diff --git a/Neos.Neos/Classes/AssetUsage/Service/AssetUsageIndexingService.php b/Neos.Neos/Classes/AssetUsage/Service/AssetUsageIndexingService.php
index a6c42ef5523..b3dde8dd17a 100644
--- a/Neos.Neos/Classes/AssetUsage/Service/AssetUsageIndexingService.php
+++ b/Neos.Neos/Classes/AssetUsage/Service/AssetUsageIndexingService.php
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ private function getAssetIdsByProperty(NodeType $nodeType, PropertyCollection $p
                     $propertyType,
                     $propertyValues->offsetGet($propertyName),
                 );
-            } catch (\Exception) {
+            } catch (\Throwable) {
                 $extractedAssetIds = [];
                 // We can't deserialize the property, so skip.
             }
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ private function getAssetIdsByProperty(NodeType $nodeType, PropertyCollection $p
      */
     private function extractAssetIds(string $type, mixed $value): array
     {
+        if ($value === null) {
+            return [];
+        }
         if (is_string($value)) {
             preg_match_all('/asset:\/\/(?<assetId>[\w-]*)/i', $value, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER);
             return array_map(static fn (array $match) => $match['assetId'], $matches);