diff --git a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_api.py b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_api.py
index 08f93f6ea..bfc427edb 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/tests/test_api.py
@@ -1396,6 +1396,34 @@ class DeviceTest(APIViewTestCases.APIViewTestCase):
         self.assertHttpStatus(response, status.HTTP_200_OK)
         self.assertEqual(response.data['content'], f'Config for device {device.name}')
 
+    def test_valid_local_context_data(self):
+        self.add_permissions('dcim.change_device')
+        device = Device.objects.first()
+        url = reverse('dcim-api:device-detail', kwargs={'pk': device.pk})
+
+        response = self.client.patch(url, {"local_context_data": None}, format='json', **self.header)
+        self.assertHttpStatus(response, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+
+        response = self.client.patch(url, {"local_context_data": {"foo": "bar"}}, format='json', **self.header)
+        self.assertHttpStatus(response, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+
+    def test_invalid_local_context_data(self):
+        self.add_permissions('dcim.change_device')
+        device = Device.objects.first()
+        url = reverse('dcim-api:device-detail', kwargs={'pk': device.pk})
+
+        response = self.client.patch(url, {"local_context_data": ""}, format='json', **self.header)
+        self.assertContains(response, 'JSON data must be in object form.', status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+
+        response = self.client.patch(url, {"local_context_data": 0}, format='json', **self.header)
+        self.assertContains(response, 'JSON data must be in object form.', status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+
+        response = self.client.patch(url, {"local_context_data": False}, format='json', **self.header)
+        self.assertContains(response, 'JSON data must be in object form.', status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+
+        response = self.client.patch(url, {"local_context_data": "foo"}, format='json', **self.header)
+        self.assertContains(response, 'JSON data must be in object form.', status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+
 
 class ModuleTest(APIViewTestCases.APIViewTestCase):
     model = Module
diff --git a/netbox/extras/models/configs.py b/netbox/extras/models/configs.py
index 6b52d4c02..773f5a70e 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/models/configs.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/models/configs.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class ConfigContextModel(models.Model):
         super().clean()
 
         # Verify that JSON data is provided as an object
-        if self.local_context_data and type(self.local_context_data) is not dict:
+        if self.local_context_data is not None and type(self.local_context_data) is not dict:
             raise ValidationError(
                 {'local_context_data': _('JSON data must be in object form. Example:') + ' {"foo": 123}'}
             )