENT_NAME } from './nz-empty-config';
+import { getEmptyContentTypeError } from './nz-empty-error';
 import { NzEmptyService } from './nz-empty.service';
 
 @Component({
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ export class NzEmbedEmptyComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit, OnDestroy {
   private renderEmpty(): void {
     const content = this.content;
 
-    if (content === undefined || content === null) {
-      // Do nothing.
-    } else if (typeof content === 'string') {
+    if (typeof content === 'string') {
       this.contentType = 'string';
     } else if (content instanceof TemplateRef) {
       const context = { $implicit: this.nzComponentName } as any; // tslint:disable-line:no-any
@@ -102,7 +100,8 @@ export class NzEmbedEmptyComponent implements OnChanges, OnInit, OnDestroy {
       this.contentType = 'component';
       this.contentPortal = new ComponentPortal(content, this.viewContainerRef, injector);
     } else {
-      throw NzEmptyContentTypeError(content);
+      this.contentType = 'string';
+      this.contentPortal = undefined;
     }
 
     this.cdr.markForCheck();
diff --git a/components/empty/nz-empty.config.ts b/components/empty/nz-empty-config.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from components/empty/nz-empty.config.ts
rename to components/empty/nz-empty-config.ts
diff --git a/components/empty/nz-empty.error.ts b/components/empty/nz-empty-error.ts
similarity index 56%
rename from components/empty/nz-empty.error.ts
rename to components/empty/nz-empty-error.ts
index 04be36dbbcf..7a1a22e360c 100644
--- a/components/empty/nz-empty.error.ts
+++ b/components/empty/nz-empty-error.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-export function NzEmptyContentTypeError(content: any): Error { // tslint:disable-line:no-any
+export function getEmptyContentTypeError(content: any): Error { // tslint:disable-line:no-any
   return TypeError(`[NG-ZORRO]: useDefaultContent expect 'string', 'templateRef' or 'component' but get ${content}`);
 }
diff --git a/components/empty/nz-empty.component.ts b/components/empty/nz-empty.component.ts
index 24df0312e4c..ac3cdfe5bdd 100644
--- a/components/empty/nz-empty.component.ts
+++ b/components/empty/nz-empty.component.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { DomSanitizer } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
-import { emptyImage } from './nz-empty.config';
+import { emptyImage } from './nz-empty-config';
 
 @Component({
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
diff --git a/components/empty/nz-empty.service.ts b/components/empty/nz-empty.service.ts
index 3c87356eb2b..6c140f88a0c 100644
--- a/components/empty/nz-empty.service.ts
+++ b/components/empty/nz-empty.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import { Inject, Injectable, Optional, Type } from '@angular/core';
+import { Inject, Injectable, Optional, TemplateRef, Type } from '@angular/core';
 import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
-import { NzEmptyCustomContent, NZ_DEFAULT_EMPTY_CONTENT } from './nz-empty.config';
+import { NzEmptyCustomContent, NZ_DEFAULT_EMPTY_CONTENT } from './nz-empty-config';
+import { getEmptyContentTypeError } from './nz-empty-error';
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'
@@ -15,7 +16,16 @@ export class NzEmptyService<T = any> { // tslint:disable-line:no-any
   }
 
   setDefaultContent(content?: NzEmptyCustomContent): void {
-    this.userDefaultContent$.next(content);
+    if (typeof content === 'string'
+      || content === undefined
+      || content === null
+      || content instanceof TemplateRef
+      || content instanceof Type
+    ) {
+      this.userDefaultContent$.next(content);
+    } else {
+      throw getEmptyContentTypeError(content);
+    }
   }
 
   resetDefault(): void {
diff --git a/components/empty/nz-empty.spec.ts b/components/empty/nz-empty.spec.ts
index cc3298dcf1a..34addd76ad7 100644
--- a/components/empty/nz-empty.spec.ts
+++ b/components/empty/nz-empty.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
-import { Component, Inject, NgModule, OnInit, TemplateRef, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Inject, NgModule, TemplateRef, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { fakeAsync, tick, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { NzListModule } from '../list';
 import { NzEmbedEmptyComponent } from './nz-embed-empty.component';
+import { NZ_DEFAULT_EMPTY_CONTENT, NZ_EMPTY_COMPONENT_NAME } from './nz-empty-config';
 import { NzEmptyComponent } from './nz-empty.component';
-import { NZ_DEFAULT_EMPTY_CONTENT, NZ_EMPTY_COMPONENT_NAME } from './nz-empty.config';
 import { NzEmptyModule } from './nz-empty.module';
 import { NzEmptyService } from './nz-empty.service';
 
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ describe('nz-empty', () => {
         expect(embedComponent).toBeTruthy();
         expect(emptyComponent).toBeFalsy();
         expect(embedComponent.nativeElement.innerText).toBe('list');
+
+        // Null.
+        testComponent.noResult = null;
+        refresh();
+        expect(embedComponent).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(emptyComponent).toBeFalsy();
+        expect(embedComponent.nativeElement.innerText).toBe('');
       }));
 
       it('should support string, template and component', fakeAsync(() => {
@@ -279,7 +286,7 @@ export class NzEmptyTestBasicComponent {
 export class NzEmptyTestServiceComponent {
   @ViewChild('tpl') template: TemplateRef<void>;
 
-  noResult = null;
+  noResult = undefined;
 
   constructor(private emptyService: NzEmptyService) {
   }
diff --git a/components/empty/public-api.ts b/components/empty/public-api.ts
index edd144618d4..3ff9dfd934c 100644
--- a/components/empty/public-api.ts
+++ b/components/empty/public-api.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ export * from './nz-embed-empty.component';
 export * from './nz-empty.component';
 export * from './nz-empty.module';
 export * from './nz-empty.service';
-export * from './nz-empty.config';
+export * from './nz-empty-config';