diff --git a/litellm/types/utils.py b/litellm/types/utils.py
index 0eae96d066d..0b87235d6a4 100644
--- a/litellm/types/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/types/utils.py
@@ -2551,8 +2551,8 @@ class ImageResponse(OpenAIImageResponse, BaseLiteLLMOpenAIResponseObject):
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow", protected_namespaces=())
 
     @field_serializer("data")
-    def _serialize_image_data(self, data: list[OpenAIImage]) -> list[dict[str, object]]:
-        return [image.model_dump() for image in data]
+    def _serialize_image_data(self, data: list[OpenAIImage] | None) -> list[dict[str, object]] | None:
+        return None if data is None else [image.model_dump() for image in data]
 
     def __init__(
         self,