diff --git a/typo3/sysext/fluid/Classes/ViewHelpers/Format/HtmlViewHelper.php b/typo3/sysext/fluid/Classes/ViewHelpers/Format/HtmlViewHelper.php
index c82a6246dc2808f0b9c3c616e867ead796205361..b58ecc324d86c3fd73fcb995a92370a87d359276 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/fluid/Classes/ViewHelpers/Format/HtmlViewHelper.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/fluid/Classes/ViewHelpers/Format/HtmlViewHelper.php
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class HtmlViewHelper extends AbstractViewHelper
         }
         $value = $renderChildrenClosure();
         $contentObject = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ContentObjectRenderer::class);
+        $contentObject->start([]);
         $content = $contentObject->parseFunc($value, [], '< ' . $parseFuncTSPath);
         if (TYPO3_MODE === 'BE') {
             self::resetFrontendEnvironment();